Starting a Personal Website or Blog

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Have you ever thought about getting off your lazy ass and starting your own website or blog? It’s a lot easier than you might think, and in the episode of Lazy and Stupid, I discuss some of the different platforms and tools you’ll need to get started. I’ll also give you an introduction to WordPress, which is the Content Management System (CMS) that I use to maintain my website, by taking you behind the scenes at lazyandstupid.com.

Below are links to all the resources I mention in the video (and some I don’t):

FREE BLOGGING SERVICES:

Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/
Blogger: https://www.blogger.com/home
WordPress: http://wordpress.com/
TypePad: http://www.typepad.com/

SELF-HOSTING SERVICES:

Hostmonster: http://www.hostmonster.com/track/ryanhafey (affiliate link)

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (CMS):

WordPress: http://wordpress.org/
Drupal: https://drupal.org/
Joomla: http://www.joomla.org/

WORDPRESS PLUGINS:

Akismet: http://akismet.com/
WordPress SEO by Yoast: http://yoast.com/wordpress/
NextGen Gallery: http://www.nextgen-gallery.com/
Quick Cache: https://www.websharks-inc.com/product/quick-cache/
Contact Form 7: http://contactform7.com/
Meta Slider: http://www.metaslider.com/
Share Buttons by AddToAny: http://wordpress.org/plugins/add-to-any/

WORDPRESS THEMES:

Weaver II Pro: http://pro.weavertheme.com/

Thanks for watching. Now get off your lazy ass and do something awesome.

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