by Donald Lim

Creating a web site is much easier than you think it is if you know the right tools to use! If you are a non-techie but will like to have a professional web site/blog, this is what you can do:

Assuming that you already have a good domain name and hosting account, it is time now to get your web design up. If you want something fast and easy to maintain, you can try using this very popular blogging software WordPress. You can download a free copy at http://www.wordpress.org

WordPress is a powerful personal publishing platform, and it comes with a great set of features designed to make your experience as a publisher on the Internet as easy, pleasant and appealing as possible.

Follow the instructions to downstall the software and you will be up within 5-15 minutes. Wordpress is famous for its 5-minutes installation, hence it should not be too difficult for you to set it up, even if you are a newbie.

The default installation of WordPress comes with some default themes for you to choose from inside your Administration panel. If you wish to look for more themes to be used on your new WordPress installation, you can go to http://themes.wordpress.net

Just download the theme that you want to use and upload them onto your FTP server under the WordPress theme directory. For details, please refer to the documentation that comes with your theme. (Fret not, it is just a very simple procedure to do so!)

There are tons of beautiful WordPress themes that you can use for free.

Enjoy the fun of doing it!