Comments on: What do I use to make my first website?

Question: What do I use to make my first website?

grieserm — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:21:02 -0800

Need recommendations for personal website as hub to internet life for a first time page creator.

I'm wanting to establish an official internet presence for myself. I've never made a site before, so simplicity is key. I would like the site to show my recent flickr uploads, my delicious shared items for a specific tag, and my shared google reader items. Adsense integration would be nice, too. I don't feel like I have much more to contribute to the web than this right now, so I don't think a "blog" makes sense. Just a simple site to put all my web junk in one place.
Help me find the best service for me. As I said, I've never done this before, so specifics would be nice.
Thanks, hive!

By: BryanPayne

BryanPayne — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:45:06 -0800

You might want to look into Tumblr. It can pull feeds from many popular services, and you can integrate AdSense into the themes. Check my profile for a link to my personal Tumblr.

By: BryanPayne

BryanPayne — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:45:41 -0800

Tumblr

By: acidic

acidic — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:24:57 -0800

yeah, Tumblr all the way. It is also easier than most services to putter around with the design, while retaining flexibility.

By: Gerard Sorme

Gerard Sorme — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:19:54 -0800

I love Tumblr as well. However, if you want a "web site" look and not a blog look, you might consider the super easy Google Sites . It is the successor to Google Page Creator, but much better and souped up.

You might also look at Wetpaint if you want to go the "site" route versus a blog look.

By: grieserm

grieserm — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:16:47 -0800

Thanks for the input everyone!
Tumblr wins! Here it is.
I'm still trying to figure out how to best integrate Google Reader Shared Items into it... Any suggestions?