Useful sites for creating Web and Blog sites.

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When creating a Web or Blog site, it is inefficient to create it completely from scratch.

Use the tools and materials available to you as you go, and focus on creating the content you need to devote your resources to.

Images

irasutoya.com

いらすとや

We see it used on various websites and on YouTube. It is a standard when using cute illustrations.

Please read the FAQs(よくあるご質問|いらすとや) carefully and use the site in accordance with the Terms of Use.

Adobe Cleative Cloud

Adobe Creative Cloud

It is a must-have tool, but the subscription price is so high that it is also known as the “Adobe tax. However, considering that you can use Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Acrobat, etc. as much as you want, it may be inexpensive for those who use it for work. Since it is possible to install the software on multiple computers and make up to two computers accedible as needed, it is convenient to use it on a desktop PC and a mobile PC as a base, and if you switch the mobile PC, you can work on two desktop PCs at the same time.

Canva

canva

If you think that Adobe’s Photoshop and Illustrator are a bit too professional and expensive, why not try canva? If you consider downloading photos from Adobe Stock, using canva’s photos is by far the most cost-effective option.

CMS

A CMS (Content Management System) is a system for efficiently managing and editing website content and design. Even non-technical staff can easily update content and unify designs. A typical CMS is WordPress.

WordPress

ブログから大規模サイトまで作れる CMS | WordPress.org 日本語

CMS is an acronym for Contents Management System. It is a content management system that displays content information stored in a database and media files (photos, videos, etc.) stored in a directory in a unified design as a site. Currently, WordPress holds the dominant market share.

If you search for WordPress on Google, you will find WordPress.com in addition to the above sites, which is a website building service using WordPress. If you want to use WordPress right away, you can use WordPress.com.

Please note that WordPress as a software is WordPress.org above, so please do not make a mistake.

In most cases, WordPress can be easily installed when you rent a rental server. It would be convenient to check the specifications of the rental server and use a server that supports it.

Blogger

Blogger.com

Blogger is a CMS service provided by Google. It is free of charge and offers the best cost performance.

The advantages are (1) no cost, (2) security updates are left to Google, (3) response time of the site is left to Google, but the speed is maintained, (4) own domain is supported, (5) SSL is supported, and so on. (5) SSL support.

Disadvantages include (1) limited (few) themes and other designs, and (2) little room for performance tuning (the flip side of advantage (3)).

I think this is a good place to try out Blogs when you are just starting out.