Ari's Almanac


Free (or close) software for building a business website

Over the past few years I’ve built several websites both for myself and for others. As a business owner I could never justify paying someone to build a site for me. So I’ve searched around for the best ways to build a site. Here are a few you might want to try…

Rapidweaver – a highly intuitive software solution (somewhat similar – though easier – than Dreamweaver)

http://www.realmacsoftware.com/rapidweaver/

Joomla! – Open source Content Management System. This is definitely more involved than Rapidweaver. but if you’re a business, chances are the added functionality will serve you well. There is a learning curve to this software though ‘turnkey’ providers are out there that will cost you next to nothing.

http://www.joomla.org/