Tools and Resources to Build a Catholic Articles Web Site

This page lists the tools and resources used to build our Catholic articles web site. There are other good tools and resources but these are the ones that have helped us a lot:

Suggested tools and resources to build a Catholic articles web site:

• For an operating system, Windows XP Home is good. As the need arises, one can then upgrade to Windows XP Professional. Search details at Microsoft.com [as of June 30, 2008, Microsoft announced that it would be pulling out Windows XP from the market. However, if you have already purchased one recently before the announcement, the software can still be used. One way to protect the system is just by obtaining good free antivirus systems]
• For advertising one's web site and for placing ads in one's web pages, Google AdWords and Google AdSense is a good resource. Google AdWords is best when just starting the building of the Catholic articles web site, since there is not much content and resources indexed yet in the search engines. Google AdWords can help greatly to direct traffice and visitors to one's web site. Search details at Google AdWords and Google AdSense
• To obtain traffic to one's web site, WebRing.com is also good resource. The WebRing system involves linking together many web sites through a navigation bar that is put in the web sites' home page or their inner pages. You can learn more details at WebRing.com
• To obtain good reciprocal links, Link Market is a good resource. There is a free membership account and a paid membership account. Search details at Link Market.net
• To use a navigation menu for one's web pages, UsingIt.com is a good resource. Search details at UsingIt.com
• To use images and banners, both static and flash, these are good resources: Xara Online, GNC Web Creations, Amara Software
• To have an antivirus system in one's personal computer or desktop, Norton Antivirus and AVG Antivirus are good tools and resources. Search details at Norton and AVG. Another good antivirus resource is avast.com
• To use a professional template, Pixelmill.com is a good resource. They have both Christian and Catholic templates for sale at quality prices. Search details at Pixelmill.com
• For web hosting services, Yahoo! Web Hosting and Bravenet.com are good resources. Search details at Yahoo! and Bravenet.com. Another good web hosting service that now services globally is 1and1.com
• For posting at blogs or web logs, these are good resources:
  Seo-Blog.org Blogger.com Bloglines WordPress
• For customizing a toolbar for your subscribers, these are good resources:
  Effectivebrand.com, Alexa.com
• For editing your web pages, these are good resources:
  HTML Editor, 1st Page,
• For reading content from RSS feeds, these are good rss aggregators and feed readers:
  My Yahoo!, My MSN, NewsGator, NewsIsFree
  
• To use a graphics software, The GIMP is a good resource. Search details at GIMP
• There are many other very good tools and resources that are used in this web site. If you wish to know more about them, you can always use our Search Site page to help you

Although the abovementioned tools and resources are used by the web site because of accessibility, affordability, and many other practical reasons, one need not rely only on the given list above but rather also use other resources that would be more to your preference to build your particular Catholic articles web site.