Blogging

I’m a huge fan of WordPress for both blogging and using as a CMS. While I’m partial to self-hosted WordPress sites, I’ve also used the free WordPress.com sites as well. If you have questions about using either option, feel free to drop me a note and I’ll be glad to answer any questions.

Self-hosted WordPress | Free blogs with WordPress.com

Web hosting

I’ve been using a friend’s web hosting for the past 7 or 8 years, but he’s cutting back on his online duties and so after a disappointing trial with GoDaddy.com I’ve moved all my sites to Hostgator now. Their uptime has been great, their admin/control panel is super easy to use, their customer support has been great (even with WordPress related issues) and their prices start at just $4.95 a month! I honestly can’t think of a single thing I haven’t liked about moving my sites to their servers. Plus — their servers are 100% green! Doesn’t get much better than that!

Sign up for Hostgator.

And… if you’ll use the discount code GREEN when you sign up through the link above, you’ll save 20% on your initial order with Hostgator!

WordPress Premium Themes

While I’ve built most of my sites off of the default themes that come with WordPress, I’m also a fan of the Standard Theme from John Saddington and his team at MilkEngine.com. You may notice that I’m using one of John’s other themes right here at jdblundell.com

Purchase and download Standard Theme

Books

31 days to build a better blog – by Darren Rowse

simplify – by Joshua Becker

Inside Out Simplicity – by Joshua Becker

Simply Car Free – by Tammy Strobel

The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life – by Leo Babauta

St. Peter’s Brewery – my novel

Addition by Adoption and The Least of These – by Kevin Hendricks

Blue Like Jazz and Searching for God Knows What – Donald Miller

Divine Commodity – by Skye Jethani

Everyday Justice – by Julie Clawson

Everything Must Change, Generous Orthodoxy, A New Kind of Christian and A New Kind of Christianity – by Brian McLaren

Irresistible Revolution and Jesus for President – by Shane Claiborne

Not for Sale – by David Batstone

Pagan Christianity – by Frank Viola

Peculiar People – by Rodney Clapp

Sex God and Velvet Elvis – by Rob Bell

Stories from the Edge: A Theology of Grief – by Greg Garrett

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us – by Seth Godin

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