Josh and I were approached a few weeks ago about the possibility of creating a church Web site that could be easily updated by the pastor and staff members. Having no knowledge of HTML or Web coding whatsoever, it was important that the church’s Web site feature an easy-to-use content management system that could enable church members to edit text and post new photographs on the Web site. The church (Living Hope Grace Brethren Church in Saxton, Pennsylvania) had no budget for a Web site project, so we made the decision to do this project free-of-charge as a gesture of good will towards a non-profit organization.

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Blogs are all the craze these days, not only because of the freedom and opportunity, but because there are a lot of great systems out there to get you started. So many, in fact, that the list can be overwhelming: TypePad, WordPress, Blogger, TextPattern, LiveJournal, Drupal, MoveableType, and the thousands of customized systems (take a breath). So when a client mentions they are interested in a simple blog system to get started we are obviously faced with many factors including flexibility, customization, goals, and budget. In the end however, our recommendations are usually dwindled down to three systems, each of which caters to a particular need.

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