My Personal Site: A Long Time Coming

Not all computer scientists benefit from having a personal website but I want to be bold and different. For a couple of years I've been wanting to upgrade my old personal website from a bare-bones, handmade HTML / CSS site hosted by RIT Computer Science, to something professional and nice to look at. And so here we are.

Shopping Around

Creating a website can vary in difficulty from a 5 minute task to a gargantuan project, depending on your experience and how you choose to implement it. For me, I wanted a fresh looking site that is easy to manage and quick to design, which meant that I would be using a "template" website such as Wordpress, Wix, Weebly, or Squarespace. I chose Squarespace because it's the only one that doesn't begin with a "W". Ok, that's not true, but there are a lot of website builders that have W names.

I chose Squarespace because of the ease of use and customization control that it provides for design. I got a small taste of Squarespace via my friend Paul Solt who originally used Wordpress and now has transitioned to Squarespace.

So far I've been extremely happy with Squarespace and highly recommend it. It's very easy to add new content, and tweaking the design of individual elements or the entire site is a breeze. If you're looking for a site builder that is quick to setup and easy to customize, give Squarespace a try ( they have a free trial offer currently so give it a shot )