Many Mac Users are very eager to start a blog with very little hassle.

There are a few hurdles for most people to start their blogs;

1. Technical hurdles in setting up a website
2. Installing a blogging platform such as WordPress
3. Designing your website and learning HTML/CSS
4. Making sure that your blog does not get hacked

If you’re looking to start a blog, this article is for you if;

1. You don’t want to bother with technical skills or coding
2. You want to have your own design (or pick a nice existing design)
3. You don’t want to worry about your blog getting hacked!

WordPress is the common recommendation for blogging because it is extremely robust, You can do a lot with it.

But if you don’t know HTML/CSS/Javascript you will not be able to create your own, fully customized design.

It also takes some technical skills to set up and requires constant ongoing maintenance including; updating WordPress, updating plugins, updating themes and preventing hacking. WordPress sites get hacked all the time!

So what’s the best option to blogging on the Mac that covers all the criteria discussed above?

EverWeb, is by far the easiest blogging tool that gives you control over your website design, does not require ANY technical skills, coding or even setting up a web host.

With EverWeb you can simply sign up to one of the EverWeb + Hosting plans and you’re ready to go.

You use EverWeb like any other software you download on your Mac such as Apple Pages, Mail, Keynote or any other app you have on your computer. Double click it and you’re ready to go.

Learn how you can add anchor links to your website in EverWeb. You can add a quick jump anchor link, or add a smooth scrolling anchor link using some simple code (copying and pasting). You can also purchase third-party widgets that will allow you to add these smooth scrolling links very easily.

EverWeb is a great option for those looking to create a website for their small business.

EverWeb users can add a bit of flare to their website with a new widget recently released by everwebcodebox.com

A full width resize on scroll header widget was recently released allowing EverWeb users to improve the look of their websites. Though the widget is powerful and may take about 10 minutes to get the hang of, any user should be able to add this feature to their website.

Here is a video tutorial showing an example of how to add this resize header to a site.

Why is this good?
In an old fashioned world of web design, we would create a website with a centred layout and some sort of browser background image (or color). As the browser window expands, we see more and more of the background image or color. The background image or color is typically not fluid with the main design of the website where the users attention is usually focused.

How do you make a site full width?
This is easily done by making a shape or object or widget full width via the Full Width check box on the metrics tab. See the video tutorial below for a visualization on how this is done.

For those of you who want to create an e-commerce store on your website so you can sell your products right off your EverWeb website, PayPal is the best choice. It’s free and easy to setup. You do not need to get approved to become a merchant, which can sometimes take a long time.

PayPal allows you to sell individual items using a buy now button, or you can use add to cart buttons which will allow your website visitors to add items to their shopping carts and continue to shop on your site. This is very useful when you have multiple items on your website that you want to sell.

*EverWeb is a drag and drop website builder that allows you to make your own website. It is comparable to Apple’s old drag and drop website builder iWeb. iWeb was discontinued several years ago, leaving thousands of faithful users worrying about the future of their websites.