I am a third year undergraduate studying for a B.A in English at John Moores University, Liverpool. I was only introduced to blogging recently as part of two modules I undertook during my second year. I helped to contribute to the Prison Voices website both as an author and on the design of the site. Having never worked with any CMS or even on a Wordpress.org site before I set about learning how to manipulate the themes and CSS to create something matching the desired aesthetic of the site as well as fitting well with the topic. Following on from that work I was asked to help with the setup and design of this website as well as writing a guide to different blogging platforms and CMS systems. My guide will have simple step by step instructions on how to launch your own website on a domain you own, as well as information on different hosting and DNS providers. Feel free to contact me at e.mcgaffney@2012.ljmu.ac.uk