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David Babalola
David Babalola

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What is the fastest way to create a basic website

I want to create a basic website that just contains some personal information, probably a resumé, mainly text and some images. It may also have a contact me form.
What is the best way to go about this? Do I use a static site generator like Hugo or GatsbyJS, or do I create the site from scratch (especially because of the contact me form)?

Which is the fastest and easiest way to go about it?

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Paul Walker

For something simple like that probably just writing it is the easiest way. Formspree offer free contact forms, limited to 50 submissions/month.

You can always use Tailwind or something so you don't have to start right from scratch. :-) If you use Tailwind don't forget to look at the Tailwind toolbox and Tailwind components.

(There's Tailwind UI as well, but that's paid so I'm guessing you won't want that just now.)

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David Babalola

Thanks, Paul

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Eric

I'd probably just do it from scratch. A template (free or paid) might speed things up.
Netlify supports a contract form for free. It's limited to 50 (or is it 100?) submissions a month though.