Re: Note on blogging

**Doug Green d*@xplornet.com**

Anne - when you write your blog on a regular website - what software are
you going to use?  Wordpress is one software - you use it on a "regular"
website. :-)   I note that some folks think it is either/or a website or
blog.  It can be one or other or both on the same site. My main sites
have "blogs" where I update the articles I write for those sites.  My
other sites are multi-function -you can get the "blog" but you will also
be able to do other things on those sites. (But then again, I'm a Scot
by heritage so will tend to want to crowd as much in for my buck as I
can).:-)

Kathy may have some other thoughts on this - as she's been doing it far
longer than I.

Doug

On Thu, 2006-02-11 at 10:12 -0500, Anne Phelan wrote:
> Thank you Doug and Kathy for your thoughts on Wordpress.
> This is something that I have been considering.
> 
> A question: What's the advantage of using Wordpress or
> other blogging software rather that just writing a blog on
> regular web site?
> 
> Anne Phelan
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> > I have been using WordPress for over a year now, and am
> willing to give
> > anyone a helping
> > hand, though there is an awful lot you can learn from
> the
> > documentation and support forum.
> > Doug is right about costs--I registered my domain name
> and bought a year's
> > worth of hosting for less than some people spend on yarn
> for one sweater.
> > And many web hosting services provide a service where
> WordPress
> > auto-installs for you.
> >
> > Kathy
> >
> > On 10/30/06, Douglas Green <d.green@xplornet.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > If you've been thinking of starting a blog, let me
> suggest you head over
> > > to
> > >
> http://wordpress.com/blog/2006/10/24/domain-mapping-registration/
> > >
> > > And sign up for a wordpress blog with your own url -
> either that or sign
> > > up
> > > for your own url and install wordpress (a free
> download) on it.
> > >
> > > The technical reasons for having your own url (search
> engines find you
> > > easier etc.) outweight the minimal costs of owning
> your own url or using
> > > the
> > > wordpress system.
> > >
> > > I now use wordpress but not on their servers as this
> link suggests you do.
> > > I
> > > registered my url at godaddy.com (for $1.99) and
> bought a year's worth of
> > > hosting (sign up manually over the telephone and ask
> if there's any
> > > unpublished specials - I got a 20% discount for
> asking) for my new blog
> > > (url
> > > in sig line) and now I'm having a great bit of fun
> populating it with new
> > > articles, a newsletter picture contest and comments.
> > >
> > > In any case, not that I'm an expert but every bit of
> advice I read on
> > > blogging says serious bloggers don't use blogger.com
> (particularly after
> > > this weekend when it has been down most of the time).
> LoL!  I'll be
> > > phasing
> > > my blogger.com site out as the other sites come online
> with google et al.
> > >
> > > The wordpress stuff is hot off the press (or almost
> hot) and certainly
> > > food
> > > for thought in the blogging world.
> > >
> > > Doug
> > >
> > > Doug Green SGF Communications: e-publishing content
> > > Home: http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com
> > > Blog  http://www.douggreensgarden.com/wordpress/
> > >
> > >
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