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Re: Note on blogging
Thanks, Doug.
Anne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Green" <d.green@xplornet.com>
To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum"
<gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [GWL] Note on blogging
> I'm sorry - can't help you with changing code. I simply
went into the
> options menu within the software and clicked on the link
that changed
> the path automatically. Far simpler for a plants guy.
;-)
>
> In answer to your other question. I try very hard not to
waste too much
> time figuring out coding or software. That's what they
pay software guys
> to do. If I can't do it first off - I ask or pay to have
it done. I
> make more writing for myself and my clients than I do
figuring out
> software.
>
> Doug
>
> On Thu, 2006-02-11 at 11:11 -0500, Anne Phelan wrote:
> > >>when you write your blog on a regular website - what
> > software are
> > > you going to use? >>
> >
> > I use notepad to write my own (very simple!) site.
> >
> > Like you, I want to create a multipurpose site.
> >
> > Last week I installed Wordpress. I wanted to change
the
> > default permalinks to make them a more search-engine
> > friendly by using the post name for the link.
Wordpress
> > has directions on how to do this:
> > http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks
> >
> > However the directions were beyond my quite limited
> > technical ability (I know html, xhtml and some css --
and
> > that's about it.). The direction included sentences
like
> > "You must chmod the .htaccess file to 666 to allow
> > WordPress to write its rules to it automatically."
> >
> > So I wondered if there are advantages to using
blogging
> > software that would make it worth my while to get
someone
> > to help me set it up.
> >
> > Anne
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Doug Green" <d.green@xplornet.com>
> > To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers
Forum"
> > <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 10:24 AM
> > Subject: Re: [GWL] Note on blogging
> >
> >
> > > 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Kathy Purdy" <kopurdy@gmail.com>
> > > > To: "Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers
> > Forum"
> > > > <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > > > Sent: Monday, October 30, 2006 6:56 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [GWL] Note on blogging
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > 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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> > > > > --
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