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As I've said above I'm thinking of setting up a crafty blog, somewhere I can advertise and show off to family and friends IRL. Which is something I can't do at the moment because I don't want them to find this place. This is my personal place and I really don't want IRL people poking around it.
So I've been looking at my options.
LiveJournal
Pros:
Know how it works
Fairly easy to customise
Cons:
Many lots of LJ!fail in recent times
Don't want to pay them more money
Wordpress.org
Pros:
can host on my own domain
can customise to hearts content
free
Cons:
Had hacking issues in the past
Wordpress.com
Pros:
don't have to worry about hacking issues
Can set it up to look a lot like an actual website
Cons:
not as customisable
have to pay to domain map/have custom themes etc
Then there's places like Blogspot and Blogger than I've never used before.
Which do you think would be the best to go with? A Poll:
[Poll #1555866]
And what could I call it? Again suggestions welcome in comments.
So I've been looking at my options.
LiveJournal
Pros:
Know how it works
Fairly easy to customise
Cons:
Many lots of LJ!fail in recent times
Don't want to pay them more money
Wordpress.org
Pros:
can host on my own domain
can customise to hearts content
free
Cons:
Had hacking issues in the past
Wordpress.com
Pros:
don't have to worry about hacking issues
Can set it up to look a lot like an actual website
Cons:
not as customisable
have to pay to domain map/have custom themes etc
Then there's places like Blogspot and Blogger than I've never used before.
Which do you think would be the best to go with? A Poll:
[Poll #1555866]
And what could I call it? Again suggestions welcome in comments.
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Date: Sunday, April 25th, 2010 11:08 am (UTC)Yes! I've been thinking the same thing about putting reviews and the like in a public domain. I know people who love their Blogger! So I was thinking about moving to that but I haven't made my decision yet and I was also tossing up the idea of hosting a personal blog script on my website instead...
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Date: Sunday, April 25th, 2010 11:37 am (UTC)Think it really depends on your priorities. Blogger's a great freebie and v user-friendly, but not as customisable as Wordpress: good for a quick get-it-up-there version if you aren't too fussed about look and feel, but after LJ I found it a bit limited. Wordpress good for having a distinct site, whereas LJ's better for that instant community angle - but that might involve a bit too much crossover. I think LJ and DWth are still seen as geek niches by some.
Since you already have a domain and you want it to be a safe-for-RL-people thing, I'd say WP.org is worth looking at (even if it has made me cry quite often). Don't know anything about the hacking side, though.
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Date: Sunday, April 25th, 2010 11:43 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: Monday, April 26th, 2010 07:41 am (UTC)Toy know what you *could* do is get a domain and then use livejournal or posterous or tumblr as the engine.
Wordpress has gotten much better. Dreamhost makes updates very easy.