Wordpress
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 23rd, 2008
I created this site using Wordpress software which you can get here. The software is free and it is used by many bloggers on the internet. I can’t say enough about what a great program it is. I’m self-hosting with it which means I have space on a server that allows me to upload programs and files which can be seen on the internet. Wordpress can be customized in great detail. The general visual look is provided by templates called themes. There are thousands of free themes available on the internet. They can be modified easily with a little knowledge of XHTMl and CSS. You can also use a program called Themedreamer. Theme dreamer is an extension for Dreamweaver which will allow you to modify a theme in realtime. Very handy.
Wordpress also has many plug-ins available. Plug-ins allow Wordpress to do a wide range of things; search engine optimization, social bookmarking, adding favicons, enabling comments for your posts, etc. The list goes on and one. Best of all, these plug-ins are free! I was messing with a content management system (which what Wordpress is) called Joomla and it wasn’t nearly as easy or as fun to use as Wordpress.
Web hosting is very cheap these days; less than ten dollars a month in most cases. I know you blog for free at blogspot but there are definite advantages to hosting your own site.
- You own your domain and your content. If you wanted to sell your blog later you would have no difficulties.
- A self-hosted site is infinitely more customizable. This will allow you to stand out.
- If you get into Search Engine Optimization (SEO) you will find Wordpress and its plug-ins to be very handy.
- No one can censor your content (unless you violate the terms of agreement with your hosting provider).
- If you’re technical minded, it is fun and interesting to set up your own site. Not a bad skill to pick up.
- Wouldn’t you rather have your blog at www.myname.com instead of www.blogspot.myname.com?
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