Comments on: State of the Blog 0.5 http://www.hornlo.org/isotropic/2008/06/28/state-of-the-blog-05/ Where ever you go, there you are. Tue, 25 May 2010 15:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: hornlo http://www.hornlo.org/isotropic/2008/06/28/state-of-the-blog-05/comment-page-1/#comment-307 hornlo Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:11:20 +0000 http://www.hornlo.org/isotropic/?p=113#comment-307 Take this with a large grain or two of salt due to my limited experience with the alternatives.... If you're just starting out and want to experiment, I'd suggest setting up a free blog at <a href="http://wordpress.com/features/" rel="nofollow">Wordpress.<b>com</b></a>. There are other blogging sites, but that's the one I'm familiar with. Later, if you decide you need more control over your blog, and your own domain name, you can move to a full web hosting provider. Again, I'd stick with the Wordpress software, which is available at <a href="http://wordpress.org/" rel="nofollow">Wordpress.<b>org</b></a>. Due to its popularity, Wordpress is usually available pre-installed. Wordpress.org itself has a list of <a href="http://wordpress.org/hosting/" rel="nofollow">recommended providers</a>. I rather arbitrarily chose to use <a href="http://dreamhost.com/" rel="nofollow">DreamHost</a>, among other reasons because they provide shell (command line) access. As you can see from other posts on my blog, they've had some downtime issues, but I weathered them out since this is just a vanity site, not for income. DreamHost and others like them are inexpensive, and you get what you pay for. This is just to let you know what I did. It's easy to experiment, try different services, and move things around. Even after you get a moderate body of work online, it's still possible to relocate, though it'll get harder as your content and/or customizations increase. <acronym title="Your Mileage May Vary">YMMV</acronym>. Ultimately, just have fun. <small>[edited to fix URL typo]</small> Take this with a large grain or two of salt due to my limited experience with the alternatives….

If you’re just starting out and want to experiment, I’d suggest setting up a free blog at WordPress.com. There are other blogging sites, but that’s the one I’m familiar with.

Later, if you decide you need more control over your blog, and your own domain name, you can move to a full web hosting provider. Again, I’d stick with the WordPress software, which is available at WordPress.org. Due to its popularity, WordPress is usually available pre-installed. WordPress.org itself has a list of recommended providers.

I rather arbitrarily chose to use DreamHost, among other reasons because they provide shell (command line) access. As you can see from other posts on my blog, they’ve had some downtime issues, but I weathered them out since this is just a vanity site, not for income. DreamHost and others like them are inexpensive, and you get what you pay for.

This is just to let you know what I did. It’s easy to experiment, try different services, and move things around. Even after you get a moderate body of work online, it’s still possible to relocate, though it’ll get harder as your content and/or customizations increase. YMMV.

Ultimately, just have fun.

[edited to fix URL typo]

]]> By: Terri http://www.hornlo.org/isotropic/2008/06/28/state-of-the-blog-05/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Terri Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:46:01 +0000 http://www.hornlo.org/isotropic/?p=113#comment-306 Do you have suggestions as to the best places to host a blog? Do you have suggestions as to the best places to host a blog?

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