I know this whole two posts in one day thing is becoming a bit of a habit (I swear I'll stop soon) but I've had something on my mind and wanted to get it out there!!
My other (frequently mentioned) blog is a self-hosted Wordpress bad boy! I love it! I love Wordpress in general! I'm getting itchy feet and I'm thinking of moving this post to Wordpress (self hosted). These are my reasons...
1 If you're hosted by a company such as Blogger or Wordpress (itself) they have some kind of right to every thing you post. I'm not saying they'd use it...but they might. It's obviously more beneficial for the likes of Lonely Planet blogs or STA Travel blogs and similar where they can actually take your blog entries and put them in their travel guides etc and you would get nothing in return.
2 My second, and main, issue is with the limitations of Blogger. I know you can do some fancy things with it, but with a self-hosted Wordpress blog (I've never used Wordpress hosted so can't comment on it) the possibilities are pretty much endless! There's a widget or plugin for pretty much everything imaginable, there are thousands of basic themes / layouts instead of just the handful on Blogger and it's all a little more user friendly (or user oriented!).
3 My third is just niggles but they irritated me a lot this morning! I keep getting a message when typing a post that says "could not contact Blogger.com. Saving and publishing may fail". I feel like I'm being threatened!! Then, when I can eventually save what I've done, I go to publish it and it looks nothing like it did in the "edit" box, there's crazy spacing and paragraphing all over the place. So I have to edit at least twice. Silly i know, but it's annoying when I'm rushing!
So....before I make the decision I just wanted to know whether you, kind hearted and committed, follower would continue to follow? You can continue to follow me through Blogger (but you would need to change my site address - simples!) and I'll obviously still be available in your Google Reader (but I would have better RSS) if you change my URL address there too.
In fact, it would pretty much all be the same, you would just need to change my address, add me as a bookmark or subscribe to me by email!!
The poll is over to the right, or you can just leave a comment!! I've left it open for a week so I'm not really in a massive rush...I may even leave it until my 100th post to go (if you let me go).
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17 comments:
*sobs* I want a wordpress blog tooooo :( A pretty one please, so hard to tweak everything in wordpress :(
@ IL - it's easy once you get used to it! I taught myself and I'm definitely no IT wizard, but after a month or so I figure it out, plus the new release is soooooo good! I'll help you!
I am in either way, although wordpress is sometimes hard to comment on from my phone, yet I will be lurking.
Woo, you can in fact change Wordpress settings for phone viewing - so PJ, I shall do this for you (if it happens!). x
I have actually been thinking about doing the same thing - glad I'm not the only one with blogger issues!!!
Of course i'd keep following! :)
@ Julie - thanks! Blogger is great for somethings, like all the Google compatible stuff, but it's just not pressing my buttons so to speak! Things are so far looking promising! x
I will follow if you go to wordpress. :)
i will definitely follow you. just make sure to inform us of your new address before you go, or we will lose you.
dont you just hate the start of the week...ugh. hope your weekend was lovely. and dont worry about the double posts...just more to learn about ya! <3
haha, so far I'm the only one who picked the Maybe- What's it worth option.
But for the record I'd follow you too :)
Thanks @ SB & Larissa!!
Some cheeky monkey has voted "maybe" (I reckon I know who it is...naughty!)...in response it is worth the giveaway for the 101st post! I am going to get 2 items - one for the ladies and one for the gents (easier than something unisex!). The 101st post will definitely be over at the new site if it emerges and I shall make sure it's worth your while!! x
@ Monsieur Civilian - I knew it was you!
Gah- I'm trying to switch right now, too, and it's exhausting... the main problem I have is all the links people have posted won't be the same... and it's complicated and I'm feeling very whiney this Monday ;-)
But GO for it!
Mass exodus for Wordpress!
Lilu if you haven't already purchased your domain name gimme a yell as I have a tip for you! x
I have some of the same issues with blogger - but am not computer savvy enough to try and do much about changing things!
I'll find you wherever u move.
I wonder why that sounded weird :P
@ Jess - I'm 100% self taught, not that great and only started in September (said other blog, not this one). it gets pretty easy once you have to figure it out yourself.
@ thrice - It's ok, I don't have any stalkers yet (that I know of hehe). I'll let you know if I move! x
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