Comments on: So You Wanna Start a Blog… http://www.techafina.com/posts/so-you-wanna-start-a-blog/ technology distilled Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:38:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matthew http://www.techafina.com/posts/so-you-wanna-start-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Matthew Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:29:00 +0000 http://www.techafina.com/posts/so-you-wanna-start-a-blog/#comment-5 I have been curious about WordPress since it seems to be the platform of choice for so many bloggers, but I went with TypePad in 2006 and while I do pay for it, they have recently made a lot of upgrades that make it well worth it. Their support is actually pretty good, too.<br/><br/>I had not heard about the bugginess of WP and after 2 years with TypePad and who knows how many posts, I'm too lazy to change now. I have been curious about WordPress since it seems to be the platform of choice for so many bloggers, but I went with TypePad in 2006 and while I do pay for it, they have recently made a lot of upgrades that make it well worth it. Their support is actually pretty good, too.

I had not heard about the bugginess of WP and after 2 years with TypePad and who knows how many posts, I’m too lazy to change now.

]]> By: davidgriner http://www.techafina.com/posts/so-you-wanna-start-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4 davidgriner Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:01:00 +0000 http://www.techafina.com/posts/so-you-wanna-start-a-blog/#comment-4 When I was trying to pick the service for my new blog, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out WordPress. It's such a hit with many of my online friends, but to customize it to the extent I wanted, I pretty much would have had to become a developer.<br/><br/>I ended up going with TypePad because it offers easy customization and a crisp look. I've got about four years of experience on Blogger, but I'm just not happy with the ability to finetune the look and feel. <br/><br/>There is a big downside to TypePad, though. To get I want out of it, including hosting, I have to pay about $15 a month. Luckily, it's reimbursed by my company. If it weren't, I doubt the benefits would outweigh the cost. When I was trying to pick the service for my new blog, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out WordPress. It’s such a hit with many of my online friends, but to customize it to the extent I wanted, I pretty much would have had to become a developer.

I ended up going with TypePad because it offers easy customization and a crisp look. I’ve got about four years of experience on Blogger, but I’m just not happy with the ability to finetune the look and feel.

There is a big downside to TypePad, though. To get I want out of it, including hosting, I have to pay about $15 a month. Luckily, it’s reimbursed by my company. If it weren’t, I doubt the benefits would outweigh the cost.

]]> By: servo3000 http://www.techafina.com/posts/so-you-wanna-start-a-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-3 servo3000 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:39:00 +0000 http://www.techafina.com/posts/so-you-wanna-start-a-blog/#comment-3 I can't speak for Blogger, but I think where Wordpress really shines, when you are hosting it yourself, is in the user created plug-ins. They are really easy to drop in, and, with an established user base, the variety and support on the plug-ins is plentiful.<br/><br/>My impression of Wordpress has been that they are light on features and slow on support, but that this is fortunately trumped by the power of the plug-ins. I can’t speak for Blogger, but I think where Wordpress really shines, when you are hosting it yourself, is in the user created plug-ins. They are really easy to drop in, and, with an established user base, the variety and support on the plug-ins is plentiful.

My impression of Wordpress has been that they are light on features and slow on support, but that this is fortunately trumped by the power of the plug-ins.

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