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Choosing a Blog host. Viva Wordpress!
After a great deal of deliberation, I have decided to move my primary blog Ponderpoint out to Wordpress. I had to move out of Jroller, the original home of my Blog, ever since it became a primarily Java developer community.
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita) the movie
I evaluated Blogger Cast Away ipod , Typepad and Tripod. I finally chose Word Press. Here’s why?
- I was looking for a *free* hosting site. Wordpress was offering most of all that Typepad basic service was offering at $4.95. Besides the upgrade options at Typepad seemed too pricing if I wanted to exercise the option (you never know
). That left out Typepad. - I was looking for tools that were powerful yet flexible. Tripod tools for blogging are n’t that user friendly (IMHO) – rememebr my requirement was one of power configuration and usability. Not withstanding that I am a current Tripod customer for other services. Also popular blog addon services dont seem to mention Tripod Blog services. That left out Tripod.
- I was looking for Post Categories. Blogspot / Blogger dont offer that capability and I had gotten used to it from the Jroller days. Even the Picasa integration did not sway me, since “categories” were a must have. That left out Blogger. It is another matter that I still have my Photoblog is on Blogspot (maybe there are better out there!).
I got more than I bargained for at Wordpress….
- Posting to multiple categories.
- Smart preview mode.
- Pages (different from categories).
- Spam tools.
Mr. 3000 the movie And I have more to discover. If you are looking to choose a Blog host for your new Blog, I strongly recommend Wordpress.
