On 2014-12-19 12:10 , David J Brooks wrote:
My query is this. I plan on getting a domain name, but do i say go
through the web designer place i use for my caughtinmotion site and
hand build a blog, which i would have trouble with, or are there sites
out there one can register and work a blog type of thing.??
there are two basic ways to do this:
1) register the domain from a service that will also host the site
this can make things pretty easy, but also tie you to that provider; it is
possible to move the domain to another service later, but it's a technical
process that can be intimidating
for that reason it's a good idea to get a provider that you can stick with
for a while; i've been with DreamHost for over five years for a couple of
domains with minor sites (one hand-coded HTML, one Drupal) and i feel like
they have decent prices, service and reliability; i can give you a promo
code for Dreamhost that gives a discount to you and a kickback to me
DreamHost has simplified tools for deploying WordPress, Drupal and several
other blogging platforms, or you can roll pretty much anything by hand that
works in a Linux environment (e.g. i set up my own little Git server on
Dreamhost); however you have to be a bit more hands-on if you go this way
versus option (2)
2) register the domain, and then separately contract for hosting
this gives you the flexibility to set up a site (under your domain) directly
with one of the major blogging services like WordPress, Blogger or Tumblr
<https://www.tumblr.com/docs/en/custom_domains>
<https://support.google.com/blogger/troubleshooter/1233381?hl=en>
<http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/>
i kind of like Tumblr for very simple blogging, especially photos; Blogger
is almost as simple, less photo-centric, and owned by Google; WordPress is
much more configurable, but that can mean a lot more to learn ; once
you're at that level i personally prefer Drupal, but WordPress makes it
easier to get started; Drupal.org itself does not host for you, so you'd
have to find a provider and the charges will likely be higher
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