[Hidden-tech] Volunteer needed to move WordPress site

[Robert Heller]

At Fri, 31 Oct 2014 07:58:38 -0400 Tess Gadwa <info at yesexactly.com> wrote:

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> I couldn't agree more with what Paul said.  WordPress.com hosting performs
> well technically, but support is nonexistent.
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> Also, I am a little disturbed by the trend amongst nonprofits and artists
> to expect "volunteer" websites. Do they also receive volunteer legal and
> accounting services?

I expect *some* lawyers and accountants volunteer their services, but probably 
only if said lawyers and accountants have a vested (?) interest in the 
nonprofits.  Eg the lawyer or accountant is a member of the organization or is 
providing a sponsership *in kind* to the organization or something like that. 
Or providing services pro bono because they believe in the 'cause'.

I *guess* the same sometimes happens with other professional services.  (For 
example Deepwoods Software provides web hosting for the Wendell Full Moon 
Coffeehouse as a sponsership in kind.)

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> Tess Gadwa
> Yesexactly.com
> On Oct 31, 2014 7:44 AM, "Paul Stallman" <paul at alias-solutions.com> wrote:
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> > A simple import/export only pulls pages and posts, it doesn't pull
> > setting, plugins, theme files, galleries (non wordpress).  My question is
> > why would anyone want to go to Wordpress.com for hosting.  Granted it's
> > free, but you know what you get when you pay free for your hosting????
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> > A great man once said, "It's unwise to pay too much, but it is worse to
> > pay too little.  When you pay too much, you lose a little money - that is
> > all.  When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything because the
> > thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it was bought to do.  The
> > common law of business balance prohibits paying a little and getting a lot;
> > it can't be done.  If you deal with the lowest bidder, it is well to add
> > something for the risk you run.  And if you do that, you will have enough
> > to pay for something better."
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> > Paul Stallman - Owner, Creative Director, Web Guru
> > paul at alias-solutions.com
> > 413.364.6147
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> > How will the world know you?
> > *alias*|solutions
> > web design | graphic design | online marketing
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> > <http://www.alias-solutions.com/>www.alias-solutions.com
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> > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Greg Perham <glp at gregperham.com> wrote:
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> >> Assuming the theme and any plugins are compatible with wp.com and
> >> enabled, yes, that's all there is to it—export and import.
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> >> Greg Perham
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> >> On Oct 30, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Rich Roth <webmaster at hidden-tech.net>
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> >>  Anne,
> >> Given that wordpress includes an export function, and wordpress.com
> >> supports importing that export file,
> >> what more do you need ?
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> >> Also, It would have been good to identify the nonprofit in your post.
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> >> If you email me offline, I might be able to handle it
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> >> Rich/webmaster HT
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> >> On 10/30/2014 9:15 AM, Anne Campbell wrote:
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> >>   Hi all,
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> >>  A local nonprofit organization is looking for a volunteer to perform one
> >> quick task: moving our simple WordPress website from the existing host to
> >> wordpress.com. If you have experience with this kind of move and are
> >> willing to do this small job pro bono, please contact me off-list.
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> >>  Thanks very much!
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> >> -Anne Campbell
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> >> Anne Campbell, info at annecampbelldesign.com
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