[Hidden-tech] Volunteer needed to move WordPress site

[Paul Stallman]

If they are willing to go with the $99/month option, i would go with
someone other than wordpress.com.  Again while there is support for that,
it's very limited.  I mean we offer hosting to our clients for $150/year
with backups, quarterly updates, and added security.  Plus you have someone
local to call with questions and support.  I'm not dogging them for wanting
to save some money, just saying it's not always the best place to cut
corners.  Do they need the site for fundraising and other ways of
supporting themselves?  If so, spending a little yearly to make sure it's
working could make the difference between getting or missing a big donation.

Paul Stallman - Owner, Creative Director, Web Guru
paul at alias-solutions.com
413.364.6147

How will the world know you?
*alias*|solutions
web design | graphic design | online marketing

<http://www.alias-solutions.com/>www.alias-solutions.com



On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Tess Gadwa <info at yesexactly.com> wrote:

> It's true. I volunteered hundreds of hours of layout and graphic design
> services to a NC job placement nonprofit, but I was also a board member.
> What I see more often is an attitude of entitlement: nonprofits expect a
> pro bono or steeply discounted site simply because their cause is worthy,
> without offering any chance to have meaningful input into the organization.
>
> On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com>
> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>> >
>> > 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.)
>>
>> >
>> > Tess Gadwa
>> > Yesexactly.com
>> > On Oct 31, 2014 7:44 AM, "Paul Stallman" <paul at alias-solutions.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > 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????
>> > >
>> > > 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."
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Paul Stallman - Owner, Creative Director, Web Guru
>> > > paul at alias-solutions.com
>> > > 413.364.6147
>> > >
>> > > How will the world know you?
>> > > *alias*|solutions
>> > > web design | graphic design | online marketing
>> > >
>> > > <http://www.alias-solutions.com/>www.alias-solutions.com
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 5:15 PM, Greg Perham <glp at gregperham.com>
>> wrote:
>> > >
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> Assuming the theme and any plugins are compatible with wp.com and
>> > >> enabled, yes, that's all there is to it—export and import.
>> > >>
>> > >> Greg Perham
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> On Oct 30, 2014, at 10:12 AM, Rich Roth <webmaster at hidden-tech.net>
>> > >> wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>  Anne,
>> > >> Given that wordpress includes an export function, and wordpress.com
>> > >> supports importing that export file,
>> > >> what more do you need ?
>> > >>
>> > >> Also, It would have been good to identify the nonprofit in your post.
>> > >>
>> > >> If you email me offline, I might be able to handle it
>> > >>
>> > >> Rich/webmaster HT
>> > >>
>> > >> On 10/30/2014 9:15 AM, Anne Campbell wrote:
>> > >>
>> > >>   Hi all,
>> > >>
>> > >>  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.
>> > >>
>> > >>  Thanks very much!
>> > >>
>> > >> -Anne Campbell
>> > >>
>> > >> --
>> > >> Anne Campbell, info at annecampbelldesign.com
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>> > >> http://www.riverbenddoula.com/
>> > >>
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