[Hidden-tech] Looking for Free or Low Cost Blog Platform and Thoughts about Jotform for Registering New Subscribers

Wed May 27 15:02:36 UTC 2020

I just made a blog out of my post and included a screen shot of the
dashboard that you might find useful, Roger.
https://greenandprofitable.com/are-you-blogging-yet-some-get-started-tips/

Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur"
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On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 6:42 AM Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com>
wrote:

> Welcome, Roger, and thanks for introducing yourself. I turn to this
> friendly and knowledgeable group often for advice.
>
> I agree with Rich that WordPress is a terrific platform. I have never
> heard of it not working on a site, though if your host company doesn't
> support it, you'd need to do a manual installation (there are people on
> this list who could help you with that). Most webhosts have one-click
> WordPress installation in their CPanels.
>
> You do need to know some things about WP before you set up.
>
>    - There is WordPress.com, which is hosted on THEIR servers, and
>    WordPress.org, where your content is hosted on YOUR server (you don't have
>    to own your server--let your hosting company do that). You want .ORG, so
>    you have full control over the content and cant be held hostage over it.
>    Neither one charges money.
>    - WordPress is a very simple shell that uses "themes" to determine the
>    look and feel. There are thousands of themes out there, some at no cost and
>    others for a fee. Find one you like, but play with it to see how easy it is
>    to work. There are some that nest text inside Java routines as one example)
>    and I have found it's really tough to find the place I need to be to make
>    minor edits.
>    - Editing in WordPress is really easy, assuming you picked a theme
>    that didn't have the issue I just described. The interface is similar to
>    Microsoft Word or GMail if you turn off the blocks feature. So you don't
>    have to learn any HTML. Instead of e.g. <b>your bold text</b>, you just
>    highlight the text and click the B button in the formatting ribbon.
>    - Find and install a few key plugins: a backup program so if WP
>    utterly collapses, you still have your content; a file-namer that gives
>    your posts a meaningful name taken from your headline, probably some others
>    - WordPress updates frequently, both to add function and to beef up
>    security. Set yours up to automatically run the updater, but remember to
>    check every now and then to see if you need to update your plugins.
>    Updating is just a few clicks and very intuitive.
>    - You have a choice every time you post new content: a post, which
>    goes at the top of your blog (which posts in reverse chronological order so
>    the newest is on top) or a page, which is part of your permanent website
>    structure and can be organized with menus, etc. Posts can also be sorted by
>    category, so your reader can see everything you've put in any particular
>    category just by clicking on the category name. I find it very worth the
>    extra few minutes to add categories, keyword tags (which help people find
>    your post), a picture, and an excerpt.
>    - Consider having a designer set up the site to begin with, making
>    sure they know you want a theme that's easy to edit posts, and then posting
>    your own content from there.
>
>
> Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur"
> ________________________________________________
> Contact me to bake in profitability while addressing hunger,
> poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change
> * First business ever to be Green America Gold Certified
> * Inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame
> * Certified speaker: International Platform Association
> http://goingbeyondsustainability.com
> mailto:shel at greenandprofitable.com 413-586-2388
> Award-winning, best-selling author of 10 books.
> Latest:Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World
> (co-authored with Jay Conrad Levinson)
>
> Watch my TEDx Talk,
> "Impossible is a Dare: Business for a Better World"
> http://www.ted.com/tedx/events/11809
> (move your mouse to "event videos")
> _________________________________________________
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 10:09 PM Rich at tnr via Hidden-discuss <
> hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>
>> Tell us something about the site you are using now - it looks like a
>> white label server with custom web interface.
>> For example if it handled wordpress, it would do all you wanted already.
>>
>> Rich
>>
>> Sorry, earlier I send this answer to the wrong msg.
>> On 5/26/2020 4:50 PM, Roger Magnus via Hidden-discuss wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I am long-time reader but first-time poster on this discussion list.
>>
>> I am hoping to start a blog soon as I transition my business into a new
>> area. I am trying to find a free or low-cost blogging platform that I can
>> synch with my website domain,  rogermagnusresearch.com.  Does anyone
>> have any suggestions? I realize my website is very simple and I hope to
>> upgrade it eventually as I have more clients.
>>
>> Also, I want to sign up clients to the blog and wonder about Jotform to
>> capture a name and email address.  One thing I like about it is it replies
>> with a thank you message when someone signs up.  Is that something you
>> would recommend, something else,  or is a link to my email sufficient?
>>
>> Many thanks!
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>> Roger
>>
>>
>> Roger Magnus
>> Roger Magnus Research
>> Amherst, MA 01002
>> Phone/Text: 413-687-8466
>> Web:  http://www.rogermagnusresearch.com
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