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

[Shel Horowitz]

"3. Avoid opening links in new windows as much as possible. It's pretty
common to do so for external links and PDFs, but should be avoided 100% of
the time for internal links. Trust people to use the back button."

Hi, Greg. Curious about why.

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On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 11:31 AM Greg Perham via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

> Hi Roger,
>
> +1 for WordPress.
>
> You might want to consider MailChimp's free plan for managing your
> subscriber list. No need to bring JotForm or another third party into the
> mix.
>
> Looks like you're hosting on Network Solutions. My experience with clients
> who were on Netsol has been that they were paying 2 to 4 times above the
> norm and the performance and control panel were so poor they moved house
> when they upgraded. If the pricing is good and you can easily install WP, I
> say stay; otherwise, definitely move on.
>
> A few things to keep in mind when moving your site to WP (or any other
> platform):
> 1. Make sure redirects <https://wordpress.org/plugins/redirection/> are
> set up for your .html pages to help search engines index the new pages and
> keep your rankings.
> 2. Do not just copy and paste your current code into WordPress. It needs
> to be cleaned up and modernized. You will want to make use of heading tags
> etc instead of spans with inline styles. This is for accessibility, SEO,
> maintainability, and portability. It's just how HTML is meant to be used.
> 3. Avoid opening links in new windows as much as possible. It's pretty
> common to do so for external links and PDFs, but should be avoided 100% of
> the time for internal links. Trust people to use the back button.
> 4. Use a simple SEO plugin <https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-seopress/> to
> improve your page descriptions in search engine results.
> 5. As others mentioned: backups and updates. They're simple enough to do
> yourself, or cheap enough to get someone to manage them for you.
>
> Setting it up and moving your content over can be done in a few hours. A
> number of people on HT have lots of experience with this and could help
> out, myself included! Feel free to contact me directly if you want
> assistance.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>
> Greg Perham
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>
>
>
> On May 26, 2020, at 4:50 PM, Roger Magnus via Hidden-discuss <
> hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> 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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