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

Thu May 28 14:19:41 UTC 2020

At Wed, 27 May 2020 21:38:16 -0400 Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com> wrote:

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> "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.

Yes, why? With dialup, I almost always open links in new windows. Yes, I know
about the back button, but "going back" can be painfully slow with a dialup
connection (between images, css, and js files loading any page is painfully
slow, so I avoid reloading pages whenever I can avoid it). Also, I almost
always right-click/"Save Link As" for PDFs (I *never* view PDFs in my browser,
in fact I have disabled that -- I *always* download PDFs and view them with a 
local pdf viewer (xpdf).)

Yes I follow links [internal or external] in the same window where there is a
clear [single] thread, but when I come to a "multiple" path (eg a "fork in the
road"), I will open in a new window. Oh, I never use tabs (I *hate* tabs and
prefer to actually use my window manager -- I have it there for that reason).

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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:
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> > 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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