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

Thu May 28 15:30:21 UTC 2020

While individuals definitely have their own preferences and needs that
drive their browsing behavior, Greg's recommendation to open internal links
in the same tab is the industry standard.

"Opening new tabs of the same website is redundant and confusing. If it’s
the same website but a different page, users will use the navigation menu
to navigate back or elsewhere if they need. Keeping users in the same tab
helps them better understand the navigation flow of your site."

https://uxmovement.com/navigation/why-external-links-should-open-in-new-tabs/

"Whether or not you personally prefer links to open in a new tab or the
same tab, it all boils down to user experience. User interface is the way
your site looks and user experience is the way a reader interacts with your
site. Now, if it’s about how your users, how in the world do you make them
all happy when there is clearly one option and also the exact opposite of
that option? How do you choose which to provide?

Do: respect the expected, default behavior of the browser. Don’t: take
control away from the user in order to give them what you think they want."

https://www.oncecoupled.com/internal-link-tab/

Best,
Alex
*Just Peachy*

On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 11:25 AM Robert Heller via Hidden-discuss <
hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:

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