[Hidden-tech] Looking for Free or Low Cost Blog Platform and Thoughts about Jotform for Registering New Subscribers
Robert Heller
heller at deepsoft.com
Thu May 28 17:39:11 UTC 2020
At Thu, 28 May 2020 12:11:02 -0400 Greg Perham <greg at swinggraphics.com> wrote:
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> That's fine Robert. You do you. But you have the choice to work that way.
> Forcing links in new windows removes the choice for the user.
I guess the point Shel quoted was out of context -- I *thought* it meant that
readers should not force open links in new windows/tabs, as opposed to website
designers making "gratitious" use of target="_blank" in a tags.
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>
> Greg Perham
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> > On May 28, 2020, at 10:19 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
> >>> *Swing Graphics | Swing Hosting*
> >>> PO Box 1436
> >>> Northampton, MA 01061
> >>> greg at swinggraphics.com
> >>> 413 570-0881
> >>>
> >>> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregperham> || Twitter
> >>> <https://twitter.com/swinggraphics>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> 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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