Comments on: Choosing a Free versus Self-Hosted Blog: Think Carefully When Choosing a Blog Platform http://jchickey.com/blog/2009/03/21/choosing-a-free-versus-self-hosted-blog-think-carefully-when-choosing-a-blog-platform/ Home-Based Business, Internet and Network Marketers Refuge Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:56:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Laidoffguy http://jchickey.com/blog/2009/03/21/choosing-a-free-versus-self-hosted-blog-think-carefully-when-choosing-a-blog-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Laidoffguy Sun, 03 May 2009 02:10:12 +0000 http://jchickey.com/blog/?p=291#comment-236 Jim, Thanks for describing your situation, even though it's sad and unfortunate. I currently have one active blog, one blog with not much of anything on it, and one in the works. I have a personal blog on Blogger which I finally got back to after 2-3 months. After being on a hosted Wordpress platform, trying to get anything done on Blogger was next to impossible. So I thought maybe I could move it to Wordpress.com. At most places I have worked, temporary situations always turn into permenant, so it doesn't seem to be worth taking the risk by going to Wordpress.com and having the blog take off. I think I'm going to stay on Blogger, or move to another hosted solution. Best wishes, Jim Jim,

Thanks for describing your situation, even though it’s sad and unfortunate. I currently have one active blog, one blog with not much of anything on it, and one in the works. I have a personal blog on Blogger which I finally got back to after 2-3 months. After being on a hosted WordPress platform, trying to get anything done on Blogger was next to impossible.

So I thought maybe I could move it to WordPress.com. At most places I have worked, temporary situations always turn into permenant, so it doesn’t seem to be worth taking the risk by going to WordPress.com and having the blog take off.

I think I’m going to stay on Blogger, or move to another hosted solution.

Best wishes,
Jim

]]> By: Jim Hickey http://jchickey.com/blog/2009/03/21/choosing-a-free-versus-self-hosted-blog-think-carefully-when-choosing-a-blog-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Jim Hickey Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:57:42 +0000 http://jchickey.com/blog/?p=291#comment-102 Hello Mark, Thanks for stopping and commenting ... I knew better and that was definitely one of those "DUH" moments :) Hello Mark,

Thanks for stopping and commenting … I knew better and that was definitely one of those “DUH” moments :)

]]> By: Wizzer http://jchickey.com/blog/2009/03/21/choosing-a-free-versus-self-hosted-blog-think-carefully-when-choosing-a-blog-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Wizzer Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:06:00 +0000 http://jchickey.com/blog/?p=291#comment-101 I feel for you. I've been preaching for as long as I can remember that if you are using your blog for anything but writing a personal diary you ABSOLUTELY MUST take control and host it yourself. And, just as importantly back up everything daily - get the free WP DatabaseBackup plugin installed and have it email a backup everyday. Don't lose your business because of somebody else's whim! <abbr><em>Wizzer’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Wizzersays/~3/Dhg3ytju86A/" rel="nofollow">Blogging Instructions - How To FTP</a></abbr></em> I feel for you. I’ve been preaching for as long as I can remember that if you are using your blog for anything but writing a personal diary you ABSOLUTELY MUST take control and host it yourself. And, just as importantly back up everything daily – get the free WP DatabaseBackup plugin installed and have it email a backup everyday. Don’t lose your business because of somebody else’s whim!

Wizzer’s last blog post..Blogging Instructions – How To FTP

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