tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838129717912563635.post6599964349002921105..comments2009-02-22T15:41:31.400-05:00Comments on mama mantra: 32. wishingwoo woo mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757073248407779090noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838129717912563635.post-28767006523315386032009-02-20T22:48:00.000-05:002009-02-20T22:48:00.000-05:00Yes, it can be so intimidating, I know. I knew ver...Yes, it can be so intimidating, I know. I knew very next to nothing when I first switched and I was really overwhelmed. But I've made slow and steady progress over the last couple of years, to the point of being able to design my own theme. I never planned on getting anywhere near that far, but it turns out I was amazingly picky about how I wanted my blog, and the thousands of themes out there to choose from just didn't suit me! I learned through tweaking. (And now I wish I'd just sat through some of the many free tutorials. I would have wasted a lot less time!)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I know there are hosting plans that will set everything up for you. Actually, I think the people at WP even offer to install it for free for you too. Not quite as good as a magic wand, but getting there.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889912470553026169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838129717912563635.post-9670630597373903522009-02-20T10:21:00.000-05:002009-02-20T10:21:00.000-05:00I paid for my own .com page and did the whole Word...I paid for my own .com page and did the whole WordPress blog thing for the first year after DS was born. While it was nice to have the freedom to be completely in control of my own page, it was a bit overwhelming at times. It required a good bit of time investment at the beginning to get everything installed and set up. I used to design web pages and do computer programming, and even I had trouble with a few things. I got my own hosting and web address using some company that offered all that for only $5 for the first year. When it came time to renew, they wanted like $50/year, and I found that I was not updating the blog as much as I used to because it was too much of a hassle. So we opted for the more simpler blogger.com account. Now the hard part is just finding time at the computer to type with free hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838129717912563635.post-40754029649715528742009-02-20T08:36:00.000-05:002009-02-20T08:36:00.000-05:00kate, please come monologue on my blog anytime! i...kate, please come monologue on my blog anytime! i love <A HREF="http://mamamantra.blogspot.com/2009/02/13-what-if-i-get-lonely.html" REL="nofollow">feeling less alone</A>. i have been talking with a more tech savvy friend about switching over to wordpress and i think that is the direction i will go in. but, don't you sometimes just feel so lost in the tech aspect of this world and want to wave your magic wand and have all your blog wishes come true? <BR/><BR/>thank you so much for your very thoughtful comments! also, i checked out your blog and it is fantastic. :)woo woo mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757073248407779090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838129717912563635.post-75808697291653033302009-02-19T21:01:00.000-05:002009-02-19T21:01:00.000-05:00If you do switch, go Wordpress. They have a free d...If you do switch, go Wordpress. They have a free dot.com version, but it won't meet some of your requirements. You want your own domain which requires hosting. I can't point you to the best value for hosting--I think mine is great, but more than is necessary (and therefore more expensive). I only use it b/c my husband had it for a short little business venture before me, and when that didn't pan out and I wanted a blog, we just switched domains and I'm too lazy to look around for something cheaper.<BR/><BR/>ANYWAY. Wordpress makes blogging awesome. And you can import all your posts from blogger and won't lose a thing. There is a ton of great built-in functionality and on top of that, there are so many plugins you can do virtually anything you want with your blog. And thousands of themes to choose from. <BR/><BR/>As for making banners and logos, I use the free Paint.net software and it works great for my (minimal) purposes and total non-talent. <BR/><BR/>Why do your photos not upload well if you have a nice camera? Is it blogger? My photos only don't look good because I have a crappy camera and wouldn't know what to do with a good one anyway. <BR/><BR/>It seems most bloggers use Flickr for uploading photos to the web, and again, WP makes it easy to embed photos from Flickr into posts.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, sorry to monologue on your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com