A blog site & hosting etc..

Macca · 14 Oct 2007 at 22:51

Well, i'm starting to plan everything to go off travelling for a year or so and i thought it would be a great to have a blog going so i can write about my travels and keep in touch with people.

First off, where should i start looking for this? Should i find a pre-made site, or try build something myself (very limited knowledge). Then hosting/domain, what about this, can i find a package for the whole lot ready to go?

Anyway, suggestions please!!

Adz · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:03

Check out wordpress for your blog software

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Sorry, I have no idea who you should host your site with

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Macca · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:06

Adz said:
Check out wordpress for your blog software .

Sorry, I have no idea who you should host your site with .

Will check it out, just browsing google just now

. So best to use something like this and then find a hosting company/domain?

Mr_L · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:10

Macca said:
Will check it out, just browsing google just now. So best to use something like this and then find a hosting company/domain?

That's what I'd do.

Check ochostreview.co.uk to find a good web host.

Macca · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:12

Mr_L said:
That's what I'd do.

Check ochostreview.co.uk to find a good web host.

Cheers, been looking at it

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EYEREX · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:22

Blogger has got to be the easiest way plus yahoo have just started yahoo360

Mr_L · 14 Oct 2007 at 23:50

EYEREX said:
Blogger has got to be the easiest way plus yahoo have just started yahoo360

If you're going to go that route, then I'd go with wordpress.com. Hosting your own is a lot more fun, though.

platypus · 15 Oct 2007 at 11:05

I quite like Vox, but I guess all the mainstream free blogs are the same. I did like that Vox has a useful link to Flickr tool, which I use a lot. Might be useful if you're travelling and will have a lot of pictures, not sure if you use Flickr though!

SpicyDuck · 15 Oct 2007 at 11:34

Simply:

Go to www.vidahost.com, buy a hosting package, get a free domain with that, and set up Wordpress automatically from their cPanel. VidaHost are amazing. I use them and I highly recommend 'em

platypus · 15 Oct 2007 at 13:09

Phil, any idea how long Vida take to set up your account/domain from the time of your order?

Beansprout · 15 Oct 2007 at 13:22

platypus said:
Phil, any idea how long Vida take to set up your account/domain from the time of your order?

Couple of minutes...check your junk mail or login to the billing area and see the 'Email History' box

platypus · 15 Oct 2007 at 13:52

Cool, might give them a go as they seem reasonably priced.

blighter · 15 Oct 2007 at 15:21

Check out hostmonster.com too, they offer a hell of a lot for cheap!

topbanana · 15 Oct 2007 at 15:27

wordpress.com. You don't want to be hosting your own - it's just a headache.

WotDa · 15 Oct 2007 at 16:36

topbanana said:
it's just a headache.

Not really. :confused:

blighter · 15 Oct 2007 at 16:53

topbanana said:
wordpress.com. You don't want to be hosting your own - it's just a headache.

and if its wordpress, you need to host it yourself! Your post makes no sense

Hxc · 15 Oct 2007 at 17:05

blighter said:
and if its wordpress, you need to host it yourself! Your post makes no sense

Not with wordpress.com

topbanana · 15 Oct 2007 at 17:07

Hxc said:
Not with wordpress.com

Not rocket science is it Hxc

blighter · 15 Oct 2007 at 17:11

Bah! Last time I checked you could only download the code and host it yourself