Comments on: Starting a Blog With Zero Tech Know-How http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/22/starting-a-blog-with-zero-tech-know-how/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:27:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: B. Selzer http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/22/starting-a-blog-with-zero-tech-know-how/comment-page-1/#comment-552990 B. Selzer Sat, 02 Aug 2008 23:06:14 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7426#comment-552990 I agre with Marc. People starting with blogging don't know what it available or what will work for them. A blog setup for utter newbies is best achieved witha free service like blogger, and only after that would there be a (small) market for a blog setup service. I agre with Marc. People starting with blogging don’t know what it available or what will work for them. A blog setup for utter newbies is best achieved witha free service like blogger, and only after that would there be a (small) market for a blog setup service.

]]> By: Thierry Do Brasil http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/22/starting-a-blog-with-zero-tech-know-how/comment-page-1/#comment-535157 Thierry Do Brasil Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:22:12 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7426#comment-535157 I think when you start blogging, you just go for free blogging plate-forms. Then when things get serious, you realize that you made a mistake and start looking for your own domain name and self hosted blog. At that time you are just very curious about knowing how things work and don't want to outsource your blog tweaking. When things get even more serious you may buy a pro theme.I think that most good bloggers have very good computing skills, so why outsource? If they dont' they ask a friend, a kid, or neighbour to do it (unless you are already very rich) I visited the "Blogsetupservice", the site looks like good 20th century classical HTML web 1.0 page set up, with my little skill, I would do better. The guy does not knows that wordpress 2.6 has been released (or he may charge 100 dolars for upgrading)! To be positive, the check list of services offered is good, that would make a good post to write for beginner. I think when you start blogging, you just go for free blogging plate-forms. Then when things get serious, you realize that you made a mistake and start looking for your own domain name and self hosted blog.
At that time you are just very curious about knowing how things work and don’t want to outsource your blog tweaking.
When things get even more serious you may buy a pro theme.I think that most good bloggers have very good computing skills, so why outsource? If they dont’ they ask a friend, a kid, or neighbour to do it (unless you are already very rich)

I visited the “Blogsetupservice”, the site looks like good 20th century classical HTML web 1.0 page set up, with my little skill, I would do better. The guy does not knows that wordpress 2.6 has been released (or he may charge 100 dolars for upgrading)! To be positive, the check list of services offered is good, that would make a good post to write for beginner.

]]> By: Marc http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/22/starting-a-blog-with-zero-tech-know-how/comment-page-1/#comment-534986 Marc Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:54:38 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7426#comment-534986 I would have paid $97 to have a blog set up exactly how I wanted it. Exept when I started, I would not have know what I wanted. It wasn't until I had blogged for awhile that I learned about formats, widgets, gadgets and customization that I wanted and that Blogger and/or WordPress did not offer. At that time, when I was frustrated about RSS, html, AdSense, stat tracking, etc., that it would have been nice to have a firm with a checklist of desired formats and gadgets that could be put together for $97. I would have paid $97 to have a blog set up exactly how I wanted it. Exept when I started, I would not have know what I wanted. It wasn’t until I had blogged for awhile that I learned about formats, widgets, gadgets and customization that I wanted and that Blogger and/or WordPress did not offer.

At that time, when I was frustrated about RSS, html, AdSense, stat tracking, etc., that it would have been nice to have a firm with a checklist of desired formats and gadgets that could be put together for $97.

]]> By: Iain Broome http://www.blogherald.com/2008/07/22/starting-a-blog-with-zero-tech-know-how/comment-page-1/#comment-534802 Iain Broome Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:50:47 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=7426#comment-534802 I think it depends on how willing you are to learn new skills, to be honest! I knew nothing when I came to start a blog a couple of years ago, now I run two or three of differing levels of complexity. And that's not saying that I'm now in any way 'Techy', far from it. I just took it upon myself to problem solve with the help of that magical thing, the Internet (mainly the WP codex, of course). Those who claim to be complete technophobes perhaps don't realise how easy it can be, with a little patience, to start blogging. I think it depends on how willing you are to learn new skills, to be honest! I knew nothing when I came to start a blog a couple of years ago, now I run two or three of differing levels of complexity. And that’s not saying that I’m now in any way ‘Techy’, far from it. I just took it upon myself to problem solve with the help of that magical thing, the Internet (mainly the WP codex, of course). Those who claim to be complete technophobes perhaps don’t realise how easy it can be, with a little patience, to start blogging.

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