Comments on: Turnkey Blog Solution for Parents

By: rashida

rashida — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:31:55 +0000

Thank you all so much for your comments and support Great resource for educators as well! money

By: Fern @ Paperback Traveler

Fern @ Paperback Traveler — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:42:11 +0000

Hmmm….totally free WordPress blog with lots of easy to accomplish customizations and password protection OR $50/year to do the same thing with Kizzog. Tough decision. I think Blogger also has password protection? Not to mention that a Facebook account would also accomplish the same task.

BTW, “Kizzog” should be added to the list of worst web 2.0 names.

By: AGX Hosting

AGX Hosting — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 11:04:10 +0000

Not a bad idea. Beside, hosting a site is now very affordable nowadays.

By: Lorelle VanFossen

Lorelle VanFossen — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:05:35 +0000

Just thought you should know that some free blog hosting services like WordPress.com allow private blogs, fully protected and limited only to those with the password. It offers a lot of different layouts and options, and is integrated with social media tools, with easy embedding of images, podcasts, and videos, hosted onsite and off. Paying for a site gives you more control on design and Plugins and such, but if you want something basic and private, there are free choices out there. The key to a site like this is not having a private site but being part of a network, a community that helps connect with other like minds and thinkers. Teens in Tech is a blog community for teenagers passionate about technology. Edublogs.org is a free blog hosting service and community for educators. I expect to see a lot more community-based blog networks. However, this one isn't free. It's more like a scrapbook blog site rather than a community social network. That's old think. I haven't looked in depth. They might offer more features on image enhancement, editing, framing, and decorative scrapbook tools, but there are many such sites that have been around for a long time, often associated with genealogy and family history preservation, memoirs, and personal sites. Some of those are free at their basic level, with paid upgrades. Today, people want more than just a static billboard, even blog style. A few weeks just posting pictures and stories goes only so far without a sense of belonging and interactivity.

By: Janice Copeland

Janice Copeland — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:27:23 +0000

Actually, it’s not a bad idea. I have a website for my son and I pay $80 per year just in hosting and the design is generic. I could host it for free but I don’t want everyone in the world looking at his website. (you never know)