Comments on: Resources for Starting a Blog

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Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:25:04 +0000

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By: Anastasia White

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:36:58 +0000

I used this e-book when I set up my blog & found it very helpful. If has pointers for co-ordinating all your various social media marketing as well. I try to go back to it every so often when i start to feel like i’m losing focus.
http://www.rebeccacoleman.ca/

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Thu, 11 Nov 2010 05:12:18 +0000

In reply to Peter Ahrens.

Thanks, Peter. I’m probably exaggerating, but I think it’s under $75.
Good calculation on your part. 99% DOES sound good until you think about it that way!

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By: Peter Ahrens

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 17:57:02 +0000

In reply to Alyson Stanfield.

That’s an extremely good price. I am always wary of the up times they say they have. For example, I remember seeing a site that said they had 99% up time. If you calculate this per year, it is actually 3.65 days of down time (87.6 hours).
Put that into peak internet usage time, and that’s a lot of down time for your site. I had a lot of trouble with the down time when I was designing websites.

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By: Alyson Stanfield

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:18:13 +0000

In reply to Peter Ahrens.

Thanks for this resource, Peter. I would just caution anyone to be wary of exorbitant Web hosting fees. I know. I paid them myself for years and now I pay $56ish a year for 1 account for all of my websites and blogs.

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By: Peter Ahrens

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:56:20 +0000

Sorry, the home page for the website is http://socialmediasolutions.com.au/

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By: Peter Ahrens

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 13:52:42 +0000

I’ve come across a website called Social Media Solutions. I thought this would be helpful for someone wanting to start their own site.
They install WordPress for you for free (you have to get your own domain though) with any free theme you find and 10 plugins. The website is http://wpforfree.com/. The reason why they can offer it for free is because they get a commission from the hosting partner when they sign your blog up with them.
I haven’t used it; I figured out how to do the whole web design thing myself, but people with little experience might benefit from this.

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