I am not new to blogging. At one point, in the distant past, I used Blogger as my blog hosting site. It was recommended to me by an acquaintance who knew of my interest in writing but my inability to come up with enough of a story line to sustain a novel. Blogger was free and so I signed up for a blog on blogger, which basically got me into the “sport” of blogging.
But as I became more proficient at it, I also became more particular about the appearance of my blog and, thus, more demanding of my hosting site. With Blogger, I began to have difficulties with the formatting of the blog postings. They didn’t always look the way I envisioned (or wanted). So I did some research and found another blog hosting site called Typepad.
Typepad is not free. In fact, it’s $4.95 per month, or $49.95 per year, to use it as a blog hosting site. After looking into it, I decided to spring for the annual option and started a new blog with Typepad. My rationale was that “you get what you pay for,” and since I was somewhat dissatisfied with the free Blogger web hosting site, I figured that if I paid for a site, I should expect more from it, including being able to exercise more control over the appearance of my blog.
All went well until, for personal reasons, I very suddenly stopped blogging. In fact, all evidence of my ever having been a blogger on Typepad, or on Blogger for that matter, was removed. Poof!
Truth be told, I found that I enjoyed blogging. And I missed posting my thoughts and opinions in a blog. So after a short hiatus as a blogger, I decided to start a new blog. And this time I thought I’d try yet another free site, WordPress.
Any time you select a different blog hosting site, there is a bit of a learning curve and there are certain nuances about the particular hosting site that you have to get accustomed to. It’s not rocket surgery or brain science, but it takes a while to find all of the ways in which to exploit the hosting sites features and functionality. What I found so far in my relatively brief exposure to WordPress is that it is “okay” compared to Typepad. Perhaps WordPress is a step up from Blogger, but I still prefer Typepad.
Again, the old adage, “you get what you pay for” seems true when it comes to blog hosting sites. At least that’s my experience. I’m rather persnickety when it comes to the look and feel of my blog. I want it to be just right. What I’ve found with WordPress is that it comes close to being just right, but doesn’t quite get there. And so, after a brief stay at WordPress, I am going to once again switch to Typepad. Yes, it’s fifty big ones a year, but it works for me.
I’m going to keep the same name for my blog, “Mindful Digressions.” I’m going to attempt to import all of my WordPress posts to my new Typepad blog so that they are viewable from the new venue. To get to my new blog, click on the link to the right, or type www.doobster418.typepad.com in your web browser address field.
I hope to see you there.
