Blog tips

[Charley]

Hey, do any of you internet wizkids have any tips for setting up a blog? Best hosts/software?

[Thijn]

Wordpress.

Easy to setup (If you dont use a "wordpress host" which has it preinstalled) and easy to use.

Also has plenty of themes and plugins available.

[Charley]

So would you recommend using wordpress but with a private host? If so, which webhosting company do you recommend going with? I'm looking for .com

[stormeus]

If you don't want to go through the hassle of setting up your own Wordpress blog, want a reliable host, and want to use your own domain, use Wordpress.com (NOT Wordpress.org, which is for the software itself).

[Thijn]

I would always go for a host which gives you the freedom to do whatever you want. Depending on the level of knowledge you/friends have it shouldn't be too hard to setup wordpress yourself.

I have never used any host other then VRocker or the Minelord dedi, so I can't really recommend a particular host.

Depending on what you're going to use the blog for, I could offer some space on the minelord dedi if you want.
I'll have a chat with Windy first though, just to be sure it's alright with him as well.


Or that ^. It's not really a bad host. Im not sure if they support a .com domain to go with it though?
Guess they do. It's 15 euros a year for the domain. But I think you need to buy premium as well, which costs 80 euros a year.

[Charley]

Hmm looks to me like a custom domain is included in the premium package. I could get it for about £60 a year, so £5 a month. Not bad.

Thanks guys