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- Atkinson
Bon soir, I've just changed host to Dreamhost [who seem OK btw]. I lost my blog in the process but it's made me think...What do you reckon of a site just made from wordpress or similar, why don't people do this instead of having a 'website'? I'm thinking of it but don't really know anything about anything so advice would be just splendid. Muchos Gracias
- PonyBoy0
Enter response:
originality?
display of skills?
marketing?wordpress' layout is nice... alot of blogger type stuff is great too... if you're not a 'designer'/'artist'... whatever... and you're just using the web to //enlighten everyone on your life and opinion... :)... then sure, wordpress'll do jus' fine.
- Atkinson0
well I'm an artist, I wouldn't say designer as such, not web anyway. My site at the mo is just a frame with images opening in the main frame so it's hardly showing skills ororiginal, although it is functional. What I don't get is..when I use dreamweaver for example, I have a file thats stored on my comp and one on the server. With wordpree or any blog, whare is the security / backup...IE I dont have anything on my PC so what if I want to change host, how do I keep my blog etc etc...see where I'm going?
- -scarabin-0
in your control panel there should be an option for exporting your database and all its info into like a hundred different commonly used formats
you should be able to just export your shit and use it anywhere
- PonyBoy0
Enter response:
eh... first off... I usually use a client of some sort to upload my files - i keep dreamweaver local for quick editting etc...
... it's really all about how 'hands on' you wanna be with all of it. Wordpress sounds like a good fit for you as you're looking to do a simple solo info page - I see no need to go all out and build from scratch if a service has already templated what you want...
... it's all about what you're trying to accomplish - if you're looking to do some serious custom work... templated sites probably aren't what you need.
If it's effective for your purposes - use wordpress. 'nuff said. :)