[johnmethew]

Originally Posted by DrSebastianJames

Hi!

I have previously used KompoZer to build a website, but will be using WordPress since I want to constantly update my website about dating, and get it to search engine rankings. Is WordPress easy to use, implement, and live with?

Also, how do I post a website to a directory? I don't want to spend a lot on directories since I will take time instead to make my website filled with quality.

Thank you.

There are plenty of free business directories sites are available to submit your site and word press is the best way for blogging because many plug-ins and features are available for it.

[Glitche]

Definitely WordPress, the community behind WordPress constantly develops anything you might need. Themes you may want to use or even more abundant so you definitely won't be missing anything if you go with WordPress

[daiarian]

Originally Posted by 2busy

Blogger has been known to remove your content if they disagree or don't want it published. Even from Blogger that is privately hosted. One of the first rules of building a site is to make sure who owns the content you create. If it is created in Blogger you do not own it.

Re: DMOZ Read the fine print, they do not accept affiliate sites. If you want to get in DMOZ build the site without any links and apply. It may take years but if you have added affiliate links they will not add it. (According to their terms; sometimes a DMOZ editor will let them slip in unnoticed. DMOZ is humanly edited and subject to the interpretations and errors of humans.)

My question has been answered this week, and how! G closed down one of my Blogger sites accusing me of spamming which couldn't be further from the truth.

I have appealed and await their decision. One thing it has prompted me to do is to back up all the valuable content I have on my other Blogger sites so if any of those are closed down at least I have the content to use elsewhere.

[affilorama]

I am sorry to hear that this happened to you, Daiarian I hope you were able to create a back up of your files before Google closed your site.

Yes, it would be a good idea to back up your web files. Not just your Blogger sites but all your other sites as well.

[daiarian]

Originally Posted by affilorama

I am sorry to hear that this happened to you, Daiarian I hope you were able to create a back up of your files before Google closed your site.

Yes, it would be a good idea to back up your web files. Not just your Blogger sites but all your other sites as well.

"The horse had already bolted" oh hum!

I will not be caught out again

[Rhia7]

daiarian,

I created 2 blogs with Blogger and would FTP the blog posts
to my host/domain.
You might want to read my thread, "Blogger removed entry because of court order"
Blogger removed entry because of court order

A court case decided in the Supreme Court of England & Wales affected my blog.
I received some weird email and decided to be low profile.

I'm redoing my sites and will put blogs on WordPress soon.

[Nabz]

I have tried about a dozen blog CMS, Wordpress is by far the best of all, huge number of free plugins, easy to customize. I have converted wordpress on some sites to comparison shopping :P

[daiarian]

Originally Posted by Rhia7

daiarian,

I created 2 blogs with Blogger and would FTP the blog posts
to my host/domain.
You might want to read my thread, "Blogger removed entry because of court order"
Blogger removed entry because of court order

A court case decided in the Supreme Court of England & Wales affected my blog.
I received some weird email and decided to be low profile.

I'm redoing my sites and will put blogs on WordPress soon.

Thanks but I am also confused as to how Blogger was able to access a posting on a third party hosted site surely they would have had to seek permission first from your host.

[Rhia7]

Originally Posted by daiarian

Thanks but I am also confused as to how Blogger was able to access a posting on a third party hosted site surely they would have had to seek permission first from your host.

In order to use Blogger and to post the information onto my own paid hosting I had to give Blogger all my passwords.
Blogger had the passwords and was able to delete files from my host because they had the passwords: no permission from my main host was necessary.
It's like giving the keys to Blogger.
That's what happened & it's a true story.
I don't live in your country, but a court case decided in your country had an impact on what I was able to write online.

[BurgerBoy]

Then don't use Blogger Rhia7. Change to a different platform.

[Rhia7]

Originally Posted by BurgerBoy

Then don't use Blogger Rhia7. Change to a different platform.

Thanks, that's my intention

[bibby]

I'm a blogger guy. Affordable domain name offerings, easy to set-up and use and Google Apps so you can have a free gmail @yourdomainname.

[teezone]

Third party services have always scared me... even a site hosted by Wordpress.com is subject to terms & conditions. And when they have your database, they have your content.

I know this has been discussed before, but Wordpress is now a one-click install with most hosting platforms - $10/mo and you have your own name, host & database.

Rhia, I remember your experience well, I hope you were able to recover the content!

[Rhia7]

Originally Posted by teezone

Rhia, I remember your experience well, I hope you were able to recover the content!

Thanks, teezone.
My previous blogs were created with Blogger but hosted on independent paid hosting.
That experience was a mix: some of it was amusing but some of the attention I received was unwanted. I kept a low profile and didn't blog at all for a while.

I don't need my previous writings. I intend to start anew

[daiarian]

Originally Posted by Rhia7

In order to use Blogger and to post the information onto my own paid hosting I had to give Blogger all my passwords.
Blogger had the passwords and was able to delete files from my host because they had the passwords: no permission from my main host was necessary.
It's like giving the keys to Blogger.
That's what happened & it's a true story.
I don't live in your country, but a court case decided in your country had an impact on what I was able to write online.

What a horror story it certainly has set me thinking about what I will do in future on Blogger.

Thanks for the insight.

[James1978]

I like Wordpress. It has a ton of neat plugins that you can install to optimize SEO, track stats, add a Facebook like button and more. I found a plugin that automatically generates blogs for clickbank products. You can see what the blog looks like [removed link]

[88dbsakthi]

with out a doubt Wordpress is the top class blogging software ,you can count on.
Its because
User friendly
Extended - Thousands of free themes and plugins

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[ADay1]

WordPress is one of the better resources out there for blogging and for building a simple website. It is very quick to set up, and user friendly; not only for you building the site, but also for your users when they come to the site. WordPress comes highly recommended.

[samdavis]

Originally Posted by DrSebastianJames

Hi!

I have previously used KompoZer to build a website, but will be using WordPress since I want to constantly update my website about dating, and get it to search engine rankings. Is WordPress easy to use, implement, and live with?

Also, how do I post a website to a directory? I don't want to spend a lot on directories since I will take time instead to make my website filled with quality.

Thank you.

yes, WordPress is easy to use,implement and live with. you can post a web site to a directory simply by opening site and select the submit url and then choose categorie and then submit....

[jacob55]

Wordpress is on the best and easiest way for blogging. it is very easy and user friendy. any one can start with wordpress for creating their blogs. lots of free plugins are available to use...

[rasel786]

Ithink wordpress is the best CMS for blogging. It is user friendly and SEO optimize.

[rasel786]

Wordpress is the perfect platform of blogging. If you want to be a successful blogger, you can use wordpress. Because you'll get a good support from wordpress for blogging.

[WebReviews]

Yeah have to agree that WordPress is pretty cool for creating sites, and as other have said, there a litterally thousands of FREE plugins that you can use to do pretty much anything. Once you learn the in and outs of it of course.

[towerheist]

Yes, wordpress is the way to go! Great for blogging and social media marketing

[charlesgroves13]

I personally like word press due to it's plug ins and features.They provide many seo friendly plug ins which helps you to gain good search engine ranking easily.