tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post4483031337174888741..comments2024-03-28T01:44:27.279-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Author Platforms: Author WebsiteDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-50848000492086679402010-04-16T11:06:38.931-06:002010-04-16T11:06:38.931-06:00Informative and to the point- good job Helen.Informative and to the point- good job Helen.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11112458658109887868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-7634522097838700892010-04-16T08:13:13.545-06:002010-04-16T08:13:13.545-06:00I also wanted to add that it’s tough to decide wha...I also wanted to add that it’s tough to decide what you should post to your blog and what you post to your website.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24467204924569379732010-04-16T07:58:57.588-06:002010-04-16T07:58:57.588-06:00It’s good to have a blog and website. The blog is ...It’s good to have a blog and website. The blog is the interactive. It gets people coming back, but the website provides solid static pages. Blogger offers 10 static pages, which will quickly get used up.<br /><br />I built my website with google sites. It's free and easy to set up.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68896058926146422912010-04-16T07:08:11.135-06:002010-04-16T07:08:11.135-06:00Helen, you really are the resource queen. This is...Helen, you really are the resource queen. This is the step I am taking next... the website, and I've been a little overwhelmed as to how to go about it, but as always, you have fabulous advice and resources. Thank you!Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-34701596631866919102010-04-15T22:44:00.958-06:002010-04-15T22:44:00.958-06:00Helen,
I've had a Web site for a long time—Th...Helen,<br /><br />I've had a Web site for a long time—The Way Back Machine has my site beginning in 1999, but I had it for some time before that. I started out creating it in Publisher, then moved to Front Page, then to Dream Weaver. <br /><br />A couple of years ago, I moved it all to WordPress, still on the same domain I've always used. When I comment on other blogs or want people to see blog posts in particular, I use the URL for the page where blog posts appear. Otherwise, I use the main URL for the homepage, and there is a tab to the blog on the menu.<br /><br />Even though I've learned HTML and can maintain my own site, it's so much simpler to use WordPress. I can focus on content and not HTML coding and FTP uploading. I update it much more often, which, as you mention, is important, and since I update online, I don't have to upload via FTP. <br /><br />I highly recommend a self-hosted WordPress site for a combined Web site and blog. <br /><br />I seldom visit Web sites of authors whose blogs I read regularly. If the two are combined, I see the Web site menu when I read the blog.<br /><br />Lillie Ammann<br /><a href="http://lillieammann.com/blog" rel="nofollow">A Writer's Words, An Editor's Eye</a>Lillie Ammannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01851121176224654240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-71503542228848712832010-04-15T21:31:06.350-06:002010-04-15T21:31:06.350-06:00Great tips as usual, Helen. Glad that you know so ...Great tips as usual, Helen. Glad that you know so much about this part of the writing game to share with the rest of us.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-64636321789071541502010-04-15T19:45:07.586-06:002010-04-15T19:45:07.586-06:00I think having something to update often is diffic...I think having something to update often is difficult, but so important as you point out.<br /><br />Another great article, Helen!Jenn McKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096584277185808602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-7450569612022980142010-04-15T17:04:51.847-06:002010-04-15T17:04:51.847-06:00Keeping it updated, although not necessarily daily...Keeping it updated, although not necessarily daily, and offering information important to visitors will draw in people looking for your books or info on you.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-24618650983288164612010-04-15T13:20:44.940-06:002010-04-15T13:20:44.940-06:00Great tips! I maintain two websites and a blog and...Great tips! I maintain two websites and a blog and try to keep both current.L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-20311663394833889872010-04-15T10:02:30.791-06:002010-04-15T10:02:30.791-06:00I've got a website at http://www.morganmandel....I've got a website at http://www.morganmandel.com <br />It has tons of stuff on it, but not as current as my blog at http://morganmandel.blogspot.com <br /><br />I need to go over and update it again.<br /><br />Morgan MandelMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-19718612968130965942010-04-15T09:43:21.646-06:002010-04-15T09:43:21.646-06:00Karen, quite a few authors are switching to a blog...Karen, quite a few authors are switching to a blog that allows multiple pages and combining website and blog. Since I maintain my own website, I don't mind having them separate, plus it gives me a site under my name and a blog under a different name.Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-43321730355021583562010-04-15T06:52:08.848-06:002010-04-15T06:52:08.848-06:00Helen,
Love getting information from you. Short, d...Helen,<br />Love getting information from you. Short, direct and very on point making it a lot easier for the ADHD writer to absorb. <br />Thanks so much.<br /><br />Maribeth<br /><a href="http://gigglesandguns.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Giggles and Guns</a>Mary@GigglesandGunshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350818228268801008noreply@blogger.com