I broke out the BFH last night and spent the better part of quite some time pounding on the DogSite v2.0 (that would be this site), straightening out dents in this and kinks in that while swearing into a frequently empty wineglass.
So now we have three DogSites up and running, more or less:
- The original: www.maddogmedia.com
- V2.0: http://www.maddogmedia.com/wordpress
- V3.0: www.maddogmedia.wordpress.com
I thought for sure that v3.0 was going to be the way to go, mostly for cost (none) and ease of use (plenty). And then I took a sharper glance around under the hood. Only 3MB of storage, which limits photo uploads, and no video or audio uploads at all without “upgrading.” Sheeyit. I already have a paid site — the original, hosted by Hostcentric — and I can chuck my little digital stones into that vast pond for years before I fill it up. And with WordPress installed there, I can do what you see here.
The downside is, running your own WordPress show requires you to get a little more hands-on behind the scenes. Mama WordPress ain’t there to hold your hand and walk you through kindergarten on things like RSS feeds, header images and other tweaks and sneaks. Hence the wine and swearing.
This morning I think things look more or less OK. Of course, it’s early yet.
Mad Blog Media 
This site is my favorite of the three options listed, O’G. I like that it retains its own domain name; I like that you’ll be able to post more pix, etc.; but most of all, I like that I can torment you through before-unaccessible channels, like this comment section!
Launched a new bike giveaway program recently; check it out here: wocprograms.blogspot.com
This is much better than the free version. Very clean looking.
I have a question about the wordpress free site. I’m currently using MySpace to host my blog, but recently they have started filtering my links. For my blog this is very bad because it makes my readers have to do a two click operation to see the link, and I have as many as 20 links per post. That is a lot of clicking, and I think that might be why I’m only getting barely 200 views a week now compared to 3-5 hundred before they started filtering and putting up phishing warnings on every link. When I first started out blogging I had huge issues with the software crashing my browser/OS, and I still have issues with that on MySpace.
So, for a mixed text/link heavy blog is WordPress a viable solution, and how does WP react to Linux OS with Mozilla or Firefox browsers?
Anybody can answer, not just O’Grady.
BTW my blog is “Witch on a Bicycle”, and the main focus is on bike safety, mostly by analyzing wrecks as they are reported in the media, and bicycle legislative matters. I know, but someone has to do it.