Two more blog posts: Taproot special and free blog services
Wow! The folks at blogathon.org are busy sharing information today. Here are two more posts for your information!
First, Sheana talks about Taproot:
We mentioned way back in an earlier post that we had a super secret surprise as part of our hosting move, and with sign-up tomorrow we’d like to take a minute to highlight one of the other ways that Taproot has really come out of the woodwork to support us.
This year, for anyone participating as a blogger in the Blogathon, Taproot has offered a free month of hosting for anyone who signs up for one of their hosting plans! So far, in the few weeks we’ve been them, the support has been redonkulously excellent, so we definitely vouch for them. Plus, as we mentioned earlier, they’re green and they support the work of non-profits.
If there’s anyone out there who hasn’t picked a host for their blog, or who already has hosting but is looking for a move to a more socially-conscious, attentive hosting provider, get in touch with us at thon[at]blogathon[dot]org and we’ll give you the hook-up. And no worries - if you want to take advantage of the discount they’re giving to ‘thon bloggers, you can still go ahead and register tomorrow - you can always edit your blog URL if/when you need to.
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Second, Heather suggests some free blog services (including, of course, Livejournal):
Do you want to participate in the Blogathon but don’t want to set up a domain and/or site to do it? Using a free blog service is the perfect alternative, especially if you only plan to use the blog for the event!
A few free suggestions, taken from the forum thread, include:
~ Wordpress.com: One of the most popular sites for blog hosting, set-up is fast and easy and you can choose from a bunch of pre-made templates.
~ Blogger: The oldest and most-used blog service online, Blogger hosts literally tens of thousands of blogs via blogspot.com. Blogger also has an easy set-up with pre-made templates.
~ Livejournal.com: A socially-driven blogging/journaling site, Livejournal offers the ability to create filters, custom friends-lists and even communities.
Just remember that whatever site you use, you need to make the entries public (not locked or private) for the Blogathon!
Do you have any more suggestions? Leave them here (or here)!
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Don't forget, registration opens tomorrow, July 1st!
First, Sheana talks about Taproot:
We mentioned way back in an earlier post that we had a super secret surprise as part of our hosting move, and with sign-up tomorrow we’d like to take a minute to highlight one of the other ways that Taproot has really come out of the woodwork to support us.
This year, for anyone participating as a blogger in the Blogathon, Taproot has offered a free month of hosting for anyone who signs up for one of their hosting plans! So far, in the few weeks we’ve been them, the support has been redonkulously excellent, so we definitely vouch for them. Plus, as we mentioned earlier, they’re green and they support the work of non-profits.
If there’s anyone out there who hasn’t picked a host for their blog, or who already has hosting but is looking for a move to a more socially-conscious, attentive hosting provider, get in touch with us at thon[at]blogathon[dot]org and we’ll give you the hook-up. And no worries - if you want to take advantage of the discount they’re giving to ‘thon bloggers, you can still go ahead and register tomorrow - you can always edit your blog URL if/when you need to.
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Second, Heather suggests some free blog services (including, of course, Livejournal):
Do you want to participate in the Blogathon but don’t want to set up a domain and/or site to do it? Using a free blog service is the perfect alternative, especially if you only plan to use the blog for the event!
A few free suggestions, taken from the forum thread, include:
~ Wordpress.com: One of the most popular sites for blog hosting, set-up is fast and easy and you can choose from a bunch of pre-made templates.
~ Blogger: The oldest and most-used blog service online, Blogger hosts literally tens of thousands of blogs via blogspot.com. Blogger also has an easy set-up with pre-made templates.
~ Livejournal.com: A socially-driven blogging/journaling site, Livejournal offers the ability to create filters, custom friends-lists and even communities.
Just remember that whatever site you use, you need to make the entries public (not locked or private) for the Blogathon!
Do you have any more suggestions? Leave them here (or here)!
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Don't forget, registration opens tomorrow, July 1st!