I’m sure you’ll agree that moving house is one of the most traumatic experiences one can ever go through in life, next to divorce or the loss of a loved one. I know, I had to move house once, and it took at least a week or two for the dust to settle. And hopefully I won’t have to go through it again.
The feeling seems (for me at least) to be the same now that I am strongly thinking of moving house on the Internet. My old Geocities website just doesn’t seem to cut it anymore, and this present WordPress blog of mine, though free, does have its limitations. So there are 3 big steps I have to take:
- Find a suitable web host and obtain my own domain.
- Import my WordPress blog into this new domain, and integrate it.
- Do a lot of work on this new website (the new house).
For #1, I’m considering either Startlogic or Lunarpages. Both offer very competitive rates, and have a ton of features available. I should know, I got all glossy-eyed just skimming through all that information. #2 I’m not so worried about, as importing my WordPress blog into it shouldn’t be that hard.
#3 is a different kettle of fish. I’ll probably be spending the most time on this, because I want to make a good first impression when I launch my new website to the world. So I’ll have to hunker down with lots of patience and determination (and not forgetting the coffee) but it just has to be done, lol.
If anyone has any good advice, I’m all ears. And I’d also like to thank my friend and fellow geek Doris, for her unending words of wisdom and cheer. Doris, when my website is ready, you can come over and visit (I’ll make sure the guest quarters are ready, heh heh).
Oh I’m full of words alright! Seems I make your head spin every time I start spouting them. I can type almost as fast as I can talk ROFL! And I’m not worried bout the guestroom…I can sleep on the floor. Just make sure you have COFFEE and lots of it!
I have the utmost confidence you’re going to find this whole experience much easier than you think. It seems so daunting…but once you get your hosting – you’ll be off and running in no time! Mark my words…you just wait and see!!!
Heh, thanks for the comment, Doris. If you’re coming over, I’ll have to buy ALL the coffee in the supermarket nearby.
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