tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post114196956942651868..comments2023-09-23T04:56:51.617-07:00Comments on Forensics & Faith: Responses to Yesterday's Comments/Questions~ Brandilyn Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1142057613631864862006-03-10T22:13:00.000-08:002006-03-10T22:13:00.000-08:00I agree blogs are way cool, but I also bought my d...I agree blogs are way cool, but I also bought my domain names through GoDaddy.com. With privacy registration it is like $11.99 a year. They'll host your site for free if you let them put an ad banner across the top.<BR/><BR/>I'm just setting up the five pages, so it's not published yet. But I've still only got the free hosting because it may take me six months to set it up the way I want it and it not costing me monthly. <BR/><BR/>When I'm ready to publish, I'll buy the hosting, so I can get rid of the banners when I publish itBonnie S. Calhounhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11769607640246518804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1142018133053774842006-03-10T11:15:00.000-08:002006-03-10T11:15:00.000-08:00I totally agree with this. Unless you have a book ...I totally agree with this. Unless you have a book to sell, you really don't need to spend this money. And if you're writing in various genres, you don't even know which one might sell first, and which genre you might wind up in for a number of books. Your Web site should reflect the genre. So to me, a Web site before a published book is putting the cart before the egg. (My fave mixed metaphor.)<BR/><BR/>Blogs are way cool, though, because they're free, plus you can change the look at any time. And they have a different feel. They're not about marketing. They're about YOU as a person. And they don't have to be so polished. People knows blogs are more informal.<BR/><BR/>~ Brandilyn~ Brandilyn Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771812607327238979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1142017109619983442006-03-10T10:58:00.000-08:002006-03-10T10:58:00.000-08:00Thought I'd mention regarding the web site for mar...Thought I'd mention regarding the web site for marketing. For us pre-pubbed writers, a web site seems ... excessive, since we have nothing to sell. But a blog--now that's a way to present who I am and what I do, and there are free sites. <BR/><BR/>I just started blogging--was going to keep it under my hat until I felt more comfortable, but I had a chance to enter a contest with my second post and suddenly had LOTS of people visiting (well, "lots" in comparison to 0--hahah. It's all relative).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, at my blog site I have several pages, so can post samples of my writing or whatever. It is a nice first step for me. And did I mention it is FREE?<BR/><BR/>BeckyRebecca LuElla Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06823550402103559922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10583449.post-1142001307658048522006-03-10T06:35:00.000-08:002006-03-10T06:35:00.000-08:00Just make sure you're spitzy as you work on that d...Just make sure you're spitzy as you work on that deadling.C.J. Darlingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16541599888177703695noreply@blogger.com