{"id":3277,"date":"2008-06-26T19:37:59","date_gmt":"2008-06-27T02:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3277"},"modified":"2008-06-26T19:49:59","modified_gmt":"2008-06-27T02:49:59","slug":"project-bloodhound-the-question-i-should-have-asked-a-year-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3277\/project-bloodhound-the-question-i-should-have-asked-a-year-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Bloodhound: The question I should have asked a year ago"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a new blogger, with little experience, how do you choose a weblog platform?<\/strong> \u00a0My current blog\u00a0runs on Quick Blogcast from Go Daddy<\/a> and it’s beginning to feel\u00a0limited. \u00a0The number one reason I chose it, when I started blogging a little over a year ago, was that it looked easy to implement and was affordable. \u00a0Frankly I’m very frugal, especially while I’m proving to myself whether or not something work for me. \u00a0The good news was I was up and running \u00a0in no time and my blog has brought me business.<\/p>\n

Ironically, two of us <\/span>new puppies<\/a>\u00a0are currently using Quick Blogcast.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0I’ve found some tricks and gotten some great lessons\u00a0 in CSS and rigging things to make them work the way I want from the tech support, who are patient and helpful, BUT they have to put me on hold and scratch their heads to make it happen almost every time.<\/p>\n

I really want a more functional platform that allows me more creativity and control, but I’m intimidated by wordpress.org setups and every time there is an update, it seems that I see a few really frustrated real estate pros over on Twitter. \u00a0Now the time has come for me to shut up or put up and this seems like the perfect opportunity to make a platform move, but I’m still not sure I have the technical skills to take on a more complex platform.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now that I have a functional blog that makes me money, with a growing Page Rank, should I risk the change?\u00a0<\/p>\n

  • Will I spend days frustrated to no\u00a0end, during my really busy season? \u00a0Is it worth it to have a pretty blog?<\/li>\n
  • \u00a0Should I just pay someone who does have the technical skills and pay them forever?<\/li>\n

    \u00a0I know there are great bloggers out there who have made these\u00a0hard choices and I really need to know what you think about choosing platforms, which one you recommend, and anything else you can suggest to help. \u00a0If you were going to start a new blog today, what would you do?\u00a0 Thanks for taking the time to share the pros and cons and I’m really looking Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    As a new blogger, with little experience, how do you choose a weblog platform? \u00a0My current blog\u00a0runs on Quick Blogcast from Go Daddy and it’s beginning to feel\u00a0limited. \u00a0The number one reason I chose it, when I started blogging a little over a year ago, was that it looked easy to implement and was affordable. 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