Blog Has Moved

Hi!

Thanks for stopping by.

This blog has moved.

I will be gradually moving files and links.

Please visit me at my new address:

Pawpaw Holler Home

I'm Still Here

I'm still here! :)

I'm just about to get my site the way I want it to look but I still have to transfer all my links.

Sneak Peak

I'm going to leave this blog up here, too.
It was too much trouble trying to import everything.

I'll be posting again soon! Watch for last update. :)

No More Posts Until Site Launch

Hi everyone.

I took a couple days off, had some things to do.
I've also been cold for three days and my computer is at a drafty window (keeps the computer cool).

Anyways, I will be working on getting my site up and this is the last post until I do, I'm going to have enough to move to the new site without adding more. :)

Hopefully it won't take too long.

Stay tuned. :)

Website Update

Good morning!

I can understand why people pay someone else to build their website, it can be very confusing to "newbies" like me!

When I bought my hosting they gave me a choice between Windows and Linux and I thought that meant the type of operating system I have. I have Windows, so that's what I picked.
I even went with GoDaddy over my first choice, HostGator, because they had Windows and HostGator didn't.

Come to find out, it's the host's servers they give you a choice on, not your computer's software. I'm sure I'm not the only one who didn't know that.

Anyways, I wanted to use WordPress on my site and you can't with GoDaddy if you pick Windows. Thankfully, it wasn't too much trouble to switch to their Linux server, which has a WordPress plug-in, it just took an awful long time to do it. GoDaddy is VERY slow once you log in to your account, it takes about 30 minutes to load a page! Of course I do have dial-up, which is slow anyways, but 30 minutes is ridiculous! Thankfully, I only paid for two months of hosting so I can switch to HostGator, if GoDaddy doesn't work out.

I did get WordPress installed, which was very easy, and now I can actually start building my site. With WordPress you can work from your site itself, not your hosting account, so maybe it will go a little quicker.

Well, that's my progress so far and I'm going to try to work on it some today. Stay tuned for further updates!

And all you techie people out there, go ahead and laugh. I am! :)

Thank you Penny Raine for your help. :)

Lighter Blog Color/Website Update

Good morning!

As you can see, I've lightened up my blog a little.
I was trying not to do a whole lot more with blogger as I'm working on getting my own site up and running, but my momma was having trouble reading it.
I wanted it lighter anyways, it was just too dark.

As far as my website progress...Arrrrrgh! :)
It's a little confusing since I've never had one before, but I'm learning!
I found a lot of good information at thesitewizard.com.

This is what I've done so far:
1. Bought my domains.
I bought mine from GoDaddy.

2. Purchased hosting.
You can get free ad-supported hosting but you can't do as much with it and hosting doesn't cost that much, I got mine for $4.24 a month.

3. Creating my site.
I don't have the money to pay someone to design a website for me or to buy design software so I searched the web and found 2 open source alternatives, NVU and Kompozer.
I decided on NVU and I just downloaded it last night, so I'll be figuring it out today.

Stay tuned for further updates! :)

To My Readers

Do you see the little button at the bottom of my sidebar with the numbers on it? That is from Blog Patrol, a free blog counter service, and it tells me how many people have visited my blog.
When I sign on to my account with Blog Patrol, I can also see; how people got to my blog, what time of day they visited and even what country they are from! I think that's the neat part, seeing how many people from different places have stopped by. :)

Anyway, I just wanted to say hello and welcome to everyone, I'm glad you stopped by and I hope I've helped you in some way. :)

Working on New Website/Moving Blog

I started this blog for a couple of reasons.
1. I wanted to help other people.
2. We are starting a home business.

From what I have read, if you have a business on the Internet, it's best to have your own domain, not a site on someone else's domain. Like a free blog.

http://pennyraine.com/blog/2008/11/starting-a-blog-step-1-domain-names/
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2008/11/blog-domain-name/
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/46/Why-Your-Business-Blog-Shouldn-t-Be-On-BlogSpot-com.aspx



So, I took the plunge and bought my own domain! www.pawpawhollerhome.com
(This was something I had intended to do from the beginning, I just kept putting it off. Thanks go out to Penny Raine for reminding me.)
It wasn't expensive, I bought mine through GoDaddy for $7.49 a domain (code ZINE3 at checkout).

Anyways, when I get my site up and running, I'm going to transfer my blog to there, so watch for updates!

Starting a Blog Series from Penny Raine

Would you like to start a blog but don't know where to start? Why should you even start a blog?
Do you need a domain name?
Penny Raine is posting a series for beginners starting a blog, you can find part one here.
Very good information.

Thanks Penny!