New website…sort of

[wood-of-1kind]

I used to have a "free" website and maintained it with regular updates. Unfortunately "free" rarely lasts long and my free lunch came to an end.
Was given the opportunity of making monthly/yearly subscription but I declined. My website was really not used as a sales platform but more
as a place where I could showcase some of the woodwork that keeps me active. Prior to the website, I used to blog with the intent of displaying some of my work.

Fast forward to today and I've rediscovered that my blog is still in existence. Blogging is not for everyone and perhaps considered as "yesterday's technology" it still fits my needs perfectly. I can still share news/events with my woodworking friends. Call me cheap or old fashioned but I firmly
believe in using tools that one is comfortable with. Feel free to add to the conversation if blogging is something that you are still using today.

-Peter-

 

[BULLWINKLE]

I used to have a "free" website and maintained it with regular updates. Unfortunately "free" rarely lasts long and my free lunch came to an end.
Was given the opportunity of making monthly/yearly subscription but I declined. My website was really not used as a sales platform but more
as a place where I could showcase some of the woodwork that keeps me active. Prior to the website, I used to blog with the intent of displaying some of my work.

Fast forward to today and I've rediscovered that my blog is still in existence. Blogging is not for everyone and perhaps considered as "yesterday's technology" it still fits my needs perfectly. I can still share news/events with my woodworking friends. Call me cheap or old fashioned but I firmly
believe in using tools that one is comfortable with. Feel free to add to the conversation if blogging is something that you are still using today.

-Peter-

Days of free websites are just about over. There is one but it's limited. Wix is the name. I quit making websites but I did buy a domain for my email. Free email isn't free. They harvest your information and sell it.
I paid $1 the first year and under $20 for following years. It's about $5 a month additional if you want them to host your webpage. Pretty reasonable. Here's the company I use and highly recommend them if you want to post a reasonably priced website.

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Hope this helps

 

[wood-of-1kind]

Thanks for the lead Bullwinkle. For now I'm comfortable using my blog (no cost to pay…up to now). You're quite correct that there are no more free lunch (website).