New Websites I am Considering Building
24 January 2007 08:22 AM | Internet and Web
I have a number of interests that I would like to
create websites on. None of these are money making
ventures just personal hobbies. I need to
make a list of topics I want to
cover and then decide the following:
1.) Does the subject need a blog, static site or a combination?
2.) If a blog, does the topic really need a stand alone blog or will a Category here at Everything Else do, or will a completely separate blog here on the Talmir.info domain work better? No sense in starting a separate blog if I am not able to think of something to post about regularly.
3.) Free host or paid hosting? As an example I can now point a domain at a Blogspot blog and I think I can point a domain at a Bravehost free account, since none of these are going to make money I really do not want to spend any more on hosting - with all my current paid hosting accounts it is starting to get expensive. One thing is I will have them all on domains that I own.
I figure if I start building these in my spare time they might be ready in a year or two. How do you decide on what you want to build websites about?
Off to make that list of topics.
UPDATE:
The List (beta) -
1. State and Regional (multi-county area) Politics Planning - there are things going on which require my commentary and guidance! heh. This could probably just be a category on Everything Else.
2. Living in a New Urbanist Community and New Urbanism - could also be a category on EE blog, or I might create a new folder on Talmir.info and publish a completely seperate blog so I don't have SEO stuff and New Urbanism stuff all sloshing around together. I can't see buying a new domain and hosting account for this.
3. Local Visitors Guide/Local Reviews/local commentary - I might start this one off on a free hosting account but on it's own domain. The idea being that if it builds a following I can move it to paid hosting. In the old days I would have started with a directory script but there already is a local yellow pages type directory and I don't see any reason to compete with that, but I might just run with a blog and some static pages and aim it at reviews and pointing out tourist destinations. That is gear it mainly at commentary/discussion etc. As I write this it sounds like a lot of work and maybe I'll think about this one further before jumping in.
4. Something on US Automibile Trails and Numbered Federal Hwys - could be two sites about historic preservation. These will probably be on free hosts with their own domains for the static pages. I might use a remotely hosted blog (Blogspot or Wordpress.com) so I can post on the road if I take an automobile tour along these routes.
1.) Does the subject need a blog, static site or a combination?
2.) If a blog, does the topic really need a stand alone blog or will a Category here at Everything Else do, or will a completely separate blog here on the Talmir.info domain work better? No sense in starting a separate blog if I am not able to think of something to post about regularly.
3.) Free host or paid hosting? As an example I can now point a domain at a Blogspot blog and I think I can point a domain at a Bravehost free account, since none of these are going to make money I really do not want to spend any more on hosting - with all my current paid hosting accounts it is starting to get expensive. One thing is I will have them all on domains that I own.
I figure if I start building these in my spare time they might be ready in a year or two. How do you decide on what you want to build websites about?
Off to make that list of topics.
UPDATE:
The List (beta) -
1. State and Regional (multi-county area) Politics Planning - there are things going on which require my commentary and guidance! heh. This could probably just be a category on Everything Else.
2. Living in a New Urbanist Community and New Urbanism - could also be a category on EE blog, or I might create a new folder on Talmir.info and publish a completely seperate blog so I don't have SEO stuff and New Urbanism stuff all sloshing around together. I can't see buying a new domain and hosting account for this.
3. Local Visitors Guide/Local Reviews/local commentary - I might start this one off on a free hosting account but on it's own domain. The idea being that if it builds a following I can move it to paid hosting. In the old days I would have started with a directory script but there already is a local yellow pages type directory and I don't see any reason to compete with that, but I might just run with a blog and some static pages and aim it at reviews and pointing out tourist destinations. That is gear it mainly at commentary/discussion etc. As I write this it sounds like a lot of work and maybe I'll think about this one further before jumping in.
4. Something on US Automibile Trails and Numbered Federal Hwys - could be two sites about historic preservation. These will probably be on free hosts with their own domains for the static pages. I might use a remotely hosted blog (Blogspot or Wordpress.com) so I can post on the road if I take an automobile tour along these routes.
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