[access-uk] Re: Blogging
- From: "Vince Thacker" <vince@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:11:22 +0100
Andy, not sure what'happened there. As it happens, I['m signing up for a new
blog, and I received the Wordpress confirmation e-mail straight away.
I wonder whether you've missed out some information or mis-typed something.
The screen I'm looking at asks for this information:-
1. blog address - this is where you choose the sub-domain name that you want to
use, e.g. myblog, which would give you a URL of http://myblog.wordpress.com for
your whole account. You could have several blogs within that account if you
wished.
2. - username - this is what you'd enter in order to log in. The form gives you
the sub-domain name as an auto-complete string, but you could choose a separate
username if you like.
3. password
4. confirmation of password
5. e-mail address
6. what language you'll wirte in
7. Free blog or some other type? This choice is presented as a series of
links, which looks a bit confusing to me. Maybe radio buttons would have been
better.
Another possible source of confusion is knowing which button to press to
submit your form. The first one is for a paid account, the second one for a
free one. It only seems to be the visual layout that gives you this clue.
Hope that's of help - maybe it's worth just starting again.
Vince.
----- Original Message -----
From: ANDY COLLINS
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 7:58 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blogging
Hi Vince -
Tried to sign up to Wordpress, but I seem to have failed, as I haven't
received their acknowledgement email, and when I try to sign back in, it tells
me my username or password is in error.
I have to say I was a little confused by the signing up process as I was
firstly asked for an account name. There was an edit box and I typed an
account name in there, and below that a link that said .wordpress.wordpress.com
$0
Then there were 2 edit boxes for a user name and password, plus a box for my
email address. I clicked submit, and that was that. I'm stumped! -
Andy
----- Original Message -----
From: Vince Thacker
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 11:26 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Blogging
Andy, you don't necessarily need web hosting or your own domain name.
There are several free blogging services where everything is set up for
you. Could I suggest you try Wordpress, as if you ever move on to your own
domain, you can transfer Wordpress stuff there.
If's pretty straightforward setting up. You need an account, and you would
then normally set up a profile with whatever name, nickname, photo and personal
details you wish to disclose.
To start the blog, you will want a title and an explanatory strap-line,
which will go at at the tops of your pages.
Writing a blog entry is a bit like writing an e-mail, really. You will want
a subject line, and then type or paste your writing into an edit box, pick some
tags to make it easier to trace and then send it.
Other services that are similar are Blogger and Typepad. I've found
Wordpress pretty accessible, and haven't tried the others.
Vince.
----- Original Message -----
From: ANDY COLLINS
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 7:16 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Blogging
Hi all -
Anybody on here set up their own blog? I'm thinking of doing this, but
not sure how to proceed.
I can imagine that I might need a web hosting service, and therefore
perhaps a domain name, but that looks a bit of a mine field, and I've no idea
of what accessibility is like in that mine field <smile>
Thanks for any help -
Andy
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