Next Steps March 9, 2006
Posted by cuyler in WordPress.add a comment
It looks like I hit a wall for now. It was interesting to try out blogging on WordPress.com, but to use the advanced features, I really need to install it on a hosted domain.
Another alternative is for me to install it on a Linux system. Trouble is, I don’t have a Linux system, so I don’t know if it is worth the effort to create one. I did just recently acquire a small PC from my company for $1, so I guess I could go out an get the latest version of Red Hat and give it a try.
On the other hand, it might just be easier for me to go get my own hosted domain. I found a place that will host a small site for $2 a month (GeekHosting). But I don’t know — that would be $24 a year and I am on a budget.
Once I have my own WordPress installation, my plan would be learn to create my own template. I want to be able to fully customize the web site. I would also like to have the site do more than just blog — I want to create a forum and perhaps sell merchandise. It’s still not clear to me if WordPress will allow me to do everything I want, so it might be worth the time to investigate other CMS software like Drupal.
I just noticed that there is a site dedicated for using Drupal for Artists and Musicians. One of my motives for looking into all this is for the benefit of my father (who is a musician) and my art teacher (who is an artist [duh]). I’ll be looking into this further.
Wow, the blog is almost two days old and no one has left any comments. 
Just joking, of course — I am not sure anyone but me will ever read this. But I would like to see how all the features work and it is no fun to comment to myself.
