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Blog/Website - to Show Work

  • 30-04-2014 9:23am
    #1
    Whirlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭


    Hi All,
    Am currently trying to break into journalism and one suggestion that has come up a few times is to have a blog/website that I regularly update with work; both to show potential employers my work and also try to build a readership.
    Does anyone have any suggestions of good sites to use?
    Having done a bit of research online I am leaning toward Wordpress.com, the free version rather than the paid .org. But then I am already using Google on both my laptop and phone so I wonder would it be easiest of all to use Google +.
    Any suggestions or feedback from anyone who has used these or other sites gratefully received!


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  • #2
    IRE60
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,884 ✭✭✭IRE60


    Whirlie wrote: »
    Hi All,
    Am currently trying to break into journalism and one suggestion that has come up a few times is to have a blog/website that I regularly update with work; both to show potential employers my work and also try to build a readership.
    Does anyone have any suggestions of good sites to use?
    Having done a bit of research online I am leaning toward Wordpress.com, the free version rather than the paid .org. But then I am already using Google on both my laptop and phone so I wonder would it be easiest of all to use Google +.
    Any suggestions or feedback from anyone who has used these or other sites gratefully received!

    The Google+ gig looks like it in a transformation period at the moment and no one is clear where its off to. I'd g down the road of blogger/wordpress - the platform is secondary, the content is critical.


  • #3
    Whirlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭Whirlie


    Thanks for that IRE60, I'm particularly techie so definitely don't want to start with Google+ only for it to be changed, sounds like Wordpress it is so


  • #4
    Green Giant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,508 ✭✭✭Green Giant


    I use Blogger and I think it's very user friendly. Allows you to give it a nice appearance as well!


  • #5
    Whirlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭Whirlie


    Would you rate it over Wordpress? User friendly is a big concern for me, I am Not great with IT, which I know I will need to work on for journalism, so need to ease myself in!


  • #6
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Whirlie wrote: »
    Would you rate it over Wordpress? User friendly is a big concern for me, I am Not great with IT, which I know I will need to work on for journalism, so need to ease myself in!

    Blogger is more straight forward the last time I used it, I found wordpress to be a bit more advance and I though that it might put off a non-techy user.

    Blogger is google so you can use your gmail account for it.

    Also set up a Twitter account to point people to your content.


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  • #7
    Whirlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18 ✭Whirlie


    Actually just set up a shiny fresh twitter account today!! Will take a look at both tomorrow, although being able to use gmail a definite plus.
    Thanks all


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