Comments on: Confessions of an Underestimated Geek

By: Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:51:40 +0000

This is tempting…

I absolutely hate to add the updates to WP and the pluggins.

I wonder how easy it would be to transfer over, or maybe just start another one.

By: Ricardo Bueno

Ricardo Bueno — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:23:26 +0000

Well Teresa, I think you know where I stand on this one…

I’ve blogged on both platforms and like them both! I guest author on a few WordPress blogs but as far as my own content (my own blogs), I’m on Typepad. Have been a Typepad user for years and will continue to be. Just sayin’…

By: Jim Gatos

Jim Gatos — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:27:01 +0000

After struggling for a couple of years first with Blogspot (boy was I inexperienced!) for a very short time, then with WordPress, free first then I went with the self hosted version. I switched hosts 3 times mainly due to problems and slowdowns with shared hosting, and had numerous headaches with customizing the look and different plugins and widgets. Sometimes the WordPress updates went smoothly; sometimes like a website “enema”. I finally got sick of it and went tried Typepad. Typepad has a myriad of features that I’ve just begun to explore; they keep adding more and they constantly improve on what they have. Instead of having to post on a forum where more than often I’d get a smart ass answer from some WP Geek who acted like I should have taken a university degree to figure out how to do what I’m asking about, I now click on “Help” at Typepad and usually within hours (it’s been getting faster lately) I get a well thought out, detailed email that hardly sounds “canned”. I haven’t had a problem with their tech support yet. They know english! Yay!

For the $50 or so dollars I used to save by using a shared host (Bluehost, HostRocket, Hostgator, etc) versus using Typepad, the extra money is well worth it. I have been more focused on actually blogging now instead of spending mind numbing hours just trying to make things work. I also enjoy seeing how others use Typepad and I think for SEO what I have now is much much better. I can also create websites with Typepad with NO Blog and that will be my next undertaking. I’ve only been using Typepad since August and I think I’ve already written over 70 new posts. It’s just a joy to use Typepad and I’m glad I switched! I did notice Teresa using Typepad when I first started blogging and I did in fact notice Teresa was one of a few, if not the only, real estate professional using Typepad. I figured she probably knew something no one else figured out yet.

By: Linda Davis

Linda Davis — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:07:18 +0000

Teresa, who I never underestimate,taught me that it is all about content.

Readers don’t give a crap what platform you use.

By: teresa boardman

teresa boardman — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:00:43 +0000

Oops that should have been directed at @tcar

in what way is word press more powerful or flexible? and how is it superior for the next generation of blog sites?

By: teresa boardman

teresa boardman — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:59:54 +0000

Ginger – in what way is word press more powerful or flexible? and how is it superior for the next generation of blog sites?

By: Todd Carpenter

Todd Carpenter — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 20:50:25 +0000

@Ginger Wilcox – You still need to join.

I agree with Teresa that Typepad is a superior solution to WordPress if you do not wish to put in the additional work involved in installing and upgrading. Or if you don’t wish to pay someone to do it for you.

However, WordPress is more powerful and more flexible for power users. It also offers a superior platform for building the next generation of blogsites. One stop shops for all of the content created for a blog, plus everything you would traditionally find in real estate web site like a home search, neighborhood reports, and static, brochure style content.

By: Lisa Sanderson

Lisa Sanderson — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:24:35 +0000

I use typepad too. Recent upgrades to the system has made it even more awesomeful. I started using one of their template designs, which I customized un poquito. Then just this past November, I redesigned it with a custom header & junk and can’t believe how easy it was to pull off and how absolutely gawgeous (IMO, anyway!) it turned out. I have a couple ideas thrashing around for new blogs but haven’t done that yet.

By: Matthew Rathbun

Matthew Rathbun — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:14:12 +0000

Will,

Everyone has their strength and weakness. I like to play on WordPress, but I’ve seen some fantastic writing on crummy templates from other systems. I think people should concentrate on what they do well, the rest will eventually fall into place.

Seth Godin doesn’t use WP and no one can beat him in content (IMHO).

By: Matthew Rathbun

Matthew Rathbun — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 04:10:29 +0000

Very good points. I hear that ActiveRain is free and very easy to use, too

I’ve used all of them but blogger. Personally I am also running one on the free wordpress.com and every platform has it’s good and not so good.

Whenever I start a new blogger off, it’s almost always on WP.com. Easy, free and good built in SEO. Luckily they can all be exported one to another.

Great points from all!

For what it’s worth, I would underestimate you in anything – I’d estimate you pretty highly