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GoPlayer
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July 19, 2008 - 08:52 PM |
 
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Hello,
I intend to start a blog in English, and I would be interested in some advice about which hosting service to select (Blogger, Wordpress, etc.).
My main concerns:
- performance (readers in both Western and Asian countries)
- blocked sites. For example in the past I has some issues accessing blogspot sites from China, it seems to work better now.
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Cylon
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July 19, 2008 - 09:06 PM |
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Andreas
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July 19, 2008 - 09:30 PM |
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Yep, Wordpress is the best I have seen so far. |
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GoPlayer
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July 19, 2008 - 10:41 PM |
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It won't be self-hosted, so in this case we are talking about using http://wordpress.com/. Any comments on performance and access issues with this specific provider? For example I was unable to open their chinese site http://zh.wordpress.com/. |
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Andreas
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July 20, 2008 - 12:05 AM |
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You don't want to use their Chinese site. Use the regular one with a proxy. |
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Cylon
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chingiskhan
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July 20, 2008 - 12:59 AM |
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Why not self host? It costs about 4 dollars a month and you don't have the risk of being blocked, ever. I use Wordpress and it's the best thing since sliced bread! |
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GoPlayer
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Aug 25, 2008 - 09:39 PM |
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Thanks all for the advice.
I have started a blog on Wordpress, I'll see how long it lasts... I can already see the limitations, compared to a self-hosted solution, so I'll definitely look into this in the long run. |
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lababillarde
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Aug 25, 2008 - 10:01 PM |
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chiniskhnan
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| you don't have the risk of being blocked, ever. |
not in some cases.
your server, specially if you use shared hosting, can be blocked at anytime. who knows whether we can access blu3h0st or dr3@mh0st or not tomorrow? 
4 dollars? that's a nice price...which service provider do you use? |
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chingiskhan
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Aug 25, 2008 - 10:44 PM |
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There are literally thousands of hosts in the US so I think the chances are pretty slim of being blocked, but you're right, it could happen. Certainly much less chance than Wordpress or Typepad or Blogger though. |
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Cylon
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kamehamehon
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Aug 26, 2008 - 10:33 AM |
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hosted by your self is good as you could easily to plugin more widget |
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shanghaitechwriter
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Aug 31, 2008 - 12:30 AM |
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Definitely recommend WordPress and the following:
1) Your own domain
2) Your own hosting server (I recommend Bluehost.com) |
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leidelaohu
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Aug 31, 2008 - 02:03 AM |
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2) Your own hosting server (I recommend Bluehost.com) |
That's not your own. That's Bluehost's. Not the same thing at all.
It's not impossible to run your own, even here in China. |
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RussianBear
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Aug 31, 2008 - 02:13 AM |
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yeah,sh1t is happening |
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boywonder
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Sep 01, 2008 - 09:08 AM |
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Using Wordpress here, I'd definitely recommend it, very user friendly when you first get started.
Don't host at Wordpress, as the others have said you'll probably find it's blocked in China and you've paid for nothing, host at bluehost or somewhere similar. |
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