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Aug 12, 08

images.jpgToday I was approached by a guy in a Marines uniform. He came up all casual and started to talk about my scooter and seemed kind of interested in what it was all about. I was wrong, he was more interested in me.

I had no idea I still looked like I might have just gotten out of High School, or at least personified a personality of aimless wonderer. We started to talk and he quickly changed the subject from the scooter to the military. His first mistake was asking me when I graduated High School. I’ll give him credit because the instant he finished that question he must have read the look on my face and realized it was about the dumbest thing he could have asked.

I must have had a look of minor distaste in my expression because he quickly added, “at least a few years right”. Me, “Actually it’s been over ten years”. (with a small chuckle) Honestly I didn’t see this coming. I just assumed he was actually interested in my scooter.

1687355.jpgIn the end I had to tell him that I’ve been around long enough to know that I would never join the service and that I just didn’t have the personality.

I’m glad their are people out their willing to join the service and I’m glad that people are willing to do what ever it is that service guys do, but it’s not for me. I’ve just always thought that I wouldn’t have to explain that. This was the first time I’ve ever been approached by anyone trying to get me interested in the service. Unfortunately for this guy he’s not very good at reading his opponent, and I honestly think I might have been older than he was.

@ 4:36 pm
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Jul 23, 08

This is Web App Wednesday, the one day a week I’ve allotted to talk about web applications so that I don’t blab about them too much…

This week I’m talking about TypePad… One of the for-most blogging platforms out there, and definitely one of the leaders. But,, I’m a little confused about a few things, and I was hopping some of the TypePad people out there can set me strait.

Here is my Beef

In general ‘Free‘ Blogging is going to incorporate a (dot)something into your domain name, for example visualcoma.typepad.com or visualcoma.blogspot.com or visualcoma.wordpress.com, there’s really know way around that. Even ‘Free‘ has a price, although it’s not money.

In my mind your domain name is ‘Real Estate‘ it has value and it can give value to your content. The more sources pointing to your Domain.com the more the search engines like you. Especially if you’re really cool and you have some real heavy hitters that like you.

About a week ago I decided to check out TypePad to see what all the fuss was about, but I didn’t get very far. I just couldn’t bring myself to put my credit card in and pay to have visualcoma.typepad.com. So I stopped there, but TypePad didn’t. Later that same day I got an email from them asking if they did something wrong.

me –>> “Well, Yeah you did something wrong. The first thing you wanted from me was my Credit Card info…”

here’s the email and what I was thinking…

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Don’t get me wrong, I fully understand that most sites are going to charge you for what you see below. There is no doubt that these things have to cost money. I’m wondering this, “Does TypePad offer the ability to mask your domain name with a name you’ve personally registered with out paying for the Premium Package.”

The reason I ask is that I’ve seen more TypePad users take their blog serious than other platform users, while still leaving the ‘(dot)typepad’ in their name.

My Point is this…

typepad-plan.jpgIf you are serious about your blog than why aren’t you focusing on establishing a domain name with ‘Real Estate‘ value. If you are a Musician, Author, Publicist, Marketing Developer, Designer, Charity or anything of personal value than you Need to be creating a Brand for yourself that doesn’t include someone else’s name.

The simple fact is this.

Blogging has quickly become the latest trend/necessity for online marketing and publishing. Don’t go jumping the gun and get the first piece of land you hear about or see. Browse the market, find out what other people are using and get more than five opinions. There are millions of Blogs out there, trust me 5 opinions is not a hard number to find. Remember, if your goal in Blogging is anything more than a journal to your family and friends than it’s worth your time to do your homework…

Here are a few Options

WordPress, Blogger, Typepad, Habari, b2evolution, Moveable Type

@ 10:12 am
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