Comments on: Tools I Use (part I of II): Software

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By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:39:22 +0000

@Katherine: Depends on what you are looking for… I could not do what I need just with WP because it is so intense on the database side… but if you are looking at delivering just content at different levels I’d imagine someone built a plugin for that on WP.

By: Katherine

Katherine — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:53:23 +0000

Here’s an odd question — do you use WordPress to manage just the blog, or all of your website? Just curious because I’m very familiar with WordPress.org software, but my organization is talking about making a new website, but the problem is that there’s tiered memberships — some things on the site will be totally public, others to members on Tier 1, and still other things only to Tier 2. I’ve been trying to think of which sites I know that do this well and I know you’re one of them.

Many thanks for any advice you can provide!

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:23:57 +0000

@Jeanne – … good question – I’d wonder what your long-term goals are. Ultimately I’d recommend a website that uses blog technology, which doubles as a content management system. You can see how my buddy does this at KentBlumberg.com – it is his “website” that uses blog technology.

By: Jeanne Quereau

Jeanne Quereau — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:07:03 +0000

Thanks, Jason,

I was actually asking whether to start with a blog first, or a website first?

Jeanne

By: Char

Char — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:22:36 +0000

Thanks for the mention!!! Its fun to see what tools everyone else uses and how this tool set evolves over time.

By: Steve Gallison

Steve Gallison — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:33:02 +0000

Jason,

Thanks for all the cool stuff. I sending out my news/jobs letter to my customers (68K) and am urging them to check your site out. Your responders are also a wealth of knowledge. These are great communities with really interesting individuals who are very approachable.

I have an idea that I want to run by you so I’ll give you a buzz early next week.

By: Sue Brettell

Sue Brettell — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:07:40 +0000

Jason: great post. As the number of platforms, social networking sites, appis, widgets and tools increases by the day, it becomes harder to sort the wheat from the chaff. Lots of people blog about these topics and opinions differ widely. It’s useful to see what particular people use regularly, especially those who have gained recognition as experts in their field.

@Martha: I use Tinyurl too, but was recently recommended Bit.ly as being a better choice by William Arruda. So I signed up for it, but couldn’t get the bookmarklet to embed on the toolbar. (Mac/Firefox) Anyone else had this problem?

@Jeanne: I agree with Jason about WordPress. It’s generally considered the best platform to avoid spam and is incredibly customisable. However, it’s not the easiest to learn if you’re a complete novice. Take a look at the other options, which all allow a degree of customisation. Choose one that can be ported to WordPress at a later date – that way your site can be developed as you gain confidence. If you have some experience, you will find WordPress quite easy.

By: Jason Alba

Jason Alba — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:45:54 +0000

@Jeff – wow, someone from MS comments on my blog? I’m flattered.

The diff between the online offering you are talking about and a thumb drive is that I don’t have to be online to access my data on a thumb drive. But good to know, nonetheless.

@Jeanne – I’m a huge fan of WordPress.com – is that what you are asking?

@Martha – Good suggestion. I do go to tinyurl.com regularly, but only to grab my own customized URL … however in Twitter they automatically shorten, so since they do it, it’s not a must-use site for me.

@Sean – I’ve been meaning to check out Xobni… thanks for the recommendation and info

@Charlotte – one other thing I’d like to explore is the ability to pay with an Amazon account… I’m excited about that…

@Jonathan – cool, good suggestion. My habit is still Notepad… but wordpad is a good idea.