To blog or not to blog?

Private or Public?

Someone told me I should start a blog! Sounds simple enough, right? Google Blogger? Worked just fine before. I’ve done several and even started them for others. Google had a fool-proof system and still does, except….. So, I made a blog, published it, and all’s well until a friend asked, “Can I subscribe and get a notification when there’s a new post?” Well, apparently not anymore according to Google Blogger. It seems they’ve phased that useful feature out and it’s gone the way of the dodo bird. So I began looking for a work-around. Not so easy!Then I noticed that the Google Blogger help forum didn’t have anything newer that 2019, amd most was 2015. I wonder how long Google will maintain a free blogging service? And there’s the issue of Google maybe owning all your content….forever! It seems these days most bloggers are using WordPress. Well, there’s a free and paid version of that too. Depends on whether you go to WordPress.com or .orgOf course here you’ll need a domain name and a hosting service. Oh wait, domains have .com, .org, .ca etc. Can you say $$$=$$$=$$$$$ Maybe it’s time to rethink all this stuff? After all, I’m just trying to drum up a few new clues to my elusive Asian ancestors, not reinvent the wheel.

Oh, night-soil!