boynabubble 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2011 signature too! Am updating it majorly this week. I will follow you! Yours was one of the first blogs I followed, Dustin. Your flies are great! Hope to see more on your blog. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaeronf 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2011 Yea, I really like Dustin's. Its very "welcoming". I also find it was very bright and cheery. Don't know why but that made me like it a lot more. I loved the flies. Can't wait to see more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyfishingtaz 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2011 I've got one I've been working on myself. Had a rough day at work, so I should be posting again tomorrow night after some tying, and adding a few pics to it as well. The links in my signature. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Vegas 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2011 I just been dealing with some personal stuff so had not the time to post much nor update the blog. But at the end of the week I will have clear days again. I have about 7 or 8 patterns I want to post up plus my tying demo at BPS is on Saturday so I want to post stuff about that too. Thanks guys for following Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaeronf 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2011 I just been dealing with some personal stuff so had not the time to post much nor update the blog. But at the end of the week I will have clear days again. I have about 7 or 8 patterns I want to post up plus my tying demo at BPS is on Saturday so I want to post stuff about that too. Thanks guys for following Can't wait to see. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Vegas 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2011 I just been dealing with some personal stuff so had not the time to post much nor update the blog. But at the end of the week I will have clear days again. I have about 7 or 8 patterns I want to post up plus my tying demo at BPS is on Saturday so I want to post stuff about that too. Thanks guys for following Can't wait to see. Added 4 patterns today and some other information! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laxi 0 Report post Posted February 3, 2011 I thought we had this forum here so we wouldn't need a blog Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gaeronf 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2011 Just thought it would be something fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexC 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2011 why aren't you guys using FlyAddicts to host your blogs? 1) it is owned and operated by the same person who runs this forum 2) it is powered by wordpress, which is like a gazillion times better than blogger/blogspot 3) You have access to thousands of free themes and wordpress plugins which allow you to do all sorts of cool stuff 3) you can use your own domain (www.yourdomain.com) if you want, or just use flyaddicts.com/yourblogname 4) you're part of a network of other fly fishing and fly tying blogs, and a facebook-like social network, which will drive more traffic to your site 5) if you already started a blog somewhere else, you can import it over to flyaddicts in about 2 minutes 6) all of these services are completely free (unless you choose to buy a domain name) http://www.flyaddicts.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boynabubble 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2011 Thanks, but I like the layout on blogger.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexC 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2011 are you talking about the themes or the admin panel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2011 i think i started one on here a long time ago and couldnt get used to the interface i dont do anything with facebook or the tweeter crowd. i too have become comfortable with blogger.com but might have a relook at flyaddicts. 5) if you already started a blog somewhere else, you can import it over to flyaddicts in about 2 minutes once converted can it be deleted if i dont like it?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexC 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2011 yes, and if you're having any problems, Will or myself is glad to help- another bonus you don't get with a blogger hosted site- free tech support. As far as the admin interface goes, it is very intuitive once you figure out what all of the buttons do. Personally, I could care less if anyone uses it or not. Neither Will or myself make any money from it, its just a fun side project. But for what its worth, there is a reason the blog writers who have been around a while use wordpress. Its like using photoshop instead of MS paint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2011 could never afford photshop so photofiltre will have to do i'm not really a "blog writer" just a hobbyist i'll look into it after i get home from work why not just use wordpress if its so good and not thru that flyaddicts thing?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexC 0 Report post Posted February 4, 2011 As far as wordpress goes, a person who wants a blog has three options. One, get a wordpress.com hosted blog. pros: free hosting cons: you have limited access to themes, and if you want access to others you have to pay for them. you have to pay for plugins, you have to pay for domain name use, you don't get full control of everything, some plugins and themes aren't available period Two, get a wordpress.org hosted blog pros: you have complete and unlimited ability to do anything you have the technical know how to do at your blog cons: you need technical know how, you have to pay for hosting, you have to rely on support forums for help Three, get a flyaddicts hosted blog pros: free hosting, free domain name use, free help and tech support, you're part of a fly fishing and fly tying blog network which will increase your blog's traffic (and if you didn't want people to read, you wouldn't be writing it), access to any theme or plugin you can find (wordpress has a theme library and a plugin library), you cal also have your blog's RSS feed included in the FTF hatches forum- so whenever you publish a new post it shows up here in the hatches forum on ftf. cons: there is only one con, and that is you aren't able to directly edit your site's html or php. This is more of a safety feature than anything as it prevents Will from having to worry about hackers, etc. If you want any of these types of edits made, you just let us know and we take care of it for you- so really, this is a pro, cause you don't have to deal with that stuff. to get a blog at FA, just go there, create an account, and let Will know you want a blog, he or myself will set it up for you, so all you have to worry about is creating content. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites