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Post by paddy649 on Sept 14, 2020 18:56:20 GMT
Well in these days of C-19 lockdown I’m thinking about starting a blog to showcase my DBA armies as I collect and paint them. 128 so far with the Carthaginians on the painting table as I type!
Anyways - having never blogged I thought I needed to ask what was the easiest and best free site to use? Any advice?
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Sept 14, 2020 19:07:08 GMT
I used Wordpress for a while but if I were you I would do a Youtube channel instead.
It is a lot less work and has more exposure.
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Post by paddy649 on Sept 14, 2020 19:10:08 GMT
That may be a next step in the future - besides unlike you stony I probably have a face more suited to blogging!
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Post by Tony Aguilar on Sept 14, 2020 20:53:39 GMT
That may be a next step in the future - besides unlike you stony I probably have a face more suited to blogging! What viewers are apparently really interested is in your FEET - just ask Mitch.  |
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Post by Baldie on Sept 14, 2020 21:02:03 GMT
That may be a next step in the future - besides unlike you stony I probably have a face more suited to blogging! What viewers are apparently really interested is in your FEET - just ask Mitch. You cant beat a good crotch shot, it's what we wargamers are famous for. That and a hand on chin stareing whistfully into the distance contemplating if it is possible to claw back a win by rolling a 13 on 2D6. |
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Post by timurilank on Sept 14, 2020 21:12:55 GMT
Well in these days of C-19 lockdown I’m thinking about starting a blog to showcase my DBA armies as I collect and paint them. 128 so far with the Carthaginians on the painting table as I type! Anyways - having never blogged I thought I needed to ask what was the easiest and best free site to use? Any advice? Paddy649,
The two blogs, 18th Century Sojourn and Storm Within the Empire have been around for ten years with the latter taking the lion’s share of my focus. Both do serve as a personal archive to track the evolution of my wargaming passion, yet I am pleased that others have found them of interest.
Posts cover the usual topics such as painting armies, battle reports, historical scenarios and campaigns and among the positive aspects of blogging this has served as the ‘carrot on a stick’ to motivate me to complete a project.
This still remains a hobby and one should avoid losing the enjoyment of it. It will take time to find a ‘balance’ between researching, painting armies and writing about your effort.
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Post by paddy649 on Sept 14, 2020 22:27:28 GMT
That may be a next step in the future - besides unlike you stony I probably have a face more suited to blogging! What viewers are apparently really interested is in your FEET - just ask Mitch. I definitely have the feet for radio! Too many broken toes, bunions and blisters for YouTube! |
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Post by Cromwell on Sept 15, 2020 7:23:16 GMT
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Post by wjhupp on Sept 15, 2020 12:49:36 GMT
I think the blog is a lot of work, but you’ll get a lot of gratitude from new gamers. 128 armies with pictures and notes would be a great resource to pull new people into the hobby and game system. The old Fanaticus had this or links to blogs and was hugely helpful in my getting into this type of gaming. I still like to read about others armies.
Timurilank’s blogs are valuable resources to me and I’m always checking to see what he is working on. He’s got me convinced that double armies are the way to go for historical battles.
Tony’s videos and painting postings on FB are also of great value. It’s just not as easy to search for info in a video or on FB.
So if you go either route, I will thank you for the effort.
Bill
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Post by kaiphranos on Sept 15, 2020 14:01:36 GMT
Blogger is what I use; not sure how it compares to WordPress, but it is a free platform and I have never had much trouble using it.
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Post by larryr on Sept 16, 2020 14:23:24 GMT
I use (rarely) Blogger as well. Pretty user friendly. But as you can see, I always think I will blog more but other things take precedence. I have many posts in my head, especially DBA related, but they are stuck there for the time being. 7pillarsofwargaming.blogspot.com |
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Post by hammurabi70 on Oct 19, 2020 17:13:08 GMT
Well in these days of C-19 lockdown I’m thinking about starting a blog to showcase my DBA armies as I collect and paint them. 128 so far with the Carthaginians on the painting table as I type! Anyways - having never blogged I thought I needed to ask what was the easiest and best free site to use? Any advice? So has your blog happened? |
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Post by paddy649 on Oct 20, 2020 6:19:29 GMT
So has your blog happened?[/quote] Nah! They don’t call me the prince of Procrastination for nothing! I’m getting sidetracked painting armies and reducing my lead pile. |
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Post by hammurabi70 on Oct 20, 2020 14:04:27 GMT
That and a hand on chin stareing whistfully into the distance contemplating if it is possible to claw back a win by rolling a 13 on 2D6. More likely Le Penseur - |
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Post by Baldie on Oct 20, 2020 15:18:58 GMT
That and a hand on chin stareing whistfully into the distance contemplating if it is possible to claw back a win by rolling a 13 on 2D6. More likely Le Penseur - Games I have played and people I have played against I would say clothing should be mandatory. |
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