Stability at Last

I’m not going to go on and on about this, but I should point out that MadeByMark has a new look, and that it’s supported by new technology.

For you, this means:

• the comment feature works again (try it!), so you can put in your two cent’s worth at any time.
• the site will have a consistent look and feel over time
• updates will occur more often, because I’m not fretting over whether or not I’m about to move to a new system.

Why the change? Long story short: I’m tired of tinkering with templates and lines of code. In my quest for something less nerve-wracking than managing my own installation of Movable Type, I evaluated virtually every self-publishing system on the market. I wanted:

• a good looking site, with a look I could customize with a few clicks of the mouse
• the ability to design my site’s content with drag-and-drop simplicity — without ever laying a single finger on templates or code
• the ability to tweak templates or code if I ever get a hankerin’ to do so
• a solution that wouldn’t hold my content hostage (in other words, a solution that allows me to easily import and export my MadeByMark entries any time I feel like it)
• the freedom to focus on my content … and to forget about site management.

The answer, gentle reader, is TypePad. TypePad does all this, and more … and lets me take advantage of what I know about Movable Type, too, if and when I feel like it.

If you’re curious about why I didn’t go with one of the other solutions (WordPress, Movable Type, TextPattern, LiveJournal, Blogger, SquareSpace, Expression Engine, pMachine Pro, etc., ad nauseum), you can always post a comment or drop me a line, and I’ll gladly express an opinion.