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Wednesday 21 December 2011

A House In France: 13 - Keeping a Record

EPISODE 13


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Lloyd and Mark discuss keeping a blog as a record of work on your property and/or life in France.

One of the ways to keep a record is to create a blog. Effectively an online diary.
MJ - There are a number of sites you can register with that allow you to publish your work. Some are free http://www.moonfruit.com/ - http://www.blogger.com to name just a few
LA - I use blogger.com which is google hosted. Simply go to the site and register to begin. If you have a google account or email then you  already have a head start. There are a number of pre-defined templates to choose from or you can create your own.
MJ -  If you have your own web domain and are happy designing your own then you can use such content management software such as http://wordpress.org/  which I have used for a number of years.
LA - The great thing about Wordpress is that there are lots of people writing modules to do different things, or different themes. Some are free and some you can buy.
Before you publish your article, read it again and again, several times in fact. Blogger allows you to preview your article before you publish it. Whilst you can edit it after it’s published. It’s better to get it right first time.
MJ - Photographs make a great addition. In fact using photos can help you write the articles and keep them focused.
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