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Hello!
I've been using one.com for a couple of years now and it's great! I have my web site there. They also have blog and a big and secure space to upload photos and documents. And the best thing! It does not cost much. As has been mentioned by Susan and Grant, it's better to pay for storing services then to use the free ones. Because you'll know that it will be there the next time you log on and might need a very important document!
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Originally Posted by Tomlen
As has been mentioned by Susan and Grant, it's better to pay for storing services then to use the free ones. Because you'll know that it will be there the next time you log on and might need a very important document!
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I question this logic. I know that google will be there next time I log in. Some outfit called One.com? Not so much...
Worst case google starts charging for their services, but at least in the meantime I get the service for free. And actually the trend has been in the opposite direction--google has been expanding, not contracting, the free service (more storage, etc.).
Why is one.com better than google, other than the privilege of paying for the service?
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Do it all for you...
.... excellent suggestions so far... but if you're looking for something that just does it all in one place then for travel there are a couple of options - the best at the moment is called Travel Pod
Travel Blog to Share your Trips - TravelPod
let's you set up a blog, upload photos and videos and automatically creates a map for you so people can see where you are, where you posted from etc.
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+1 for Google's offerings here. Blogger, Google Sites, Google Maps, Picasa should be just fine, if you don't want to host things here with HU.
A lot of people say Wordpress is better, can produce more professional looking sites, and is more flexible, and I think it possibly is if you know what you're doing. But that's the important thing, to get the best out of it you need some web-skills. If you don't have them then it's really no different from what Google can give you.
I really don't see why people pay for this stuff unless they're skilled web-designers, most of the free stuff has huge numbers of templates and add-ins, so your site won't look the same as everyone else's.
And when it comes down to it it's really about what you write and the pictures you post, not the html/css bling you throw in.
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Thanks for your help guys,
I plan to use the HUBB but also a more personal site for my personal view of the trip and communication with family and close friends.
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