<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Also, very helpful: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuasRuWliU48RwnKXf9GesA/playlists">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuasRuWliU48RwnKXf9GesA/playlists</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><b><font color="#073763" face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="1">David Gewirtz</font></b></div><div><font color="#073763" face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="1">Distinguished Lecturer, CBS Interactive</font></div><div><font face="tahoma, sans-serif" size="1"><font color="#999999">Read my columns at </font><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/diy-it/" target="_blank"><font color="#666666">DIY-IT</font></a><font color="#999999"> and </font><font color="#666666"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/" target="_blank">ZDNet Government</a></font></font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(153,153,153);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font size="1">Mobile: +1 321-722-4620</font></span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><a><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B9XmIvQYmBx1cl83WWpiX0tZMmM&export=download"></a> <a><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B9XmIvQYmBx1X3E3aUNFSlBvdUk&export=download"></a> <a><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B9XmIvQYmBx1bVhVT0oxb1JrSEk&export=download"></a> <a><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B9XmIvQYmBx1U3l3Tmd6N1hyVFE&export=download"></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 4:38 PM Todd R. Weiss <<a href="mailto:toddrweiss@gmail.com">toddrweiss@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Hi everyone,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Happy Thanksgiving to you all.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">You have no idea how much your friendship, advice, support and humor are appreciated in my world all year round. I appreciate you all and am glad to know and work with you all.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Well, maybe you do.  :)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">So as we all wind down to relax and enjoy Thanksgiving with friends and family, I wanted to ask for your opinions.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">For 10 years, since getting laid off from Computerworld in November 2008 just before Thanksgiving (isn't that always the way it happens?) I've been  planning to build my official TechManTalking website to highlight my work and build a resource for my business.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I've been paying for the domain name on and off this whole time, lost it once to a scalper who luckily agreed to release it so I could have it back at a reasonable $14, and never seem to find the time to just do it.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Today, with other deadlines loom ing, I realized it just has to get finished.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">So I set up an account with hosting vendor Bluehost, got my domain name back and started to look at Wordpress themes.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I already have a headache,  :)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Can anyone recommend a good book or site to help me with this? I am not a coder. I know the most elementary HTML, and I'll have to look it up because it's been a while.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I'm trying to figure out how I will be able to link my stories from Channel Futures, eWEEK and other sites to my own site so people will be able to find them there and I can build up a repository.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Here's the paid theme I am considering...</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><a href="https://demo.themegrill.com/colormag-pro-technology/" target="_blank">https://demo.themegrill.com/colormag-pro-technology/</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">Here's a free theme I'm looking at as well...</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><a href="https://superbthemes.com/demo/newspaperly/" target="_blank">https://superbthemes.com/demo/newspaperly/</a><br></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">There's too many choices and it is overwhelming. </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">I just want a nice, clean, easily readable site that lets me show off my stories from other sites, is easily or automatically updateable, has built-in SEO to help find and promote it and that lts me get started easily. </div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">If I start with a theme and learn it, can I switch it later when it all makes more sense to me or does this early decision lock me in forever?  </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Now I remember why in 10 years I've never fininshed this project, but it is happening by the end of 2018. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">I need a beer and two Tylenol.    :)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Thanks for any advice or sample sites you might share.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Best wishes and have a great holiday,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Todd  :)</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Courier New";font-size:14px">Todd R. Weiss</span><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="m_-8768962017314634091gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New"">Technology Journalist</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New""><br></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New"">Contributor:</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New""><a href="http://www.channelfutures.com/" target="_blank">www.ChannelFutures.com</a></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a href="http://www.ChannelPartnersOnline.com" style="font-family:"Courier New"" target="_blank">www.ChannelPartnersOnline.com</a><br></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><a href="http://www.eWEEK.com" style="font-family:"Courier New"" target="_blank">www.eWEEK.com</a><br></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><br></p><p style="margin:0px"><br></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New""><em>Formerly with eWEEK.com and Computerworld.com</em></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14px;font-family:"Courier New"">TechManTalking</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:XfinityStandard-Regular,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span><span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="f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