The Grand Poobah…

So, if you’re just now finding my blog amongst all the other crazed mom (and dad) bloggers who are losing sleep, depriving their children, ignoring their husbands, missing out on the first week of sweeps and the return of Grey’s Anatomy in an effort to enter every contest listed here, welcome.

You have some catching up to do. Nestled among the rants and raves of the week are four other giveaway posts that I’m sure you’ll want to enter, because the more you enter, the better chances you have at winning, right?

But today prize is the biggie (at least I think so)… it’s a high ticket item, but if you’re not in the market for it, then you probably don’t need it… (well if that wasn’t the most profound statement of the year, I don’t know what is… duh!)

But moving on, maybe you’re a new blogger and just don’t know what to do about all this stuff… or maybe you have a blogger blog, or wordpress.com blog or even a typepad blog that you don’t want to pay for anymore.

Regardless, if you’re looking to either start or move your blog, this is for you.

Included in this package is:

• Domain registration for 1 year. (Domain name after that will be approx. $9.95 a year)
• Assistance in choosing and purchasing the domain name
• 1 Year of free hosting (hosting after that will be $15 a year)
• Installation of WordPress on your domain name
• Installation and help choosing a theme for your new blog (this is NOT a custom design… if you’re looking for a custom design, I can point you in the direction… if you have a custom header already done, I CAN incorporate that into the theme)
• Installation of 10 plugins of your choice
• 2 hours of Q&A/training for your new blog (i wouldn’t just feed ya to the wolves ya know?)
• Transfer of posts from blogger or typepad to the new blog

If I were still running my business and offered this package to a client, I would charge them $400. There are some more nitty gritty details that I’ll have to go over with the winner, but they aren’t that hard.

So here’s what you need to do.

• Leave a comment on this post before the clock strikes midnight on Sunday, April 27th (EST) and let me know what you hate about your current blogging platform.
• Links back to this contest will grant you an additional entry… so link away!

I’ll tell you why I’m an avid WP fan…

• it’s mine. Period. If blogger or typepad go belly up, you’re going to lose all your stuff. You don’t control it, and yes, I’m a control freak.
• You can do much much more with it. Seriously. There are so many cool things you can do that you just can’t do with blogger or the WP.com versions…
• It’s so easy… not only is there more power with WP, but it’s so simple to use. My 11 year old has been using it since he was 9. And he’s fine with it.
• With the exception of the domain name and hosting (about $25 a year) it’s free. Free is good

Now the fine print…

• Contest is open to anyone regardless of where you are geographically sit-chi-ated
• You must leave your comment by Sunday, April 27th at Midnight EST
• Only one comment per person…
• Winner will be notified on Monday, April 28th and will have 3 days to respond.
• Winner must abide by the guidelines set forth by me when installing the blogs. Let’s face it, as cool as WP is… there are somethings that you shouldn’t do in the long run… and if i say that it’s not a good idea, it’s not… and i know this from experience only.
• Technical support is NOT included in this package after the installation is complete, however, I am a pushover and more often that not will help when asked… and then I’ll call Lisa B. in a panic and make her help me.

Ready? Leave your comment… and make sure you hit up all the other ones this week!

Oh!  And it’s really funny because my technical savior, Lisa B., just started a new venture over at simply His blogger… and she’s giving away a similar prize… so take a peek over there, ask her all the technical questions that you have… and praise the good, sweet Lord that there are people who know how to fix your blog when you break it…

Until next time…

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