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Webcomic Frustrations
Tuesday, 1 February 2011 04:17 pmLast year I got myself a domain for my (as yet only draft-y) Gawain comic and with the help of ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sandblind I installed Wordpress on it. But a year later, I have still got no further. And I'm actually thinking of giving up on the whole website thing.
You see, I really can't work with it. I can't make the site look nice. I don't know how to make a back-up. If the thing breaks down, I haven't a clue what to do. I just don't know squat about websites, how to build them and how to run them. Even the most basic changes to the theme are beyond me.
When I set up the site last year, I thought I would be able to teach myself how to run it. But it turns out I'm not. The explanations on the Wordpress support site are gibberish to me. I enquired about studying IT basics, but there's no "How Do I Run My Website" class (obviously), so I'd be on the go for some three years of rather intensive studies.
Professional support is not an option. Web design is too expensive (I enquired, but I'm really not willing to pay more than a month's wages for a site that is purely a hobby project and is never going to earn me a cent) - plus, paying someone to set up a design still won't be enable me to make a back-up -_-.
So:
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!
- Sorry, I had to vent.
So I'm thinking of abandoning the website altogether. I mean, seriously, it's like having a car but not being able to drive. It's ridiculous!
Okay, I can post stuff on the site as it is. Only, the site looks ugly. And the comic pages are too small. And I can't do anything about it. I've been looking into setting up an account on Webcomics Nation, because that looks mildly more manageable (whoah! I can change font colours! and upload a banner!).
So here's a poll for you. Please let me know what you think. Oh, and should you happen to know anyone who designs websites for fun (i.e. for free) and feels like tackling a webcomic, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me where I can find them... I'll draw pictures for them in return for their help :p...
[Poll #1675560]
*sigh*
sandblind I installed Wordpress on it. But a year later, I have still got no further. And I'm actually thinking of giving up on the whole website thing.You see, I really can't work with it. I can't make the site look nice. I don't know how to make a back-up. If the thing breaks down, I haven't a clue what to do. I just don't know squat about websites, how to build them and how to run them. Even the most basic changes to the theme are beyond me.
When I set up the site last year, I thought I would be able to teach myself how to run it. But it turns out I'm not. The explanations on the Wordpress support site are gibberish to me. I enquired about studying IT basics, but there's no "How Do I Run My Website" class (obviously), so I'd be on the go for some three years of rather intensive studies.
Professional support is not an option. Web design is too expensive (I enquired, but I'm really not willing to pay more than a month's wages for a site that is purely a hobby project and is never going to earn me a cent) - plus, paying someone to set up a design still won't be enable me to make a back-up -_-.
So:
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!
- Sorry, I had to vent.
So I'm thinking of abandoning the website altogether. I mean, seriously, it's like having a car but not being able to drive. It's ridiculous!
Okay, I can post stuff on the site as it is. Only, the site looks ugly. And the comic pages are too small. And I can't do anything about it. I've been looking into setting up an account on Webcomics Nation, because that looks mildly more manageable (whoah! I can change font colours! and upload a banner!).
So here's a poll for you. Please let me know what you think. Oh, and should you happen to know anyone who designs websites for fun (i.e. for free) and feels like tackling a webcomic, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE tell me where I can find them... I'll draw pictures for them in return for their help :p...
[Poll #1675560]
*sigh*
