My Blogging Experience on Typepad

Typepad - the best blogging platform in the world - has recently celebrated its 10th birthday. I felt like celebrating with them because for me, the Typepad team are like family. I first heard about Typepad at my hairdresser's while browsing the Greek version of  Marie-Claire. That was back in the summer of 2004. In this magazine, there was an article about blogging followed by some of the world's best blogging platforms. This is how I found out what blogging was. A couple of weeks later, my friend Jeff suggested I try Typepad. In August 2004, I took the 30-day free trial and I was so excited that I didn't want to give it up. Pricing was affordable, so I thought it was worth signing up for $89 a year.

It took me a while to put theory into practice and learn how to blog. All I knew was that I loved writing even if I chose to write in English and not in Greek - my mother tongue. But, being computer illiterate, there were so many things I couldn't figure out, such as posting photos or videos, adding sidebar modules, finding a blog design and the list was endless. When I sent to Typepad my first help ticket, I didn't really expect a prompt reply - not to mention any reply at all! But I did get a prompt reply in layman's terms and realised that I was part of a great community, that I wasn't alone, that there were real people out there doing their best to help.

It was thanks to Typepad that I learnt to blog and grow with it. Typepad was just 14 months old when I joined in. When Typepad  turned seven in June 2010, there was the great transition to the new Typepad. Not only did Typepad offer us a brand new interface with amazing tools at the Pro level, but the great Typepad team also saved our older posts automatically.10-year-old Typepad can now offer free blogging as well including some great tools for free - to mention only a few of their great advances!

Since 2010, Typepad has provided the one and only blogging platform on both Facebook and Twitter because your post appears on Facebook and / or Twitter - if you choose to do so - with all the great tools Typepad provides.  What I love most is Typepad 101 on Everything Typepad and the html code they give us occasionally in order  to enhance our blog. That's cool!

Thanks a million, Typepad! Blogging with you is a unique experience.

 

 

 

Comments

[Faith]

I also love writing. Now that I am retired, I need to spend more time blogging on here. I tend to be very verbose, so I need to learn to be more concise....but I just write what I feel or think at the time. I love it. Thank you, Anastasia, for introducing me to Typepad!!!!

[Lakis Ioannou]

I have created a microblog on Typepad where I post occasionally. I guess if I liked writing and had more free time, I'd upgrade my blog. I agree that their pricing is quite affordable. Having followed you on Typepad for a long time now, I must tell you once more how much I enjoy reading your posts. Keep blogging!

[Karolina]

I once tried to blog on Blogger but all I managed to do was post some videos :-) Since high school, writing has never been my favorite subject! I am quite good at computers, though, but there is one thing on your blog I couldn't figure out. I have recently noticed that your handwritten signature appears at the end of your posts. It looks as if it was actually written in ... ink! How is that possible?

[Anastasia]

Reading your posts has always been a great pleasure. They're so heartfelt. I believe that personal blogging is all about writing what you feel or think at the time.

[Anastasia]

Thanks for being such a great friend, Lakis. I'll certainly keep blogging.

[Anastasia]

My signature is actually written out in ink.... That's part of the Typepad magic! ;-)

[Stefania]

I would also like to thank you for introducing Typepad to me. Although I am quite confident with my English thanks to you, it still takes me a long time to think and write in English. I used to write in Greek on Blogger but I gave it up because I wasn't at all pleased with that blogging platform. I have a microblog on Typepad where I post articles about the world around us which I find interesting and like to share. I am very pleased with the microblog and the tools I get for free. I am not online often but whenever I am, I always read your beautiful blog which is one of my most favourite.

[Anastasia]

Thanks for stopping by, Stefania. Your comments and support have always been very important to me.

[Jeff]

Great post!