iBlogBarn.com websites are for
people who have a goal...
...that they want to accomplish, for people who have something they need to do, for people who have business to transact. If you are in this to fidget with computers, I suggest you look elsewhere.
At this time, I ask you to make that decision. This is a tough question that you need to answer. Do you want to accomplish something and transact business or do you want to fidget with computers?
If you like to fidget with computers, and there is nothing wrong with that, I suggest you forget this place and zip over to http://www.ebay.com and pick up an old pentium and try to get some version of windows to run on it. Setup up in your basement with a UPS and install some server software on it and have a blast trying to keep it running. Here are some great books on PHP and MySQL, start reading. It can take years to master that environment.
However, if you have goal to accomplish, a message to spread, a business to transact, a passion for a topic, I think you have come to the right place. Your iBlogBarn site is nearly instantly ready to go. Yes, you'll find that less expensive alternative CMS systems are available. I think you'll find yourself fidgeting to make things work. Other systems often require that you search for features and spend time installing the features.
With your iBlogBarn site, there is nothing to install!
Signup, choose your starting template and add content. Everything for your site is ready to go, immediatly. With other popular solutions, you do not start adding content until about step 5, where we get you there in about two steps.
There are what seems like a zillion content managment systems (CMS) available for websites and I welcome your to compare them at CMSMatrix.
iBlogBarn sites are running Manila 9.2 or later, and as of this writing, CMSMatrix compares Manila 9.0.1 and I've yet to find a CMS that compares. Manila, using EditThisPage technology, was the first online CMS solution and started the blog revolution. Development has never stopped and new great features, such as versioning (which allows you to "Undo" your site), are constantly being added. All other solutions are playing catch up.
I doubt that you can find such a rich of a collection of features in any other environment. You might find a single feature that could be a deal breaker for you such as image galleries, but I think you'll also find the lack of other features limiting. It's very easy to use Static Rendering and add a specific feature you must have using an additional server. This gives you the best of both worlds. Contact us for details! iBlogBarn sites are not perfect for everyone, just most solutions.
Here are a few features that are included with your iBlogBarn site that few other solutions offer without additional installations or purchases:
• Undo
• WYSIWYG Editor
• Static Content Export for Compatibility with Existing Sites
• Podcast Support and Subscription
• Content Staging & Workflow
• Content Scheduling
• Departments or Catagories, Each Having it's Own RSS Feed!
• Built-in, Dual-View Discussion Forum with RSS feeds!
• eMail to Discussion Group
• Comment Notification
• Automatically Created Print-Friendly Versions of Your Web Pages
• Automatically Created "Mail-This-Page" Forms
• Content Only Versions of Your Web Pages
• Automatic Calendar Based Archives
• A Powerful, Easy to Use Template Language
• Access Control to Content
• Multiple Page Templates
• eMail Confirmation of New Members
• Spam-Safe eMail Form for All Memebrs
• Built-in Poll Software
• Easily Upload Files -- movies, sound files, zip files, spreadsheets, etc.
• Closed, Private Members Only Websites
• Flickr Support
And all of this power and sophistication can be yours, nearly instantly, setup and ready for your content, for a few dollars a month. We even offer a 30 Day Free Trial. Click to get started!
Here's a great example. 10-things-you-must-do-when-changing-wordpress-themes
We change themes with a click. Change your wordpress theme and you can break all your plugins. At the iBlogBarn, we don't have that problem.
