Branchable: Wiki (and blog) hosting
One
of the take-home messages from Microbusiness Independence is "Leverage what you've
got. Take advantage of your interests and knowledge." To
that, I should probably add, "And take advantage of free stuff from
people you know."
Our microbusiness is almost entirely an
internet business, so our website is storefront, customer service line,
and advertising merged into one. I sure am lucky that my computer
genius brother was putting together Branchable at the same time I was
getting my feet wet on the internet, and that he set me up with the
software for free.
Branchable
is primarily meant to create wikis, but it does an awesome job of
creating blogs and general websites too. Here are a few of the
reasons I would never go back to blogging at Livejournal or creating my
own website by hand:
- As Branchable's website states: "We know that everyone should own and control their data. So we don't lock you in. You can download the entire content of your site at any time, and move it elsewhere if you desire." Anyone who has been blogging on a site like Livejournal will appreciate how important this freedom is.
- Branchable starts you off with a simple template so you can start blogging immediately
without learning all of the complications of setting up Wordpress
software on your own site. But
it's also customizable. Do you want to make your blog pay
for itself by throwing in some ads? No problem! Would you
rather add tracking software so that you know what keywords folks use
to find your site? Again, simple.
- Even if you're not his little sister, Joey is offering a free trial for the first month, so there's no reason not to give Branchable a try.
If you've been putting
off starting your own blog or website because all of the options were
either too constricting or too daunting, you've now found the option
that is just right. Go sign up for Branchable today!
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