Kit's Kitty Korner [2 to 30!]

[Juneberry]

What do you mean the website is being bad for building? *confused*

[Kitalpha Hart]

I have no idea what I'm doing because I gotta build it from the ground up and all the third parties that email me to help aren't what I want because none of them host webcomics

[Silverfire]

I feel awfully sick.

And we might need a new pump for our well.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

I'm so sorry to hear you aren't feeling well Silverfire - it's not from the well water I hope. Pumps can be very expensive... I feel for you

[Kitalpha Hart]

Downside of wells are that hey have so many problems
Like we had to move ours when I was little
At one place my sister rented, the underground tank for it exploded or something so no one had water for about a week while it got fixed
Because washing dishes and water backing up into the bathtub is not a good thing

[galled]

Kit,

re: webcomic site

Can you post a link or two to examples of what you're after?

re: water

Water is so precious. Fresh water has become so common (indoor running water that you can drink from the tap!) we've taken it for granted. Like electricity, it's when you don't have you it (like in a blackout) that you come to realize how fortunate we are to have it!

[Kitalpha Hart]

As in other webcomics?

Well in a blackout, candles exist
Unless you're in a dorm or somewhere an open flame is forbidden

[galled]

I guess. It sounds like you're having troubles with getting your webcomic online. So I was wondering/looking for examples of what you'd like to accomplish/emulate.

LOL, candles don't replace my lovely electronics!

[Kitalpha Hart]

I have no idea how theirs are set up on the other end, which is what I would have to know in order for them to be useful in that way
Plus all the hyperlinking and the only code I know is BBC...
I have a tumblr for it I can launch with in the meantime

[galled]

BBC is very close to HTML (you just use different brackets), so you're off to a good start.

I did some quick googling and it seems a decision has to be made if you want complete control/host yourself or host on someone else's site. I'll post links below, but I think the biggest issue is you might consider getting at least a laptop if you're going to do this as all of these will be more difficult than it needs to be on a phone.

Free webcomic hosting:
http://mashable.com/2010/10/24/create-your-own-comics/
http://cat-nine.net/top-4-best-free-web ... ing-sites/

If you want to host yourself, Wordpress with the ComicPress addon seems to be the way to go.

Here's a step by step:
http://www.djcoffman.com/how-to-host-your-own-webcomic/

And another that goes into an overall view from start to marketing:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/everything ... mics-free/

I think the best part of any of these solutions is you don't need a lot of coding knowledge. You can put up something perfectly acceptable with stock choices.

Well, I hope at least one of these helps you get it up and running.

[Kitalpha Hart]

I'm doing it off of my dad's compy and I have the domain and their (1&1) setup. I'll have to check and see if I can use one of theirs instead/too

[galled]

Great! You should be able to install Wordpress (and Comicpress) on 1and1. They may even have it already installed there. One of my former customers was hosting a Wordpress site on 1and1.

[Kitalpha Hart]

Oh goodie
Doubly so because 1and1 won't give me any trouble with it
They're who dad is using for his site, and even though his hasn't launched yet, a really reasonable price. They show monthly but you pay yearly and their starting price with what I have should've been nearly $90 but I paid bit under $12 with the add-ons ovo

[Silverfire]

Our well is okay, it was dug and compacted on the sides and we've never had a problem with it, even if it got really dry and all the other springs ran out. Good fresh water too, slightly sweet. We even have a hand dug well that I want to find someone to clean out and fix back up. And no, fall allergies have started!

But the pump is almost 32 years old and the motor in it is finally going xD We should have a new one in a week though. Ours still works so we're going to use it until it can't.

[Kitalpha Hart]

Oh dang
Our current well sits above an underground river

Ooh, an actual well that uses buckets?