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Ask HN: Posterous vs A Blog

9 points by kreedskulls 16y ago

Hello, I currently have a blog on my page but I am wondering has anyone found a better reason to use Posterous? I have done a bit of research but I would prefer if someone with a bit more experience in both could help me with the pros/cons of each. Thanks

mr_b 16y ago
Here what I feel. Posterous v WP blog ( hosted on a custom domain and not *.wordpress.com) Posterous : Pros 1. Very easy to set up. 2. Easy to put up photo albums (no need for plugins etc) 3. No need for upgrading etc. Posterous does that for you. Cons: 1. Limited customization (themes, widgets etc) 2. Cannot put up ads
- user24 16y ago
  1) setting up wordpress on a custom domain is ridiculously easy. 2) There are a million photo album plugins 3) Upgrading WP is a piece of cake
CPops 16y ago
Maintaining a decent blog often involves more work than expected. If I was starting over, I'd probably just go with something like Posterous for the random occasion when I want to write something and be done with it. Tumblr is also a possibility as well.
andrewtbham 16y ago
i think the pitch for tumblr and posterous versus wordpress blogger, etc. is that they were designed from the start to be social.
kreedskulls 16y ago
Thanks for all the advice, since we don't use the blog for a source of revenue we don't have to have ads. I would like to have it customized better, so the next designer for my site I will probably have them customize the blog to match the site or just do Posterous.
HardyLeung 16y ago
I have two blogs with Posterous, one of which is a daily picturial blog (Daily Tagxedo http://daily.tagxedo.com http://daily.tagxedo.com). Posterous is very easy to use and most of the time I just do it through email. If the comparatively limited functionality of Posterous fits your need (vs a full-blown blogging platform), I would recommend it highly because of the ease of use.
- sushi 16y ago
  You can also post on your WordPress blogs by email but I guess it is not known to many. http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_to_your_blog_using_email http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_to_your_blog_using_email
Mpdreamz 16y ago
If you host a coding blog Posterous' support for gists is really awesome. Posterous can be a tad slow though and I've experienced more downtime I would tolerate in a professional setting so if its a vital part of your being I'd say roll/host your own.

9 points by kreedskulls 16y ago

mr_b 16y ago

Here what I feel. Posterous v WP blog ( hosted on a custom domain and not *.wordpress.com) Posterous : Pros 1. Very easy to set up. 2. Easy to put up photo albums (no need for plugins etc) 3. No need for upgrading etc. Posterous does that for you. Cons: 1. Limited customization (themes, widgets etc) 2. Cannot put up ads

user24 16y ago
1) setting up wordpress on a custom domain is ridiculously easy. 2) There are a million photo album plugins 3) Upgrading WP is a piece of cake

CPops 16y ago

Maintaining a decent blog often involves more work than expected. If I was starting over, I'd probably just go with something like Posterous for the random occasion when I want to write something and be done with it. Tumblr is also a possibility as well.

andrewtbham 16y ago

i think the pitch for tumblr and posterous versus wordpress blogger, etc. is that they were designed from the start to be social.

kreedskulls 16y ago

Thanks for all the advice, since we don't use the blog for a source of revenue we don't have to have ads. I would like to have it customized better, so the next designer for my site I will probably have them customize the blog to match the site or just do Posterous.

HardyLeung 16y ago

I have two blogs with Posterous, one of which is a daily picturial blog (Daily Tagxedo http://daily.tagxedo.com http://daily.tagxedo.com). Posterous is very easy to use and most of the time I just do it through email. If the comparatively limited functionality of Posterous fits your need (vs a full-blown blogging platform), I would recommend it highly because of the ease of use.

sushi 16y ago
You can also post on your WordPress blogs by email but I guess it is not known to many. http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_to_your_blog_using_email http://codex.wordpress.org/Post_to_your_blog_using_email

Mpdreamz 16y ago

If you host a coding blog Posterous' support for gists is really awesome. Posterous can be a tad slow though and I've experienced more downtime I would tolerate in a professional setting so if its a vital part of your being I'd say roll/host your own.