Strange Notations From a Laborious Life

………And we are live! Welcome to my new blog! Well, not exactly new-it is still called “Strange Notations from a Laborious Life” and to all intents and purposes is the same thing as the old site-but I have changed blogging platforms from Blogger to WordPress and this is my first post on the new site.

WordPress is the pre-eminent blogging platform in the world. They claim they are used by 20% of the internet-something that really needs to be backed up by numbers but there is no doubt it is the most popular format for serious bloggers.

Why have I changed? Well, it was hard to give up my old Blogger platform but I wanted the blog to look and feel more professional than it was. Blogger was fine but it really is known as being a site for amateurs. An entry level blogging platform for all intents and purposes-and looked down upon by serious bloggers-apparently.

I’m no snob and it pains me to leave Blogger behind but I was looking for more functionality and a fresher, brighter look and perhaps a more serious, respectable edge. So, the next step in my pursuit of excellence in the literary arts is to upgrade my little spot on the web. And here I am!

I am operating on the free platform WordPress provides. No need to pay for their premium service just yet. Perhaps that is the next step but I will see how I go for now. And I hope you will come along for the ride and follow me one way or another.

WordPress allows an author to import his old blog posts from another platform onto the their own platform and thus anyone who would like to read an old post from Strange Notations can rest assured that it can still be found. Just follow the labels at the bottom of the page. Also, the old site will still be up for a while. I am not sure if I will like WordPress so I will hold on to my Blogger page for a while at least. All of my Faceboook shares are linked to the old site anyway so it is probably sensible to keep it. But there will be no more posts there.

I am flying blind a bit. I have never been one to look at the minor details and the site is extensive so I have just thrown myself into it and opening each secret door as I come to it. Thus, there may be some glitches and some odd things pop up on the page. I know there are two identical sidebars at the bottom of the page and I haven’t quite figured out how to reduce it to one just yet. Please bear with me.

Please have a look at the page and don’t hesitate to give me feedback-good bad or, well, not necessarily ugly but constructive criticism is welcome.

So, welcome to the new, improved “Strange Notations from a Laborious Life” and I hope you get some enjoyment out of it as I do writing it. For now, I will sign off and nervously finger the “Publish” button. Wish me luck!

Have a great night.