Comments on: Blog problems–ideas and help requested! http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html Helping You Be a Better Home Economist Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:52:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Sarina http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287011 Sarina Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:21:45 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287011 I'm not sure if you have found a hosting site yet but I found this company advertising www.1and1.com they seem to have MUCH better prices than anyone else. Good luck with your search! I’m not sure if you have found a hosting site yet but I found this company advertising http://www.1and1.com they seem to have MUCH better prices than anyone else. Good luck with your search!

]]> By: Shannon http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287010 Shannon Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:21:18 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287010 I have not had any trouble getting your page to load as a whole since you moved to typepad. The only issue I have on my screen is right under the cut your grocery bill, recommended savings account, and grab the button headings in the sidebars. For some reason there is a little red x like there is a picture missing. I don't know what is supposed to be there but have never seen anything but the x. That however is not any big deal, the rest of the page loads fine. I have not had any trouble getting your page to load as a whole since you moved to typepad. The only issue I have on my screen is right under the cut your grocery bill, recommended savings account, and grab the button headings in the sidebars. For some reason there is a little red x like there is a picture missing. I don’t know what is supposed to be there but have never seen anything but the x. That however is not any big deal, the rest of the page loads fine.

]]> By: Carrie at NaturalMomsTalkRadio http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287009 Carrie at NaturalMomsTalkRadio Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:24:14 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287009 I am seeing several little red X's where images should be. Using IE7. As far as hosting, I use and LOVE MomWebs. It's owned by a work at home Mom (Kelly McCausey of WahmTalkRadio), the customer service is the BEST I've found, and I host multiple (over a dozen) sites for less than $9 a month. Link is: http://www.carrielauth.com/momwebs.html (My affiliate link.) I am seeing several little red X’s where images should be. Using IE7.

As far as hosting, I use and LOVE MomWebs. It’s owned by a work at home Mom (Kelly McCausey of WahmTalkRadio), the customer service is the BEST I’ve found, and I host multiple (over a dozen) sites for less than $9 a month.

Link is: http://www.carrielauth.com/momwebs.html

(My affiliate link.)

]]> By: Christy http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287008 Christy Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:36:36 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287008 Whatever you did it worked! I was trying on Firefox and IE and it would always say Page not available. Whatever you did it worked! I was trying on Firefox and IE and it would always say Page not available.

]]> By: Jenny http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287007 Jenny Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:46:13 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287007 I'm going to echo what a lot of other folks have said. I'm using IE and keep getting the first post or two of your blog, then it's just blank. It often just cuts off mid-sentence. Hitting refresh often helps. I've been visiting your site for months and have only had this problem since you had to move your blog following the issues with Blogger. I noticed that you've removed the printable coupons from your sidebar, but I'm still having the same issue, so that may not be the fix. Wish I had some advice for you, but I'm so not a techie! Thanks for working so hard to bring us all the great deals! I’m going to echo what a lot of other folks have said. I’m using IE and keep getting the first post or two of your blog, then it’s just blank. It often just cuts off mid-sentence. Hitting refresh often helps. I’ve been visiting your site for months and have only had this problem since you had to move your blog following the issues with Blogger.

I noticed that you’ve removed the printable coupons from your sidebar, but I’m still having the same issue, so that may not be the fix.

Wish I had some advice for you, but I’m so not a techie! Thanks for working so hard to bring us all the great deals!

]]> By: saverjane http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287006 saverjane Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:06:53 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287006 I am still having some trouble accessing your blog directly. It either loads very slowly, does not load at all or only loads the latest article posted leaving the rest blank. Sometimes I can access the rest using the refresh button, but not always.Also, when I click on one of your links to print a coupon,etc.,I encounter the same problem when I hit the back button to return to your blog(I often only get the lastest article.) What I have begun doing -since it works fine every time- is to begin at Freebies4Mom's blog and click your blog name on her sidebar. Your blog comes up immediately, no problem. I am still having some trouble accessing your blog directly. It either loads very slowly, does not load at all or only loads the latest article posted leaving the rest blank.
Sometimes I can access the rest using the refresh button, but not always.Also, when I click on one of your links to print a coupon,etc.,I encounter the same problem when I hit the back button to return to your blog(I often only get the lastest article.) What I have begun doing -since it works fine every time- is to begin at Freebies4Mom’s blog and click your blog name on her sidebar. Your blog comes up immediately, no problem.

]]> By: Rochelle Wilkerson http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287005 Rochelle Wilkerson Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:27:41 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287005 Just to let you know, hopefully this will help you in some way, the web page didn't load fully and it seemed to be stuck on "pagead2.googlesyndication.com" That's what it read down in the bottom of my browser where it normally says "done" left hand corner. Does that make any sense to you? Rochelle Just to let you know, hopefully this will help you in some way, the web page didn’t load fully and it seemed to be stuck on “pagead2.googlesyndication.com” That’s what it read down in the bottom of my browser where it normally says “done” left hand corner.

Does that make any sense to you?

Rochelle

]]> By: Jan http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287004 Jan Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:57:40 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287004 I am on a PC with IE. Your page does not completely load. It started when you switched from blogger to typepad- problems ever since- also very slow to load. I am on a PC with IE. Your page does not completely load. It started when you switched from blogger to typepad- problems ever since- also very slow to load.

]]> By: Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287003 Stephanie @ Keeper of the Home Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:56:38 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287003 Crystal, I'm curious what level of Typepad you use. I noticed that you don't have your header up, and I don't know if that's because you don't want to use it anymore, or because you are on the lowest version of Typepad. Personally, I use Typepad Pro (the 3rd level), and I'm wondering if that's what you would need to do based on your readership (or maybe even Premium, or a small business level, I'm not really sure). The extra money is worth it to me for the ease of use that I get with this level. As for switching to a self-hosted, here is my two cents. I recently spent months preparing to switch over to Wordpress.org, hosted by Bluehost (who are great, btw). Although I loved using Wordpress in many regards, I had sooo many difficulties. In order to use something like WP, you need to either be quite techie yourself and committed to really learning to get around technical issues, upgrading, sometimes complicated and buggy plugins (like widgets), among many other issues. For me, my theme turned out to be buggy, and wreaked havoc for my entire blog. In the end, I switched back to Typepad (where I had originally come from and happily had not closed down my blog yet), over a month ago, and I could not be happier. It was definitely the right decision. If you do choose to go with WP, I would spend the money to hire someone to help you, to make sure that everything is set up just right, and there's nothing funny lurking below the surface. Once you get going with it, it can be a wonderfully user-friendly blog platform. Just keep in mind that there is no real user support, and your host can't really help you either. I suppose another option is Typepad's self-hosted option, Movable Type. I don't know much about it, but I imagine that you would have an easier time making the switch, since it's all done by Six Apart and you would get some support from the help center. Anyways, long comment but just my thoughts based on my recent experience with switching around! Hope you find a solution that works for you, though personally your site looks great on my computer! ******************* Money Saving Mom here: I have Pro, but maybe I need to move up? The next level up looked like it was too much for what I needed but I'll have to check into that again and maybe discuss it with Typepad. (Oh and the reason everything is Plain Jane right now is because I'm working with a designer and will have a complete new look soon. But I'm just keeping it as is until that is finished!) Crystal, I’m curious what level of Typepad you use. I noticed that you don’t have your header up, and I don’t know if that’s because you don’t want to use it anymore, or because you are on the lowest version of Typepad.

Personally, I use Typepad Pro (the 3rd level), and I’m wondering if that’s what you would need to do based on your readership (or maybe even Premium, or a small business level, I’m not really sure). The extra money is worth it to me for the ease of use that I get with this level.

As for switching to a self-hosted, here is my two cents. I recently spent months preparing to switch over to WordPress.org, hosted by Bluehost (who are great, btw). Although I loved using WordPress in many regards, I had sooo many difficulties.

In order to use something like WP, you need to either be quite techie yourself and committed to really learning to get around technical issues, upgrading, sometimes complicated and buggy plugins (like widgets), among many other issues. For me, my theme turned out to be buggy, and wreaked havoc for my entire blog.

In the end, I switched back to Typepad (where I had originally come from and happily had not closed down my blog yet), over a month ago, and I could not be happier. It was definitely the right decision.

If you do choose to go with WP, I would spend the money to hire someone to help you, to make sure that everything is set up just right, and there’s nothing funny lurking below the surface. Once you get going with it, it can be a wonderfully user-friendly blog platform. Just keep in mind that there is no real user support, and your host can’t really help you either.

I suppose another option is Typepad’s self-hosted option, Movable Type. I don’t know much about it, but I imagine that you would have an easier time making the switch, since it’s all done by Six Apart and you would get some support from the help center.

Anyways, long comment but just my thoughts based on my recent experience with switching around! Hope you find a solution that works for you, though personally your site looks great on my computer!

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Money Saving Mom here:

I have Pro, but maybe I need to move up? The next level up looked like it was too much for what I needed but I’ll have to check into that again and maybe discuss it with Typepad.

(Oh and the reason everything is Plain Jane right now is because I’m working with a designer and will have a complete new look soon. But I’m just keeping it as is until that is finished!)

]]> By: Heidi @ Today's Daily Dose http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287002 Heidi @ Today's Daily Dose Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:39:22 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287002 I use Firefox and emailed you last week about having trouble loading your new typepad page. I still regularly have trouble. The next time I have it, I will try to remember to do a screen shot and email you, but for now I will just tell you what happens: Typically it will load the first post or part of the first post, occasionally the first few posts. Then the rest of the page is just white and never loads. As far as your own hosting goes, I don't really know what all of that means, but GoDaddy.com is offering $2.99 domain transfers (or new domains) w/ hosting starting @ $4.49/month. You may want to check into that? I use Firefox and emailed you last week about having trouble loading your new typepad page. I still regularly have trouble. The next time I have it, I will try to remember to do a screen shot and email you, but for now I will just tell you what happens: Typically it will load the first post or part of the first post, occasionally the first few posts. Then the rest of the page is just white and never loads.

As far as your own hosting goes, I don’t really know what all of that means, but GoDaddy.com is offering $2.99 domain transfers (or new domains) w/ hosting starting @ $4.49/month. You may want to check into that?

]]> By: Rachel R. http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287001 Rachel R. Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:17:02 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287001 I have not had any problems, and I am upgraded to FF3, so I don't think FF3 is the problem. ;) I am not really that techie, but I do my own website, and am at the "Wow; THAT'S how that works" stage lol, and I'm wondering (having not actually SEEN the goofed-up page) if the page is loading slowly and, thus, the CSS is not getting a chance to load. That would explain why the page shows up fine after a reload. (I have this problem sometimes if my internet connection dies partway through loading a blog.) Also, if you (or someone you employ ;) ) are creating your pages in something else and then uploading them...I host my site through Edmunds Enterprises (www.edmunds-enterprises.com). The price is VERY reasonable, and I've been very happy with them. (I've used them for several years now.) But they don't have a pagemaker or anything, so you have to be pretty comfortable working from scratch. I have not had any problems, and I am upgraded to FF3, so I don’t think FF3 is the problem. ;) I am not really that techie, but I do my own website, and am at the “Wow; THAT’S how that works” stage lol, and I’m wondering (having not actually SEEN the goofed-up page) if the page is loading slowly and, thus, the CSS is not getting a chance to load. That would explain why the page shows up fine after a reload. (I have this problem sometimes if my internet connection dies partway through loading a blog.)

Also, if you (or someone you employ ;) ) are creating your pages in something else and then uploading them…I host my site through Edmunds Enterprises (www.edmunds-enterprises.com). The price is VERY reasonable, and I’ve been very happy with them. (I’ve used them for several years now.) But they don’t have a pagemaker or anything, so you have to be pretty comfortable working from scratch.

]]> By: Amara http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-287000 Amara Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:49:12 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-287000 Crystal, When the page comes up I repeatedly get only "half" of your writing. Like others, if I hit refresh (sometimes repeatedly) it finally loads. Crystal,
When the page comes up I repeatedly get only “half” of your writing. Like others, if I hit refresh (sometimes repeatedly) it finally loads.

]]> By: Monica http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-286999 Monica Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:52:04 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-286999 I am simply amazed at how many people are reporting issues with this. I've never had one problem loading or reading your site. I do read through Bloglines and then click over when I want to comment or read more thoroughly. I also use Firefox. I am simply amazed at how many people are reporting issues with this. I’ve never had one problem loading or reading your site. I do read through Bloglines and then click over when I want to comment or read more thoroughly. I also use Firefox.

]]> By: Chiara http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-286998 Chiara Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:28:24 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-286998 oops...sorry... I meant to say, I've never had problems but if you so choose to host your own site (which requires a bit of coding), I suggest hostmonster.com. I work at a church and the site is relatively cheap, but gives lots of flexibility, as long as you're willing to figure out the details :) oops…sorry… I meant to say, I’ve never had problems but if you so choose to host your own site (which requires a bit of coding), I suggest hostmonster.com. I work at a church and the site is relatively cheap, but gives lots of flexibility, as long as you’re willing to figure out the details :)

]]> By: Chiara http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-286997 Chiara Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:27:02 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-286997 I've never had problems I’ve never had problems

]]> By: Sarah http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-286996 Sarah Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:35:16 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-286996 I don't know if you changed more today, but I haven't had any problems this evening. I don’t know if you changed more today, but I haven’t had any problems this evening.

]]> By: Melanie@NotebookLearning.com http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-286995 Melanie@NotebookLearning.com Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:23:42 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-286995 Yay! It's now working for me as well, both in IE and in FF3! :-) Yay! It’s now working for me as well, both in IE and in FF3! :-)

]]> By: rachel yoder http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-286994 rachel yoder Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:38:38 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-286994 I have had trouble fairly often in the past week or two. and as recently as today. Its not really that it is slow to load because a part of it pops up almost immediately then no more even if I wait awhile. And its seldom in the middle of a post, but the whole post is not there although everything is there along the sides all the way down. I use IE. I have had trouble fairly often in the past week or two. and as recently as today. Its not really that it is slow to load because a part of it pops up almost immediately then no more even if I wait awhile. And its seldom in the middle of a post, but the whole post is not there although everything is there along the sides all the way down.
I use IE.

]]> By: Cara http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-286993 Cara Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:34:47 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-286993 You have issues with the hosting. You need to get new hosting because the server is being overloaded with the requests to pull the site up. It's nothing that you are doing, and nothing that you can change. Depending on the actual hosting company that you are using you might be able to just ask them to do some tweaking to your account. This would save you from having to relocate your site. You have issues with the hosting. You need to get new hosting because the server is being overloaded with the requests to pull the site up. It’s nothing that you are doing, and nothing that you can change. Depending on the actual hosting company that you are using you might be able to just ask them to do some tweaking to your account. This would save you from having to relocate your site.

]]> By: tincoo http://moneysavingmom.com/2008/06/blog-problems.html/comment-page-1#comment-286992 tincoo Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:26:31 +0000 http://moneysavingmom.net/2008/06/blog-problems.html#comment-286992 Hi there! Your site comes up fine for me. I read it in Firefox (Windows) but also read it sometimes in IE. My 2cents for hosting is to go to Webmasters.com. I've used them for many different sites for over 7 years and they are very reasonable. And very user-friendly. They have alot of extra options that many other hosting companies make you pay extra for. It's only $120 a year (& this includes your domain name!!). No, I don't make anything for saying this (unless you go thru my site) - I just hate to see people pay crazy prices (like GoDaddys) for something you can get for a reasonable price. q's anyone? email me at my spam email: tingar at hotmail dot com and I'll give you my real addy. Hi there! Your site comes up fine for me. I read it in Firefox (Windows) but also read it sometimes in IE.

My 2cents for hosting is to go to Webmasters.com. I’ve used them for many different sites for over 7 years and they are very reasonable. And very user-friendly. They have alot of extra options that many other hosting companies make you pay extra for. It’s only $120 a year (& this includes your domain name!!).

No, I don’t make anything for saying this (unless you go thru my site) – I just hate to see people pay crazy prices (like GoDaddys) for something you can get for a reasonable price.

q’s anyone? email me at my spam email: tingar at hotmail dot com and I’ll give you my real addy.

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