Web support for dummies?

September 22, 2005 12:19 AM

Who in the world can help me manage/fix/customize my Movable Type website? I am completely clueless, too busy to learn the damn program myself, willing to pay someone likeminded to help me, chomping at the bit to really get my blog off the ground.

I think I blew it. After posting on various diaries on Diaryland for 6 years, I got myself a domain and had a (supported, i.e. paid) version of MT installed on it by an online friend. She did it for free so I can't really ask her for any more help/support. I want to change things. I want to tweak things. I want to get the comments set up, fix the quotation module installed, change images, tinker with the design, add a blogroll-type thingy, font colors, etc. I have no idea how. Basically, my skills begin and end with a little self-taught HTML. I would also, in the longer run, like to set up a second or even a third weblog on there, one eventually to host a literary magazine. But back to just the tweaks for now: I have no idea how to find someone to help me do any of this who won't charge an arm and a leg and then leave me high and dry again. What to do? How to find someone?

posted by melixxa600 to computers & internet (8 comments total)

I'll do it. Email me.
posted by null terminated at 12:28 AM on September 22, 2005

I'm sure someone on ask.metafilter could help you, but if not try craigslist.com and choose your city. I've had good luck finding competent web designers and programmers on it.
posted by meta87 at 12:33 AM on September 22, 2005

Craigslist really helped me out with my MT setup, and at a decent price. That being said, I moved over to typepad which automates quite a bit of it all.
posted by filmgeek at 4:08 AM on September 22, 2005

Try elsie. She has lots of beginner titorials.
posted by captainscared at 7:00 AM on September 22, 2005

Oops. Tutorials.
posted by captainscared at 7:01 AM on September 22, 2005

champing at the bit.

yes i'm annoying.
posted by poweredbybeard at 10:11 AM on September 22, 2005

I love blogbarter.com! I've gotten amazing in exchange for a couple CDs of people's wishlists. It looks like they'll be reopening in about a week.
posted by arielmeadow at 1:22 PM on September 22, 2005

Thanks, everyone. I'm going to e-mail nullterminated and keep the other references in mind.

(It's not that simple, Poweredbybeard. For instance, check out Language Log's treatment of the champ/chomp divide.)
posted by melixxa600 at 2:47 PM on September 22, 2005