Hi Justin, I operate a blog called SpeakUpForBlue.com, which is an environmental blog dedicated to supporting Ocean Conservation Efforts. My site has similar characteristics to what you want in that it has static information (as Pages) and updated information (Blog Posts).
If I understand you correctly, you are looking for a content management system like Wordpress. You can start a Wordpress site in a couple of hours. Wordpress gives you 2 options to how you want to run your blog: 1) Wordpress.com - This option is completely free but you would have your domain name attached to wordpress.com (i.e. speakupforblue.wordpress.com). You can run the blog without any problems, but you are limited in what you can do; and, 2) Wordpress.org - This option requires a bit of a financial investment, but not too much. You will need to buy a domain name and a hosting account (both can be done with godaddy.com). You can add plugins to help make your blog more entertaining for the reader and more efficient to operate (that would be for you). There are hundreds of thousands of themes out there...many of them are free (most cost $30-$80). Posting is easy for anyone who knows a bit about computers. There are also many videos and articles on starting a blog using Wordpress. I hope this helps. Andrew Andrew Lewin [email protected] Founder, Speak Up for the Blue www.speakupforblue.com President, Spatial-Conserve Incorporated www.spatialconserve.com Associate C-FOAM (Canadian Fisheries, Oceans and Aquaculture Management Group) Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa On 2012-01-05, at 8:58 PM, Justin Proctor wrote: > Hello, > > I am looking for advice from those whom have had experience with blogs. I > am currently developing an upcoming project in the Dominican Republic > focusing on the almost completely unknown life history of the Golden > Swallow, *Tachycineta euchrysea*. Furthermore, there will be a strong > conservation focus involving local students and community. Being new to > blogs, I would like to create one that allows some static information (and > by that I mean a project overview, permanent links to partner sites, etc) > while also having the more 'play by play' action that some blogs allow. I > envision a blog that would be more of a hybrid to a webpage, > > Any ideas or suggestions would be most appreciated. > Thank you, > Justin Proctor > > -- > *Justin Proctor* > *Golondrinas de Las Americas* > *254 Sapsucker Woods Road* > *Ithaca, NY 14850* > *607-229-6255* >
