I think the first thing you have to determine is how elaborate and detailed you want to get. Do you want to be able to post a lot of text with pictures, just a bunch of pictures in chronological order with some notes or captions, etc., etc.?
If you want maximum control and have some technical ability and a place to host it, WordPress is the way to go. It involves a fair amount of effort to set up, but once that’s done it’s relatively easy to maintain. Wix is a really nice free blogging platform that you can do with minimal effort or get carried away. It’s especially nice because it’s optimized for mobile viewing, which is the means by which a lot of people will be looking at your content these days. If you just want to post pictures in an album format with small amounts of text Flikr works well. I use web editing software for the blogs on my personal web site, so that’s not really helpful, but it’s an option if you’re so inclined. A lot of web or HTML editors for building web sites offer some sort of blog capability, however, you’ve got to be familiar with the platform and have a moderately high level of ability to use them. On a related note, one of the best parts about working with these older cars is a the provenance. At least I think it is. I do my best to document the provenance of the cars I own when possible. Sure, some you just don’t get that level of knowledge, but when possible, it’s really cool to learn the history behind the car, and it's often a source of enjoyment for the previous owners,too. And while my motivation is not for the monetary value, it tends to add value to the car should you ever decide to sell it. Kudos for doing this, I think it’s a really important responsibility for those of us who keep these cars running. -D > On Dec 15, 2018, at 9:03 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Or anyone else for that matter. I aquired a VERY clean 1984 300d today. It is > not running, however it is all there. The lady I purchased it from was gifted > the car by her father some 18-20 years ago. Her father had an extreme passion > for the marque. He passed away 10 or so years ago, so the car didn't get > maintenance after that and as such, it has been parked in a climate > controlled garage for the last eight or nine years. She finally decided to > part with it, and after seeing it, it is a no brainer to bring it back to > life. > > My question is this. How hard is it to chronicle the restoration of a project > in photographs and a blog? I have never had a blog beyond FB, and I would > really like to have a record of this, so this young lady can have a reminder > of her dad on the web. I could tell she was kind of emotional about the whole > thing. > > Rick > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
