Moving day?

Perhaps it came in with all the snow, but it seems change is afoot here at Demotic Exordiums. 

I’ve been using TypePad to host my blog for the past five to six months, and, to be honest, I really don’t have anything to complain about.  It does everything I ask of it, and it’s never given me a headache.  But, here’s my problem.  I’ve purchased the domain http://www.eastauth.com and have been running that for some time as well.  I use it to house writing samples and the like which I refer people to on my resume.

The website costs me money.  Blogging through TypePad costs me money.  One of these is unnecessary.

There’s a platform that goes by the name of WordPress, which is free and supported by the community.  To use it you just need your own domain (which I have).  So, after coming across WordPress again last night I got to thinking: why don’t I just use it?

And so, I refer you to the new eastauth.com possible home of Demotic Exordiums.  But please, give feedback.  What do you think of the new digs?  Better?  Worse?  Stick with TypePad at least until my year with them is up?  Move all action over to eastauth.com immediately?  However you look at it you have to admit that eastauth.com is a much easier URL to remember.  And, to be honest, I think I’m kind of leaning towards the WordPress format.

I’m looking for opinions, folks.  So, please, don’t be shy.

Comments

[Amanda]

Switch over.
1. I like that the fact that it has your name in the domain. That made me smile.
2. It clean and fresh looking, the title is nice and bold. There is no fooling around
3. I like glancing at the calendar with when you posted last
4. I like that my blog is on your blogroll. Thank you.
5. It looks professional.

(PS. Does this one track the number of views to your blog in a day? I will admit that somedays I look to your blog more than once. I like to see other comments people make on posts)

[gs]

The new spot is certainly less colorful, I like color, you are colorful, can you add some color. I've never taken marketing class but ... not the catchiest name ever. If you are going to direct people here why make them feel, right off the start, that they need a dictionary to know what you are taking about. Guess I usually need a dictionary to know what most people are talking about, so that was just my babble.
That all said, where you go, I will follow.
Bookmarks, so I don't have to remember.

[Teira]

I realize it is late to comment as you already switched, but I wanted to say I like the look of the other blog much more. Looks clean, like the colour, no messing around with boring ol'blue. Also why pay for two if one will do?! Look forward to keeping up on it.

Also, I find I check comments way less now that I've RSSd your blog. Good or bad? I don't know.