Blog -- use iWeb or link to outside site?

Have my webpage going (still working on it) -- want to add a blog but have heard that the iWeb blog can 'bog down' the speed of the page?
is it best to use outside (ie: Wordpress, Blogger)-- if so, which one works best? (want to post pictures, occasional videos, music of mine, etc)
any tips for streamlining this process with least amount of gliches?
my site: www.lizdugger.com

Liz Dugger wrote:
...have heard that the iWeb blog can 'bog down' the speed of the page?
Liz ~ Yes, and you can lose blog entries and comments.
Liz Dugger wrote:
is it best to use outside (ie: Wordpress, Blogger)-- if so, which one works best?
Take a look at this: http://posterous.com/faq
Liz Dugger wrote:
any tips for streamlining this process with least amount of gliches?
As an alternative to setting up a basic hyperlink to your external blog, you can link to it from iWeb's navigation bar:
Create a blank internal page titled "Blog" (actually you can name the page whatever you want.) Then in that Blog page add an HTML Snippet with the following code:
<script type="text/javascript">
parent.window.location = "http://www.yourblogname.com"; // change this to your own URL
</script>
...Once published, clicking on "Blog" in the navbar will immediately redirect to your external Blog page. (Thanks to Cyclosaurus for the code).
Liz Dugger wrote:
my site: www.lizdugger.com
Better to include the prefix so it's conveniently clickable:
http://www.lizdugger.com

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1. All image reference addresses are directed to the
folder location on my hard drive, there is no way
(short of rewriting the source code) to have iWeb
automatically insert the web location of links and
images globally within the site.
Don't know what you're talking about. What's the url? What ftp program are you using to upload?
2. Random characters and code are inserted into my
pages, usually a capital "A" figure with a small
triangle on top of it.
The server you are using is configured incorrectly. See this note for fixes:
http://homepage.mac.com/thgewecke/iwebchars.html
3. In order to use iWeb to make multiple independent
sites, you have to go into the application library
and move the domain file to another folder.
I think you can avoid this with something like
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It seems strange that Apple would make such a
powerful program to basically sell .Mac
subscriptions...
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