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  1. @arunisaac let me answer your question with a question...

    Friday, 19-May-17 06:48:55 UTC from quitter.se
    1. @arunisaac  Why do non-geeks tend to use proprietary SaaSS like Weebly, Wix, BlogSpot etc not self-host with existing packages like WP?

      Friday, 19-May-17 06:50:03 UTC from quitter.se
      1. @arunisaac why do those who do self-host use packages that create appallingly bloated sites using stuff like # and loads of surplus JS?

        Friday, 19-May-17 06:52:05 UTC from quitter.se
        1. @arunisaac from a non-geek perspective a website is like a business card or a poster, a means to an end (promotion/ outreach/ networking).

          Friday, 19-May-17 06:53:24 UTC from quitter.se
          1. @arunisaac so non-geeks will tend towards whatever is a) easiest to understand, b) cheapest, c) quickest to create and update.

            Friday, 19-May-17 06:54:31 UTC from quitter.se
            1. @arunisaac so what I want to offer my non-geek friends is a free code package that is super user-friendly, covering a) and c), and...

              Friday, 19-May-17 07:05:26 UTC from quitter.se
              1. @arunisaac produces simple homepages with the minimum possible page size, keeping the cost of storage and bandwidth down, and covering b)

                Friday, 19-May-17 07:07:03 UTC from quitter.se
                1. @arunisaac the ideal solution works in a browser, and walks the user through registering a domain name and leasing hosting to point it at

                  Friday, 19-May-17 07:28:15 UTC from quitter.se
                  1. @arunisaac perhaps what I'm envisaging is not software, more like website HowTos aimed at specific use cases?
                    http://qttr.at/1u6z

                    Friday, 19-May-17 07:30:54 UTC from quitter.se