I have been kicking the idea of moving to a self-hosted platform lately.  My big concern is that I put a ton of work into my WordPress blog and then switch to self-hosted and lose a lot of readers; it would almost feel like starting over.  The good thing about self-hosting is I would have a lot of freedom.  Harsh Reality has transitioned over to a self-hosted page and this is what started me thinking.  (Btw, I am sure he would appreciate you visiting his page and subscribing via email!)

So on this subject I have a few thoughts about self-hosting.  First, you can click Self-Hosting for a brief explanation.  Many of my readers are new to blogging and I think it would be beneficial to pass along a couple things I practice as it relates to self-hosted bloggers.  The new term I am coining is being a “Considerate…