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WordPress is a great option, after looking into it and trying various combinations I have found that this is the best way to set up a site:
buy a domain of your own about $11 a year(godaddy.com is fabulous at customer service) the reason not to take a wordpress domain is because they can decide to take your content offline without notifying you and you have no control of your content
buy a hosting package (again I recommend godaddy) about $60 a year
if you buy your domain and hosting on go daddy you can launch the wordpress application on the godaddy site as well and that is free
then you need a theme for your site which you can also get for free, BUT after spending lots of time working on free themes I learned that they are not upgraded, have bugs and do not work 100%. So if you are serious about a site, you can use a free theme to learn a bit but to insure you can post, update info and not have a virus infected site you should buy a theme. A one time cost of about $80 (studiopress.com/themes)
She might want to consider learning WordPress. This is taking over a good part of the web. It is very easy to learn and the best way to learn is to find someone to teach privately.
Onegoal, I have posted before (see Web & Social media – latest online tips and tools). I joined the CR to share information on how to use various web tools and programs, to teach people how to convert their web presence into profits/donations and to share updates on the latest in social media.
In the meantime I don’t see much discussion in this direction so I contribute infrequently.
“We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time…. The tide in the affairs of men does not remain at flood — it ebbs. We may cry out desperately for time to pause in her passage, but time is adamant to every plea and rushes on. Over the bleached bones and jumbled residues of numerous civilizations are written the pathetic words, “Too late.”
Martin Luther King Jr
A bit of general information on RSS feed:
There are millions of blogs on the internet. There are typically two ways to subscribe. One is via email and the other via RSS feed. (only 15% of readers online use the feed so far but it is a great tool)
If you would like to read your blog subscriptions via RSS feed you should open an account on: http://www.google.com/reader. After signing up, you will have a google reader account, then you can sign up to blogs either through the google reader (click add a subscription on the top right button) or by clicking subscribe via rss feed on your favorite blog sites.
Note the RSS feed link on this page right below the last comment. This orange symbol is typically how the link to register via RSS feed is posted.
Hope this helps!
Perhaps we can do some cosmetic changes in the coffee room & make it more blog like. When an individual posts a blog they share valuable information either professional, life experience or other. Some examples: a CPA can share some new tax laws (late in coming out this year), a parent of a special child can share some tips in coping or services, mortgage broker pros & cons of various mortgages, etc.
The entire coffee room will benefit!