I did it. I took the plunge and bought my own domain. Go Daddy! If you’re hear, then you were probably one of my regular readers from my old TypePad site, coryaldrich.blogs.com. Welcome, and thanks for coming along. If you’re a new reader, I’d love to hear how you found me. I hope you’ll leave a comment.

I explained my reasons for moving in my farewell post, but I’ll recap here. WordPress was the key; my own domain is a fun perk. What’s behind my desire to use WordPress:

1. b5media is powered by WordPress, and I’d like to be work with a single application.
2. My wife is starting a blog, and I’d like to know WordPress well enough to be her first line of support.
3. Thru b5media connections, I’ve snagged a super deal on hosting. So, the three domains I have registered are actually going to wind up costing me less than this one TypePad site. (If you’re counting along, you’ve noticed an extra site there. I have another blog in the works.)

That’s about it really. I’ve been able to import all of my old TypePad and Blogger content, so the last three years haven’t suddenly gone up in smoke.

Finally, I’ll make a comment about the design. Right now, you’re looking at the generic WP template. I haven’t messed with a thing. I thought about waiting until I got something snazzy up, either from a pre-packaged free template or by asking one of my b5 cronies, but I decided against it. I decided this was my sandbox, so I’ll take the time to play and learn. (Dovetails nicely with Reason #2 above.) So, fair warning: The template and everything else are subject to change at any time. I’m not a designer by trade, so if anything looks wonky to you, please let me know.

Cheers!