3/8/25

I am quite excited to have my website out of dormancy.

Transferring this domain was my latest education in owning and running my website; it was marked “under construction” until everything was completed.

Not being able to publish anything during the transfer was tough. I don’t publish much, yet when the option isn’t there, it hits different. 

I transferred my domain to Squarespace, where my hosting currently is. For those unaware, a domain is the address of a website and is a separate purchase from web hosting; I had both with HostGator when I first launched my site in 2019. 

I could have transferred my domain to Squarespace when I made the hosting change a few years ago, but waited until I knew for sure this was where I wanted to be. And I don’t dislike it here enough to go elsewhere, which is more of a compliment than it may seem.

Website hosting is interesting, and each place has unique linguistic choices with some overlap. Before I may begin losing you, I won’t get into the boring backend stuff. 

Like everything I have done with my site since I launched it six years ago, transferring my domain was the latest experience that deepened my empathy for those who choose to totally delegate their websites, or who choose to be on a platform where they have to do little more than click the “Publish” button—which is ultimately why we do this. 

The shine of the appeal in doing as much as I can by myself hasn’t dulled—it’s only gotten shinier.

To be sure I am smart with my time and out of my way, I have solicited the advice of others smarter than me in these fields to combine with, and help refine, my research to make the most of this ongoing and fulfilling education. Most of all, owning and controlling everything that I create and publish is just about as rewarding as the creating and publishing itself.

My next goal is email newsletters, which necessitated transferring my domain. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while, yet didn’t have a good grasp on how to go about it. It’s not to say I do now, because an idea not attempted cannot be deemed anything until put into action. And I do not want to be in analytical mode until I’m in an urn, which is a default I am continuously unwiring and rewiring for net positives.

Instead, I resolved to understand what I don’t want my newsletter to be and then start with some ideas I feel good enough about, and will go from there. This is the next step in my career as a writer, and I am excited to continue enhancing my relationship with my audience in this manner of communication.

I will be updating you all shortly on the newsletter, and other developments too. For anyone that has an idea and/or preference to consider for my future newsletter, please contact me directly at craig@craigelbe.com.