We’re also moving from Movable Type to WordPress.

(A picture of my dog for your patience through this administrative post.)

Dreamhost has been remarkably inconsistent in service — plus, the fact that they accidentally billed us well over a grand — well, its deal was sealed. I’ve moved all our client sites and helenjane.com is the last to go.

In installing different blog software for various clients, I’ve worked with many of the biggies. Blogger, Movable Type, Expression Engine, Typepad, Vox, even b2Evolution.

And I have to admit, I’m kind of sad to say that WordPress is the winner.

Why am I sad?

I’ve spent so many hours learning Movable Type, (so, so, SO many hours) and I hate to think that all that time was fairly unnecessary. WordPress has been easier to install, easier to manage and quicker to run. Templates seem a little more rigid, but I’m sure with a little more time, I can figure that out.

And hey! I’m not here to get in an argument with you about which service is better and why. This is my experience, it might not be yours.

So in the middle of these changes, I realized that I want to better update and integrate my recipes. And that Photos section up there? Well, most of those are on Flickr. And that resume? All that info is on LinkedIn. And that Links section? Better managed by a blogroll service.

Any other recommendations?

Part of me is reluctant to move all of this info outside of my immediate control, but those services do it much better than I can. They’re easier to update, import and have better search engine visibility than my meager site.

Why am I telling you this?
Because the site will be down for the next few days.
Yeah, I know, I don’t have to do this live, but I’m an impatient lady.

And I hope to reward you for your patience with a shiny, awesome new site very, very soon.