You want someone to "A-S-S-I-S-T" you with a site. Seems to me you want someone to do all the work while you sit back smoking a cigar with your feet on the desk and say 'Hey....look what I did...aren't I great?'. You've already shown what your attitude would be with a site by your saying :>>>"Maybe one of my pals could do that [format your post] for me ASAP ....."<<< You couldn't even take the time to go to the 'sandbox' and learn to format it yourself. From that attitude, I can only assume with a site to set up/manage, you would say something like: "Maybe one of my pals could set up a site for me, while I give the orders".
Sunday morning sarc/off, PAL. .....
Suggest viewing www.survivalblog.com or shtfplan.com for reference.
My suggestion is that you get a site at wordpress.com, choose a template there and then work on your site until you lose interest or your spouse threatens to divorce you over it.
The hosting is free and for a small fee you can point your domain to that site. Also, you won’t be relying on “assistance” from your fellow Freepers like some kind of freeploader, but you will be responsible for your own site.
If and when you get more than 100 visits (that aren’t generated by you constantly tweaking your own site) then think about moving to a hosted website with a design (that you pay someone to develop for you) and a programmer (that you learn how to do or Pay someone to do for you) and a hosting company (that you pay to host your website not solve every problem you manage to get yourself into on your website by doing it yourself).
Rant blogs are very hard to monetize, but they can be very therapeutic. If you think of it as a hobby and don’t get hung up on “driving traffic” by constantly posting links from Free Republic to your blog, you will be fine.
Have fun and start with wordpress.com
Sorry if you found my post offensive and egotistical. I don’t smoke cigars, and if were physically able to put my feet on a desk it would be a wonderful thing. Can always dream I guess. Hope you and yours have a great 4th weekend. Take a little hike for me, so I can walk vicariously through you. Thanks for the comment.