There are probably a hundred and one reasons you could think up for not wanting to blog for a blog network. But I’ll talk about just one in this short post: Overdependency.

That’s right. When you’re part of a network, most of the time, you have zero access to the nitty gritty (but critical) parts of your blogging platform and hosting server. And what does that mean? Well, if a post over at Workboxers is true, it means that you have no way of getting a proper backup of your posts when you do want to jump ship. This means that you have to plead, beg and scream in an attempt to get someone who does have access to get things done for you.

And when the network concerned is almost, if not already, defunct, with its primary founder and manager running another (larger) show, how long do you think will be needed to get your (own) posts in your hands?

Oh yes, that founder and manager is also one of the very few people with the access you need.

This is what I call overdependency.

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