So You Want to Be a Blogger – Part One
Okay, so let’s try this again. So you want to be a blogger? In this series I am going to introduce you, step by step, to the world of blogging. I’m hoping to keep things simple and easy to understand, but if there is ever anything you don’t understand, feel free to ask any questions at any time.
When you’re getting started in the world of blogging, the first natural step is to choose a blog host. A blog host is the site that is going to provide you with your free blog. You might want to pay for a site later so you can get everything you want, but that’s not really something you want to jump into right away.
There are plenty of blog hosts around the internet, but the three main ones (at least in the circles I travel in) that are in use are Blogger, Wordpress, and LiveJournal.
Now, just because ‘all your friends’ are using one site doesn’t mean you have to, but it can help having people near who can help you. However, it’s likely that you’re going to stick with what you start with (just because it can be annoying and sometimes a lot of work to switch from platform to platform) so it’s worth it to do your research.
What you want to think about is what you want from your blog. Would you like somewhere to anonymously put your thoughts or would you rather have a place to easily connect to your friends? A place to put your photos or a place where you can build a name for yourself and maybe eventually a business?
In the next post I’ll examine the blogging hosts and the positives and negatives that come with them.
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