Setting up a Blog - How Easy is it?

We can choose to use a service such as Blogger or Squidoo which gives a good introduction to blogging as it makes it makes creating a blog easier without any programming knowledge or having to know what is going on from the server end.

Until recently this was considered the only way of setting up a blog for many, as creating one with your own domain was always considered something that was more involved than the average person wish to be, with subjects such as CSS, PHP and MySql.

But now thanks largely to many hosting services giving scripted installs of blogging software such as Word Press it means just about anyone can setup their own  professional looking blog in around 30 minutes.

Think I’m kidding, or this is beyond you?

 

It really is this straight forward, many hosting companies such as Bluehost offer everything you need for around $6 per month, and this includes a domain name of your choice, MySql & web space, and a very easy blog setup routine.

The beauty of using this type of setup really means setting up a Blog is that easy now just about everyone can create there own, and not have to worry about the technical end so to speak, the hardest part is simply learning to use the Word Press administration console once your scripted Blog install is complete, even this though offers a pretty intuitive graphical interface.

From your Blogs interface with a couple of clicks you can

 

Create posts, add users, moderate other posts and comments created by other users who register with your Blog.

Change the look of your whole Blog adding a new theme, and there are literally thousands of free ones to choose from, you can even change it back.

Perform updates to make sure you are using the latest version of Word Press

Add plug-ins which enables your Blog to do all manner of things such as Advertising, Add emoticons, search engine optimisation, and spam filtering, plus much more.

It is very hard to put into words just how nice this software is to use, the ease at which you can manage it and change it around to suit your needs is great.

Screen view of the Wordpress Dashboard

So if you are looking to create a website/blog find a hosting company who can provide this service, you’ll be pleased you did.

Why should I not use a free service such as Blogger or Squidoo?

Using a free service is a good introduction to Blogging, but you are limited to the rules and regulations of the service, plus you actually make money for the free hosting company through them advertising around your Blog.
Creating your own Blog using your own domain name not only looks more professional, but you actually own the domain and if your Blog makes money you keep it all as well as building a Blog which could be valuable in its own right

Setting up a Blog or a website – what is right for you?

It’s all relative to what you want to do, but generally a blog can do what most websites do in a much easier way, plus it allows visitors to interact with the site itself posting pages and comments.

Did you know search engines love Blogs Too?

If you want a way to get pages listed quickly in Google a Blog could be just the ticket

Long gone are the days of a blog having to be a complicated and expensive site to setup, if you want a web presence that can literally be managed by anyone get a Blog for yourself.

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