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A
blog is basically an online diary or journal that digitally records
about anything you would want people to read. “Blog” is short for
the term weblog and a term coined in humor in the late 1990’s. They
come in different styles and formats, support and settings, all
depending upon user preferences. Most blogs are primarily
textual, although some focus on art (art blog), photographs
(photoblog), videos (video blogging), music (MP3 blog), and audio
(podcasting).
Of
the numerous topics displayed by blogs, perhaps the best known are
political, personal, niche, travel, health, religious, and
educational. All serve to be a collective of a specific topic
written or produced by an individual or by a group of people.
Is Keeping a Blog for Me?
There
are any numbers of reasons to start a blog. Once you see how easy
it is, you can keep one for just for fun. Or you can use it to
advertise yourself, much in the same way social bookmark sites promote
individuals. Other reasons are to promote an already existing
website, and make money!! Blogging is simple, and if you can type,
click a mouse, and have internet connection, then you have what it
takes to get started. The best part of blogging is that it is
inexpensive.
How Do I Start a Blog?
You can create a blog for free. There are many free blog hosting sites
you can locate by searching for 'blog' in the search engine.
Blogger.com is a popular, but remember, Google owns your content, and
can shut you down for any reason. The plus side is that it is
easy to use, great for beginners, and takes all of 5 minutes to up and
running. As with other blog hosts, users are provided with pre-made,
ready to apply, templates. Users are also provided with easy to
follow instructions on creating posts and options such as allowing
comments, social bookmark site buttons, and uploading photos and
videos. Beginners will also get a first-hand exposure to a
blogging community and the wide variety of blogs on the internet.
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Another
very simple blogging tool is Wordpress. Wordpress is free,
open-source software, simple to install, and has a lot, I mean A LOT,
of online documentation. Don’t let the phrase “install on your
own website” scare you. Most hosts have the Fantastico
application in the cPanel, and one click later, you choose the
Wordpress to have automatically installed. If you get hooked on
Wordpress themes, and there are hundreds of thousands available for
free, learning FTP (file transfer protocol) is another easy skill to
master. Wordpress themes do vary in complexity, so start with
something simple such as ones found at AlexKing.org. Once
you start with Wordpress, with all the controls and options you have
over a platform such as blogger.com, you are sure to convert to WP or
the like for life. For written and video instructions on how to
install and use Wordpress, see this three item resource ”Wordpress Power”.
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