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How to..Start a Blog
A "Blog" is a web-based journal in which people can publish their thoughts and opinions on the Internet. Anyone can start a Blog...It's straight-forward and, in a lot of cases, free!
Steps
- Check out a few of the main free Blog sites, like WordPress.org, Livejournal.com, Blogger.com, TheDiary.org or Blogdrive.com. All offer free accounts that come with a lot of features.
- Explore other Blog sites that offer more features for a small fee, such as Typepad.com.
- Decide on whether or not you want your Blog to be private or personal: do you want any Internet visitor to be able to read your Blog, or do you just want your friends and family to be able to read it? Most Blog sites offer the ability to password-protect your published posts so only those who you approve of can view what you've written.
- Decide on how you want your Blog to look. You can pick a color scheme and layout. Most sites come with a set of predefined layouts and schemes that you can choose from, or you can edit your own.
- After you've set up your Blog, write a few posts to test it out, and make any adjustments to the layout or style that you see fit.
- If you want to make your Blog look more attractive, there are some sites up that have many "skins" that might make it look better. One example is Blogskins.com, which also comes with Photoshop and HTML tutorials.
- Publish your Blog by sending the URL to your friends or publish the URL on your website. Add the URL to posts you make on other Blogs.
Tips
- If you update your Blog frequently, more people will return on a regular basis to read it. Establishing a reader base will motivate you to write more and in turn more people will read your posts.
- Keep the posts interesting. Try to avoid focusing on things that most readers won't find worthwhile (such as "I went to the mall today and saw Kelly.")
- Spellcheck your writing before posting.
- Some sites allow you to make money off your Blog by using an Amazon Associates ID or by placing Google Ad Sense advertisements. If popular enough, your Blog could start to pay your bills!
- Don't feel bogged down if no one visits your site for the first few months. As with communities this large, it will take some time for your Blog to get noticed.
- If you want a broad (international) readership, do not use too many abbreviations or slang terms that might not be easily understood by people who are not from your country/area.
Warnings
- Avoid posting anything on your Blog that might be personal to other people if just anyone can read your Blog. (Example: Your grandma might object that it's published on the Internet that he is an alcoholic.) If something is personal, avoid using last names at the very least, or make up a name for that person.
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