Building a Wordpress Blog
Wordpress is arguably one of the most popular online content management systems, and is a great tool with which to build your first online web journal or Blog. It is free to use, easy to set up thanks to the online wizard and so user friendly and simple, that even a novice user will find it a simple matter to get their blog up and running in a matter of minutes.
There are two main methods of starting the process of building a Wordpress blog. You can choose to have the blog hosted on one of the Wordpress servers, which is completely free of charge, or alternatively, you can buy your own hosting and domain name, and install the Wordpress system on it, and then have a dedicated presence online.
The main advantage of investing in your own domain name is that it looks a lot more professional, and if you are planning to make money from blogging, having your own easy to remember domain will allow users to find you much more easily. Advanced users will find that they can configure the look and feel of a Wordpress blog much more easily if it is hosted on their own server, and include advertising and affiliate links much more simply.
The advantage of using the free Wordpress hosting service is that it is completely free, is very reliable thanks to the resources of the company providing it, and is much more simple to set up and administer. Blogs hosted on the Wordpress server are automatically updated to the latest version of the software, and many of the processes of publicizing a blog are automatic thanks to the way that it is configured.
Once you have set up your account, and chosen a name for your blog, you can use the selection of templates in order to choose a distinctive look and feel that suits your taste, and then you can start writing. It is as simple as that!
Wordpress has a simple interface for bloggers that means that you do not even need to know how to create html in order to publish your blog on the internet. You can simply type what you want to write into the editor, and then it will all be formatted for you, leaving you to concentrate on the actual writing and creativity that marks out your blog as individual and worthwhile.
Including links to other web sites and adding pictures to your blog is also a breeze, and is as simple as clicking on a button on the screen. Wordpress also offers a range of tools to help you to promote your blog to interested parties, and is flexible enough and powerful enough to allow you to adapt and evolve your blog to your audience. You can tag articles into categories, and organize your writing to make it easy for users to find a particular post that they are interested in, and there is a large and helpful community of other users on hand to give you hints and tips about any problems that you might get stuck with, all of which makes building a Wordpress blog a pleasure and a very rewarding experience.
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Lyndon: A Work from Home dad from Wales.
You are right…Word Press is a great way to start. I use Google Blogger because it’s owned by Google and offers a better chance of getting indexed but Word Press has many more widgets (bells and whistles).
That said, I am now moving to paid hosting so my work is not at the mercy of a free service. You get what you pay for? How can you complain when things don’t function when you are getting it for free?
I have just started my own wordpress blog as well. It is very interesting how much there is to learn. I have not had any problems with my wordpress blog and know many people who use wordpress as well. Please visit my blog as it is new and I would love some comments on it, suggestions even!! Thanks!
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I agree completely. Using Word Press will definitely help even the beginner marketer. It is becoming the leader for bloggers everywhere.
Great advice for anyone starting out. Once you have a website there are ways of monetizing them and the best is probably Google Adsense but maybe not. There is a new “Kid on the block” that says
” They Will Pay You For Every Visitor To Your Site “.
I belong to them and am amazed at the demand for this, all at NO COST. How? well click my name and find out.
I’ve recently just started blogging. I use Google Blogger because that’s what I was referred to. I’m definitely going to check out Word Press as well! Can’t have too many blogs out there! lol
Thanks for the information- I might have to look into WordPress. I, too, have used Google Blogger up until this point.
I wanted to let you know that Lynne Whiteley has recently re-launched an exciting new, updated version of her webpage, TheWorkingMommy.net, which consists of similar subject matter to which you write about.
TheWorkingMommy.net webpage is chock-full of different information for Work-At-Home professionals such as yourself. Whether it’s advice for starting your own business, information about various online opportunities, or tips for living frugally on a single-income- they’ve got it!
I hope to see you stop by soon!
Warmest Regards,
Carrie Hill
I’m looking to start an online blog, is wordpress the way I should go? I’m pretty net savvy, derive most of my income from online activities of one sort or another, but have not waded into the blogging waters yet.
Some people wordpress is the best tools to SEO for blog writer. But I get confuse whether to use Wordpress blog services or there is another way. What I am trying to say is I have seen some other blog service with Wordpress wording in it (e.g blogs.ie)in it.
Regards
Ariffin
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Nice information even i do not use wordpress cos i found it a bit confusing at first. Nice blog you got here. Hey if you will be king enough to pop over at mine and tell me what you think http://homesjob.blogspot.com
I agree totally about how good Wordpress blog is. I migrated from my Blogger to Wordpress last November and never regretted this decision. My Wordpress blog has now taken a life of its own, full of rich contents and having a PR2 status. Once you have a great blog, you are encouraged to write more good contents on your blog for your readers. Feel free to take a peek.
Work From Home Business Blog
Good info. I just started a blog 2 days ago, and since this is my first try on bloggin all advice is welcome:-) I will definetly come back here on regular basis.
Great post. I’m not too familiar with wordpress and will check it out.
Nice info. I just transferred to Wordpress yesterday. Although I had a blog for some time, I updated it infrequently (I had about 12 posts in a year).
I decided to get serious after I noticed more than 5 people were visiting it. I’m still trying to get used to all of the Wordpress features, but I like it (I think).
I am using blogger under google. I am still new with this blogging programs and trying to earn from the internet. I have heard a lot about wordpress and it seems that has gained a good rating and comments so far. I will try to check it out and see how it goes.