Blogging Is Still King Of The Hill

With the amazing rise in popularity of Facebook and Twitter

, some analysts believe that blogging might be on the way out. The reality is, that blogging continues to rise in popularity and a good blog is actually a great place to tie in your activities on both Facebbook and Twitter. The combination of a good blog, Facebook, and Twitter makes an amazing social network that provides a variety of opportunities for both business and fun. Like Facebook and Twitter, there are many places on the Internet where you can start and maintain a blog absolutely free. Two prime examples of free blogging are "Blogger" and "WordPress". By going to either of these sites on the Internet you can get started blogging in under an hour and there is no cost involved. Both of the sites are easy to use and you can find all the help you should need to get started. These services are probably enough for the mast majority of bloggers.

If your hope is to try and start a blog in the hopes of making some money online, then you might need to consider a slightly different set up. In this instance it is probably best to spend about Ten Dollars a year ($10/yr) and buy a domain name. A domain name is the web address (URL) where your blog is located. Let's say that you wanted to start a blog where you could sell the "examples" that you make. You might want to purchase the domain name "example[dot]com" so that people could easily remember and find your site when they are searching for examples. It is very possible that the domain name you would like to purchase is already owned by someone else. If that is the case, you just have to get a little more creative. You might have to get an extension other than ([dot]com). You might be able to buy the ([dot]net) or ([dot]org) or ([dot]info). If those aren't available, you might see if "examplesite[dot]com" is available. With a little work and creativity you will be able to find the right domain name for you.

Once you have a domain name for your blogging business, you will need to get a web host. Depending on where you purchased your domain name, you can often get free web hosting if you don't mind having an advertisement for the web host on your site. This is a good way to go, and you can always pay for web hosting once your blog starts making you some money. You should be able to get a web host for around Fifty Dollars a year ($50/yr).

Once your blog is up and running there are many ways to link your blog, Facebook and Twitter accounts so that when you publish content on one of them all three of them are updated. This allows you to keep all of your sites current with your latest information from whichever program you are working with. A blog allows you a lot more control over your content which makes it a great vehicle for anchoring down your Facebook and Twitter activities. A blog can also provide you with a great deal of entertainment and allow you to make new friends and keep in touch with old ones. At the very least, you should get started blogging by checking out one of the free services that are available. You might discover that blogging is something you really enjoy doing. Go ahead, now is the time to get started blogging and to discover that blogging is still king of the hill.

by: Stephen Lawes

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