Blogging - Why Should You Blog

A blog is a series of notes on one topic, or on a range of topics by one person or a group of people

. It is an easy and convenient way that people interested in a topic can have a discussion. There are lots of different kinds of blogs and if you want to do a different one still you should go ahead and do it.

There are lots of different reasons to start writing a blog. Many of us have the creative urge to write; a blog allows a lot of us to write who would otherwise never do so. You may want to propagate the knowledge you have to the widest possible readership; a blog is a low investment way to do so. You may be looking for a way to earn more money; a blog with adverts and paid posts allows you to earn a legitimate income working from home.

Bloggers, the people who write blogs, often have multiple blogs, but they all started with just one. Your choice of subject matter will be related to your reasons for writing. Single subject blogs will usually rank better in search engines and search engine rankings are important to everyone. If you are hoping to earn a living from your blogs you will need to choose an area that attracts good advertising revenue.

The first step is to decide whether to host your blog on your own domain or to use one of the free blog hosting services. The main difference is that you cannot earn money from a blog on a free service. You might not need the money now, but you might need to monetize your writing at some point in the future, so it is best to buy a domain name and host it on your own, paid for, web host.

Before you choose a domain name it is better to choose a hosting service and then buy your domain name from the same website, it just makes things a bit more simple. Choose a host that allows you to host an unlimited number of domain names without any extra charges. You also need an unlimited, or at least a very large number of databases. Make sure that you can phone for support at a time to suit you. Not every company has 24 hour telephone support and if you are dealing with a company in California and you are in Europe, ten hours ahead of them, there is not a great overlap of the working day and you will struggle to actually talk to anyone unless they offer 24/7 telephone support.

You may have no idea what a domain name is or where to buy one. All you have to do is to search online and you will find thousands of websites who will sell you a domain name. Prices and service levels vary enormously, so shop around. Choose a name related to the subject of your blog. Most people give more credibility to a .com domain name so try to buy one of those. If your blog is about poodles then look for a domainname that includes the phrase 'poodles'.

Most bloggers use Wordpress software. Your web host will almost certainly be able to show you how to install this on your domain for free. Using Wordpress seems intimidating at first to most people because of the many options, but there are plenty of people online who will provide the help you need and you should never have to pay for it.

by: Philip Turner

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