subject: 4 Tips on Starting A Professional Blog for your MLM Business [print this page] 4 Tips on Starting A Professional Blog for your MLM Business
If you have decided to start a blog for your MLM business, your first steps are choosing a blogging platform and domain . It will be difficult and time-consuming to switch an established blog to a different platform later on so don't play eenie-meenie-miney-mo with the different blogging sites! I listed 4 MLM Pro tips which will help you pick out a blogging platform, among other things.
MLM PRO TIP#1: Self-Host Your Own Blog!!
The first necessity when looking for a blogging platform is to have one that allows YOU to host the domain. The reasons to host your own domain are innumerable. It starts with functionality. If you own and host your website, you'll be allowed to name your permalinks, edit the HTML, and archive your articles to make them more search-engine friendly. Not only that, but you'll have a much more professional domain name (www.keegansmlmsecrets.com vs www.keegansmlmsecrets.wordpress.com). If you wish, you'll also be able to post ads on your self-hosted blog.
MLM PRO TIP #2: Choose Between Host Gator and GoDaddy for Hosting.
You will need to host your blog through a web-hosting company. I found that hosting through HostGator was extremely easy to set up. They have cPanel which makes it easy for the WordPress blogger to get started. Plus, if you want to become an affiliate of HostGator, they give some nifty commissions! You can also host through GoDaddy if you prefer.
MLM PRO TIP#3: Choose A Good Domain Name
What do you want for your blog's URL? You can go to GoDaddy.com to buy a domain name there. Domain's range from $2-$15/year depending on the domain extension (e.g. .com, .net, .us). A lot of folks like having the blog named after themselves while some prefer using a company name. If you know how to do effective keyword research, you may want to find a phrase that people are already searching for to really cash in.
MLM PRO TIP#4: Can't Go Wrong With Wordpress
If we eliminate all the blogging sites that do not allow us to host our own site, we are left with only a few candidates. I highly recommend WordPress out of these candidates (others include Moveable Type and TypePad). There are three related reasons why I come to this conclusion. One, WordPress can essentially do it all. There is no reason to use anything else. Secondly, the vast majority of leaders in internet marketing prefer it. Lastly, you will find a lot of WordPress tech support for any issues that may arise from people both in or out of the Internet Marketing Community. I wouldn't mess with anything else guys. If you really want to try one of the others, do so at your own peril.
