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How to Get Started Blogging in 5 Minutes or Less
I put off starting a blog for a long time because I thought it
would be hard. I thought it would be technical. I thought I'd
have to install scripts and tear my hair out getting them to
work. At that point, most of what I'd read about blogs and RSS
was just so much geek-speak.
Was I ever wrong!
When I finally got the courage to give it a go, I went to
blogger.com and signed up for an account. To my amazement, I had
a blog set up in about 5 minutes. My first post was uploaded to
my site about 10 minutes later.
The only thing even remotely technical I was required to do
was enter the FTP settings for the website my blog would be
published on. But even that wasn't a requirement. With Blogger,
you can set up a blog on their site, Blogspot, and not even worry
about FTP settings.
Since then, I've started 3 Blogger blogs on different sites.
Blogger remains one of the most popular blog applications in the
world simply because it is so simple to use and set up. If you're
a technophobe or don't have the time to learn something
completely new, I would urge you to drop by Blogger.com and take
a look. You could be blogging - and enjoying the benefits -
almost immediately.
Another very simple blogging tool is Wordpress. This blog is
my first Wordpress blog, and I'm very impressed with how powerful
it is - as well as simple.
Wordpress is installed on your own website, but don't let that
stop you. Most hosts that have Cpanel already have Wordpress
ready for you to install. Look in your Cpanel for the Fantastico
application, click it open, and then choose Wordpress to install.
It will automatically install it on your site for you, and you
can start blogging right away.
If your host doesn't already include Wordpress in the scripts
on your server, you can still pick it up at:
http://wordpress.org/
Then go to the Wordpress Wiki for instructions on how to
install it in 5 minutes:
http://wiki.wordpress.org/?pagename=5MinuteInstallation
Wordpress is free, open-source software. It is very simple to
install, even for technophobes, and has a lot of online
documentation. There are also many sites with free Wordpress
add-ons and templates. I'm using a template for this blog that I
picked up at Alex King's site:
http://www.alexking.org/index.php?content=software/wordpress/styles.php
The Wordpress Wiki is a wealth of information on all things
Wordpress, including installation instructions, help files, a
long list of template sites, and all kinds of hacks and extras
you can use to modify your blog and make it original.
If you're a Wordpress user, another place to visit is the
Wordpress discussion forum:
http://wordpress.org/support/
If you're a new blogger, both Wordpress and Blogger are very
user friendly. There isn't a long learning curve. And you won't
have to learn any new technical tricks. Why not give one of them
a try?
For more tips and ideas on how to make money blogging, be sure
to visit my "Why Marketers Should Blog" weblog at (what else)
http://www.WhyMarketersShouldBlog.com
MORE RESOURCES updated Thu. April / 18 / 2024
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