How to Create a Blog ~ The Home Buff

Monday, January 9, 2012

How to Create a Blog

7:05 AM

Mrs. F

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You probably know what a blog is and want to start creating your own but wondering what steps to do first?

First, you have to choose what blogging platform would be suitable for you. You can classify them further as Free and Paid. The Free Blogging platform requires no monthly nor annual fees for using the host's hosting services. While a Paid blogging platform requires a monthly or annual subscription fee for their hosting services.

Once you have decided the second thing you should do is to determine what type of blog you will create. Read this article to know about the different types of blogs. After deciding on the type of blog you will create, you now have to decide what type of blogging software you wish to utilize.

There are several blogging softwares, most a for free yet I highly recommend Wordpress. Because plugins are easy to install and is user and dummo-friendly. Other types of blogging software are Serendipity, eggBlog, Open Blog, b2evolution, Nucleus, Pixie and many others.

After choosing your blogging software, you now have to create your blog's theme or template. If you have a knowledge about HTML or CSS, you can create your own template, and personalize the look and feel of your blog. If you are still a beginner, it is best to employ a free or premium template.

There are several templates offered free in the web. You can also buy a personalized theme, according to your specifications on an online template store or hire a web designer to do the task for you.

The last thing you need to consider in creating a website is the content. Ask yourself whether the content will be created personally by yourself or if you want to hire other people to create the content for you. If you want to create content by yourself and save up some dimes in hiring others to do the work, you can also choose to utilize PLR articles in the web as content of your blog, these are ready made article that can be edited to fit the look and feel of your blog. There are lots of PLR articles to choose from, you can choose articles based on your niche. We offer free PLR articles in this site to help you with your web content needs.

Now, it is time for you to implement those strategies and steps in creating a successful blog. Wish you Luck and Success!