How to Create a Blog

While Blogging is something many folks are doing and many more would like to do, for those just investigating starting a Blog, where do you start? How do you create a Blog?

Based on the number of inquiries I get every day asking that very question it is clear that inquiring minds want to know!

Many hosting companies offer Blog features or installation of WordPress in their control panels for those not into FTP and configuration details. There are a plethora of blogging platforms and tools out there for you to use. Which you use depends on what type of Blog you want to create. One for business or just for fun or a hobby?

Blogging is popular because all the Blog owner really has to do is type. The platforms and applications for Blogging, once in place are pretty much on auto pilot leaving the Blogger to only have to worry about what they want to write about.

Here are some considerations and links to resources here on my site and elsewhere in regard to how to create a Blog:

• If you already have a Web site, you can easily add a Blog by installing WordPress on your established server. Or check your hosts control panel for a WordPress installation tool.
• If Blogging for fun, you can setup a free blog @ Google’s Blogger.com or WordPress.com. While these services are not as flexible (you get what you pay for) if you want to Blog purely for hobby (non-commercial) reasons, and don’t want anything too fancy, either of these services will do.
• If for Blogging for business, you need to get your own hosting server (about $5-10 a month) so you can have your own domain and use your domain e-mail address. Free services won’t do in this case. Plus most themes are now oriented to being an entire Web site that includes a Blog. So you can manage your entire site and Blog at the same time.

The basics on how to create a Blog:

• WordPress Themes: There are a ton of free theme archives out there but you have to be careful because free themes generally include not only the author’s link in the footer, but links to sometimes questionable sites and affiliate programs as well.

  I have no problem linking to the developer who offers free themes however including additional promo links that many times are encrypted and cannot be removed, is going a bit to far.

  So with that said here are links to the themes I prefer to start my search at:

  • StudioPress Themes
  • iThemes
  • Woo Premium Themes
  • Professional WP Theme Gallery
• WordPress Support:
  • Development Blog
  • Documentation
  • Plugins
  • Suggest Ideas
  • Support Forum
  • Themes
  • WordPress Planet

My resources:

• Articles and Posts on Blogging and Social Media
• WordPress Setup & Consulting Packages

Once you have WordPress installed it is just a matter of tweaking what you want to change and then start dancing at the keyboard!

Have Fun!

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