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Article by: Ryan Joseph
If you wish to start blogging, the process is probably easier
than you might have thought. I have helped a number of people
get started, and often they are very intimidated and seem to let
the slightest obstacle upset them to the point where they almost
give up. But in reality, you can learn how to be a blogger in
a very short period of time, typically a few hours or less depending
on the level you wish to proceed at. Your first step is deciding
which kind of blog, or web log, you wish to launch. You will generally
want a business, news or personal blog. If want the latter, then
one of the blog freebies' services such as blogger or myspace
will be adequate.
In this case you simply sign up for a free account, choose the
name for your blog, choose a template (this part is self explanatory.
Generally you just point and click your selection among several
possible choices) and perhaps choose a "skin" which
is sort of like a background or wallpaper.
Then you simply start posting. Although this is one of the easiest
steps, some people have difficulty here because they cannot find
the button. It is different on a lot of different blogs but it
often is identified as 'Creat Post' or 'Create Blog' but it can
occasionally be different. You will know you found it when a blank
screen with a subject line pops up, much like an email form.
If you are starting a business web log, and you would like to
use a free blog, you may want to go with Blogger because they
are easily integrated with Google Adwords and you can post your
blog entries directly to your website if you choose. They also
allow for an unlimited number of posts. If you don't mind spending
a little bit of money for your business blog then I would probably
recommend Moveable Type or Type Pad but there are several other
good ones depending on your specific business needs. These services
generally offer another level of flexibilty and sophistication,
elements which are not always needed by the novice blogger.
If you are planning on starting a news blog, there are a number
of free services which will probably be adequate for most beginners.
http://www.blogeasy.com/
has many of the same flexible features offered by blogger, and
I really like http://www.blogsome.com/
as well. Some of these and other free blog services will allow
you to have newsfeeds connected to your blog while virtually all
of them will allow you to publish your own RSS (Really Simple
Syndication) Feed, which is the one essential ingredients for
a news sites and for many business blogs as well.
Ryan Joseph is a writer of freebies, blogging and many other
topics. More information is available at
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