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3 Choices to Make When Starting Your Blog


Starting a Blog Online

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3 Choices to Make When Starting Your Blog:
  1. Choose your approach
  2. Choose your service
  3. To host or not to host

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Hi. In this video, we will explore three options that we suggest you take into consideration. This video will have you ready to set-up your blog right away. There are many blogging services and blogging styles that should be considered before starting. Understanding which direction you are going to take your blog can make your desired outcome clearer to the reader.
Here are 3 choices to make when starting your blog:
  1. Choose your approach
  • Is your blog going to be a technical blog or a personal blog? Or is it going to be a mix of the two?
  • A technical blog can explore topics that you find interesting within your industry in an informative and passionate way
  • A personal blog can be unrelated to the industry you’re in. Instead, it can lead your readers through what other things you find interesting
  1. Choose your service
  • Services such as Blogger.com, wordpress.com, medium.com or tumblr.com are all free services but offer slightly varying options and layouts
  • The majority of blogs are created using wordpress
  • com has a paid option in which you can create your own domain name like “www.yourdomainname.com” rather than the traditional “yourdomainname.wordpress.com”. This also removes ads and provides you with more online storage
  1. To host or not to host
  • You have the option to create your own domain name and self-host your blog
  • This option requires the purchase of a hosting service (such as hostgator) and installing the wordpress software onto it
Having a clear and concise strategy as to what you want your blog to convey will help to attract the right readers. The free options would be preferred if you will be casually using your blog, but the paid options should be considered for more serious blogging ventures. Putting some thought into what your ideal blog would look like can help you to understand what first steps to take and taking into consideration the 3 choices above can help you to get started.