How to Blog—Easy Blogging Setup for Beginners

For beginners wanting to learn how to blog, looks are deceiving. Due mainly, to the sophisticated appearance of even the free blogging platforms. Most of the setup procedures are simply click, drag and fill in the blanks. This easy blogging setup makes the novice appear at least a semi-pro in less than an hour.
 
Overview of common blog types:
 

• Personal.
• Business.
• Subjects or genres.
• Media type: videos, links, etc.
• Composing device: mobile phone, PDA, etc.

 
Hint: Many bloggers maintain both personal and business blogs.
 
Getting started:
 

• Select a free blogging plat form: Blogger.com, Wordpress.com
• Set up your account. (Don’t worry about all details right now)
• Select a custom theme. (Optional)
• Post your content.
• “Ping” your content: Pingomatic.com

 
Hints: Platform standard themes are generic, so it’s a good idea to select a custom theme. Pinging notifies the search engines that you have updated your blog.
 
What to post:
 
Your content will be based on the type of blog you have. Content may be personal stories, opinions, business events, information, commentary, etc. There’s really no limit to the possibilities.
 
Your blog is a place to share your life with others. Think of it as a “hub” for communicating with others a reflection of you and your activities.
 
Blog Maintenance:
 

• Post new content regularly.
• Add an about me page with personal history.
• Moderate comments and any notifications.
• Add any desired widgets.
• Add photos, videos, etc.
• Install any recommended updates.

 
For those who want to advance past the easy blogging setup stage, tutorials should be available. Free blogging platforms will vary in the number and variety of options and features.
 
Once you know how to blog and feel comfortable with the medium you may want to move up to a paid hosting platform such as Wordpress.org. The potential to customize themes, formats, and add-ons, called plug-ins, allows you create blogs that appear to be websites.
 
The easiest way to get started, as beginners, is to just get started. It’s easy. It’s fun. And, it can be profitable. But, that’s better left for another time.
 

My name is Gerrald Hendrix (Jerry). I am an internet entrepreneur marketing wealth creation, education and management products and services. I am one of a team of marketers teaching others how to be successful in challenging times. For more information about me and what I do see: GerraldHendrixMyHistory