Blogging News

Here's a brand new article by my bud ... and top notch Net Marketer, Jim Edwards.

I've received a lot of email lately from people asking how

they can set up their own blogs for family, friends, or

business purposes without spending much money or hiring an

expensive programmer or web developer.

Well, ask no more because I will now show you exactly how to

get your own blog without dipping too far into your own

pocket (if at all) and get up and running, even if you don't

have your own website, hosting account, or domain name.

You basically get two choices when it comes to setting up a

blog: host it yourself, or use a service that hosts the blog

for you.

Each one carries advantages based on your level of skill,

experience and how many options you want to add to your

blog.

If you choose to host your blog on your own website, then

you can pick from a number of different options, including

MoveableType.org and WordPress.org.

However, if you don't want to host it yourself, you can also

go to Yahoo.com, put in the term "free blog" and obtain a

long list of services that will host a blog for you, either

free of charge or for a fee.

Probably the best-known free blog service resides at

Blogger.com

Recently purchased by Google, Blogger boasts thousands of

blogs on topics ranging from ecommerce to pet manners.

Blogger enables you to set up a functional blog in about 5

minutes and start posting your thoughts, rants, or family

facts with the world.

Log on to http://Spaces.MSN.com and find another free option

offered by Microsoft's online service, MSN.

This service makes it a bit easier to share photos than

Blogger, which requires a separate software tool called

Picasa (also available from Google for free).

MSN's blogger service also seems to appeal more to

individuals sharing their thoughts than to businesses trying

to scare up new customers or get their links crawled by

search engine spiders (another advantage of publishing a

blog).

So if you're publishing the family blog, this one might

offer more of the user-friendly options you need.

The one drawback to using free services always comes back to

the age-old saying, "You get what you pay for!"

These free blog services come with virtually zero customer

support, so if you can't figure it out on your own, good

luck finding anyone to assist you.

If you don't mind paying $5 a month, you can get a full-

featured weblog at TypePad.com that offers a decent level of

customer support.

The blogs available here offer many more features than

Blogger or MSN, but also require you to understand a bit

more about blogging's more advanced features like "trackback

links" and "pinging" blog directories to let them know

you've updated your blog (so others can come take a look at

your new material).

Regardless of whether you choose the free or paid option,

using a hosted blogging solution rates best when getting

started.

However, once your blog really starts to take off and you

find you need more "bells and whistles," you may want to

consider upgrading to a more sophisticated blogging

solution.

For a free video that explains "trackbacks" and more,

check out:

=> http://www.igottatellyou.com/trackback.html

Jim Edwards is a syndicated newspaper columnist and the

co-author of an amazing new ebook that will teach you how

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