Getting Started Series: Where You Do Blogging?

Hello folks and welcome to the second part of the Getting Started Series. On this post, I am going to share to you where you do your blogging journey or more specifically, where you build your blog.

Assuming that you never heard what is a blog or blogging is about, I am thinking of sharing a little and quick information about this topic.

Well, a blog is a type of website where your content is arranged chronologically. What I mean is that, when you publish a new post or content in your website, it will be published or posted in the most top or above all your previous blog post then the same goes to the other.

What makes a blog great is that, Google loves it because of its frequent fresh updates. So if you are a blog marketer that wants to build an online business through blogging, this is the time to get started.

So Where You Do Blogging?

The fact is that, there are plenty of places where you can start a blog. Below is the list of some website where you can start building your own blog. But first, I am going to share the free to use blogging platform.

1. Blogger/Blogspot.

Blogger or simply blogspot blogs are free to use and is also owned by Google company. The best thing about this blogging platform is that, it is easy to use and you can also find many references for you to setup your blogspot blog.

The fact is that, I start blogging using blogger and it was really a great experience. I learned many things from it, especially in customizing my blogger template. Please watch the video below to learn how easy to setup your blogspot blog.

 2. WordPress.com

WordPress.com is the free blogging platform of WordPress. Unlike with WordPress.org, this platform won’t require you to host it in your own hosting server.

Though it’s free to use, some of its features are almost similar to the self-hosted WordPress. And it is a great way to experience and learn how WordPress works. Watch the video to learn how to start your first free WordPress blog.

3. Weebly.

Weebly is another choice for you to start blog and one of the easiest way to create a website. This blogging platform also has some of the basic features that other free blogging platform has. If you want to try another experience in other blogging platform, please be guided with the video below.

More Free Blogging Platforms.

Above are just few of the best examples where you can start building your own virtual world with blogging. But for some reasons that you want to expand your virtual space or just to have some fun trying other blogging platform, you can try the choices below.

• Live Journal
  
• Xanga
• Blog Some
• Facebook Notes
• Insane Journal
• Blog a Bond
• Busy Thumbs
• Blog Cheese
• Bravenet
• Multiply
• Open Diary
• Tumblr

And still many other websites that you can start your blog. Check this site out!

Paid Blogging Platform.

Maybe you wonder why you should build your blog using paid blogging platform. There various reasons why most internet marketers tend to use these paid blogging platforms instead of using the free ones. Below are some of the considerable reasons;

Building Credibility.

For reasons bloggers and internet marketers, using the paid blogging platforms tends to have more value compared to the free. Because sometimes your readers would think that if you invest money in your website, you won’t take your blog’s content for granted. And that you build your credibility.

Technical Professionalism.

Having a blog that used a sub-domain like “yourblogname.blogspot.com or yourblogname.wordpress.com” your readers other other webmasters that the owner of this website is not professional.

Having a good custom domain name, a great website hosting and an eye-grabbing blog template will really help you to stand from the crowded place of blogging industry.

Why they call it Paid Blogging Platform.

They called this blogging platform as paid, it is because you need to have your own custom domain name and a web hosting account. The domain name will serve as your website address and the web hosting server will keep your website or blog online all the time.

To get your own custom domain name, you can go to GoDaddy.com or NameCheap.com. These domain name registrars are the most authorized and the best options for most bloggers.

And to get your own web hosting account, I suggest to use HostGator as they have the most lowest monthly subscription. Unlike any other web hosting company, hostgator let you pay your subscription monthly not quarterly or yearly.

So what are those Paid Blogging Platforms? Below is a list of the top paid blogging platforms.

1. WordPress.org

WordPress.org is the number one paid blogging platform in the internet. Due to its easy to manage and flexible features, many internet marketers and online business owners used this platform.

Once you already have your own custom domain name and web hosting, let’s start building your WordPress blog by simply following the video instructions below.

2. TypePad.com

Typepad is another paid blogging platform that included in the choices. Typepad also is a bloggin platform that let you share your interest and share your expertise online.

Unlike wordpress.org, typepad run in another manner. This is a subscription type of blogging platform because it used to build the DIY features like the one in WordPress.org.

You can say that using typepad is a package where you can share your interest and ideas, track your visitors, really simple publishing feature, grow your audience and of course gives you the chance to make money online.

So, what are you waiting for? Let’s start building our first typepad blog now.

Conclusion.

In the end, it is all up to you what kind of blogging platform you will be using. But if you are just a starter in blogging, maybe you can try the free blogging platform I listed above. And once you get used to it and you want to continue it seriously, hosting your own blog is necessary.

I hope that this post helps you get started in blogging and if ever you have some questions in mind, please share it in the comment section below.