Blogging Web Weblogs
Friday, April 25th, 2008Blogging web weblogs as they are known fall into these main blog platforms:
Blogger.com is under Google and you don’t have to buy a domain name separately because your blog is hosted free by the Blogger.com. Similary TypePad is also hosted for you but at a small monthly fee.
Wordpress has two services. You can have a free blog powered by Wordpress.com or you can host your blog on a server of your choice.
In the self hosted wordpress blog you need a domain name and a server to host your blog.This self hosted wordpress blog has many options and plugins which make the blogs versatile and more search engine friendly.
Movable Type is also self installed with similar options like Wordpress.
I have been using Bloggers.com for my blogs but have discovered Wordpress and right now I am trying to learn how to install and optimize a Wordpress blog.
If you are also new at how to use Wordpress check out the easy web tutorials website especially their Free Blogging Video Tutorials which was easy to follow and very helpful.
Another useful blog was Caroline Middlebrook’s with her free download of “Build Niche Sites with WordPress”.
For a technically challenged individuals like myself, Wordpress installation can be frustrating but with the step by step tutorials I was able to finally complete the blog and reap the benefits of a much superior and search engine friendly blog.