Friday, June 12, 2009

How to Set Up a Blog If You're a Beginner

In previous post: Work at Home Jobs - Starting an Online Business we talked that one of the easiest ways to start work at home online is get a blog.



What is a Blog?



According to Wikipedia a blog or weblog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.



Find Your Niche



You should find a niche market before you start a blog or website.

The following factors you should consider when researching your niche.



Things you enjoy doing for example: painting, music, doing crosswords, swimming, reding books etc.



Special skills for example: accounting, cooking, foreign language etc.





Choose Blog Hosts



You can start with free blog hosts such as Blogger.com or WordPress.com.



All you need to sign up for a free blog is email address. You will need to name your blog, pick the blog theme you like and then you can start your posts.

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