Choosing the right blogging platform is a very important
first step. You can liken it to needing to find the perfect
car. Sure, they will all get you from point A to point B,
but some do it better than others. There are some that are
faster, more effective, and more reliable.
The first kinds of blogging platforms are the free versions
of popular software. Blogger.com is the one that is owned by
Google and it's very easy to use and completely free. The
only issue is that you don't really own your blog as it is
hosted by Blogger. While the software is great, you're
pretty much out of luck if they decide to pull the plug on
you.
The other major, free blogging software is Wordpress.com
(not to be confused with Wordpress.org, which is
self-hosted). This is also very easy to use, and it is
hosted by Wordpress. Be extremely careful if you're going
to do a lot of affiliate marketing on your blog.
Wordpress.com has been known to shut sites down without
warning!
As you can probably tell, it is generally a better idea to
self-host your blog so you have total control over it. As
you start getting good traffic you'll definitely want to
ensure that there is nothing anyone can do to take your
blog away. Setting up a free hosted blog is like putting
all your eggs in one basket, and that's never a smart idea.
Of course that doesn't mean you can't set one up that is
secondary and meant to help you get backlinks.
Hosted blogs are much better for most people. One of the
oldies but goodies is the Moveable Type software. You do
have to pay for this, but many people think it's worth it.
It's a very powerful way to blog.
Most bloggers, however, seem to prefer Wordpress.org blogs.
You host these on your own server, so you have total
control! It's similar to Moveable Type in that it's easy to
use, but the differences in the support and plugins
available is incredible.
There is a huge community set up based around Wordpress.
You can find plugins to help you with SEO, to run a
membership site, to backup for you, to sell eBay items, and
a lot more! There are also an incredible number of themes
you can choose from to make the blog completely your own.
So, which one should you choose? Again, most Internet
marketers tend to choose Wordpress. You might want to as
well since it is phenomenal software and offers everything
you need. Better yet, it's so easy to use that you can have
a blog up and running in no time.
It is also important to note that most tutorials written in
the IM arena are focused on Wordpress. It seems to be the
gold standard for bloggers, and you might want to select it
if only to avoid the hassle of trying to learn another
system that not many people use.
Tomorrow I'll be tell you how to choose a niche topic to
blog about! Stay tuned...
To Your Blogging Success!
Heri Rosyadi
http://BloggersFortune.Com
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