Do you know how to blog? No, it isn't the latest dance craze it is the journal inspired musings of a bazillion different writers. If you don't know how to blog but you have opinions, about anything really, and you love to write then you probably are a latent blogger.
Now that we have your latent blogging tendencies pigeonholed you probably need to read a blogging how-to. There are many blogging hosts out there that can help you step by step but I have chosen Blog City to take my comments from. In their own words I will tell you five good reasons to join them if you are just starting out:
- Ease of use-You don't need to know HTML, you can add pictures and customize the look of your blog.
- Features-They offer a plethora of features for you to choose from and they always have more features in the works. They listen to you and implement the improvements and features that you suggest.
- Support-If you need help getting started just visit their support side, which is chock full of tutorials to help get you blogging. Still can't find what you're looking for? Send their support team an email for a friendly response.
- It's free!-That is reason enough. It doesn't cost a cent.
- Premium accounts-If you want more from a host; more features, more control-you can upgrade for just $2.50 per month.
This type of service caters to those of us who need user-friendly features and help when we can't figure that out! You can start a blog for your business or for your little ol' self. If you really have no idea how to set up a blog there are tons of tutorials and help sites out there but there is a lot of digging to do to get to them.
Here is one article I found that caught my eye because of the title, "How to Start Your Very Own Blog in Fifty-One Easy Steps!" Just typing the title took way too much work but lets take a sampler of what these fifty-one steps entail, shall we?
Step 3: Consider one of the many pre-made website templates offered by the blogging service, (you choose in step one), or one created by you.
Step 4: Turn your nose up in disgust at the thought of using a pre-made template for your blog!
Okay so far I like this article. If you can't laugh at creating a blog what can you laugh at?
Step 8: Swear so loudly all dogs within a five block radius begin running in circles and howling.
What the heck could have happened between step 4 and step 8! And there are 42 more steps to go? You'll have to read the rest to find out but there will be many sites to peruse that will give you numerous tips on how to begin your blog. The following tips are about blogging safely published by Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Blog Anonymously
- Use a pseudonym and don't give away any identifying details
- Make use of anonymizing technologies such as invisiblog.com and anonymous network tor.com.
- Limit your audience
- Don't be googleable
The rest of the article gives great tips on how to blog without getting fired.
You can also find videos and books that can teach you how to set up a blog. Ask those that are blogging already how they have done it. Depending on the time you have to invest in learning how to handle a blog, it might be cheaper to go through a blogging host instead.