Blogging Basics # 4a - Starting on my own self-hosted blog.

In the last article, I talked about blogging and using free blog sites for people who want to test out blogging first. This article is meant for those people who know or have decided that they will be blogging for some time and want to have a much higher control over what goes into their blog such as their domain name, blog themes, plugins as well as advertisements and sponsored/paid posts.

Before

Blogging Basics # 3 - Going Free?

So you’ve decided to save and go free on your first blog? Not a bad idea if you are new to blogging and still undecided if you will be blogging for a long time.

Going free for the first time is a good idea if you are unsure of your desire to blog because it is definitely cheaper than going for the paid route if you end up not wanting to continue blogging after a few

Blogging Basics # 2 - Spend or Save?

One of the first questions I asked myself when I started planning my first blog was the question,

“Do I want to spend money on it or not?”

I would assume that you are already aware of what you would like to blog about before thinking if you are willing to spend a few bucks or not in creating your blog. Asking yourself if you’re willing to spend some money on your blog is important because once

Blogging Basics # 1 - What is your blog’s purpose?

So you’ve finally decided to start your own blog? That’s great. But before you actually start that blog, you have to determine what you want to do with that blog.

What are your plans for it? What is your blogs purpose?

I am asking you that question because the next step discussed in this series would be deciding whether to spend money on getting your own domain and hosting, or merely getting a free