If you’re brand new to the blogging world, you can sign up for a SUPER SIMPLE, FREE blog via Blogger or WordPress.com. For more advanced-thinking bloggers, you can move on to WordPress.org – but Blogger and WordPress.com are totally FINE for beginners. If you are thinking BIGGER you can head for the WordPress.org route, but don’t feel you have to mess with domain names, hosts and WordPress.org to start with.
Get started and then you can always rethink your platform once you have found your feet.
EASIER BEGINNER BLOG OPTIONS:
Skip the UNDER THE HOOD section for now and sign up for a free and easy platform like…
WordPress.com – go here and sign up! You don’t need a domain name or hosting package to do that! (You can get started here and move to WordPress.org later if you want to – and grab your own domain at any time!) A bit more about WordPress.com.
OR
Blogger.com – go here and sign up! You don’t need a domain name or hosting package to do that either! (You can get started here and move to WordPress.org later if you want to – and grab your own domain at any time!) A bit more about publishing on Blogger.com.
MORE ADVANCED BLOG OPTIONS:
1. Find out a bit more about domain names
2. Find out what blog hosting is all about
3. Choose your blogging platform
4. Find out about blog themes and blog templates
If you choose WordPress.org (recommended for people who want to get serious about blogging!)
. Buy your domain name and hosting : install WordPress : http://www.blogyay.com/under-the-hood/screencast-buying-a-domain-hosting-with-hostgator/
. Log into your newly created WordPress blog: http://www.blogyay.com/under-the-hood/screencast-logging-into-your-newly-installed-wordpress-org-blog/
Start blogging!
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