Blogging for Beginners - Get the idea...
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Get the idea? A blog can be used to post (which just means put on the web) words ( or, words and pictures, or just Pictures! ) that do many different things. Obviously, any given blog could be doing a number of those things on any given day. Most blogs have a theme (or, themes) that are used to channel what's posted. Some of them wander all over the place. There are many ways to start a blog. You can buy software and put it on your computer and host the blog all by yourself. This method lets you have a tremendous amount of control over how the blog looks and what features it has. The other way to start a blog is to use one of the many blog-places on the web. You may not have total control over how it looks or what features it has but these place give you quite a bit and it's free! Here's a short list of web addresses where you can get a free blog:
http://www.blogger.com/start
http://www.typepad.com/splash/
http://www.livejournal.com/
http://www.blogsource.com/
These certainly aren't the only places to go, just some of the more popular ones, and they all make it very easy to start blogging! I'd go to all four places and compare what they offer--get a feel for the place. Most blogs are published by people like you and me--somewhat normal and with "something" to say. By the way, if you think you wouldn't have much to say in a blog, you might want to look at my booklet about blogging on my site (See below. {In fact, this article is an excerpt of that booklet.}) because it helps you find out what you have inside that others would love to hear about!
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