6 Steps to a Better Blog – Introduction

A guide from start to finish – Building a blog with your domain and WordPress

It came to my attention that many people use what I call dependent blogs because they do not know how to do anything else. Dependent blogs are those that are usually free, depend on a third party such as Google and you don’t own the domain name. This came about after a question from a friend who is an excellent writer, and wanted to know how to promote her blog. The first thing that came to my mind was, she is using Blogspot. She does not “own” a real top level domain name.

Building a blog with your own domain name is merely a first step towards promotion. I could not answer how to effectively promote any website in 25 words or less. The seed was planted; I decided to grow it.

Everything I plan to explain here is somewhere on the Internet, probably many times over. What I’ve learned is, many people don’t have time to research and put together all the little bits of information to get this done. Think of this as an absolute beginners course, where I put it all in one place.

The key, the emphasis on this entire series is beginner. Every aspect of what your learn here goes much deeper. What I want to do is get you up and running as quickly as possible. Initial implementation is fairly straightforward. Other topics such as SEO, are not so simple. You can learn a few basic concepts here, but volumes have been written on SEO alone. I’ll show you where to find more information should you have an interest. I developed websites for a number of years, and I know how the system works. Questions are always welcome and if I do this correctly I expect them.

Here is a summery of what will be available in the coming weeks.

1. Where to start – the importance of owning a domain name.

2. How to register a domain, explanation of how this works. Do it.

3. Hosting. The how, why and where to get your blog hosted and online.

4. Implementation. How to set up a system using WordPress. Why use WordPress?

5. You are up and running, where to go from here. Tips, bits and pieces of using WordPress and your host company.

6. Finally, how to promote using social networking, word of mouth and other means.

I will try my best to have each of these installments online every Tuesday morning. Should hell freeze over and the creeks run dry, I’ll be the first to inform you I might be late with one.

Any questions or feedback, comments or suggestions, please let me know.

Go ahead! Get started with the first part…

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