How to: Start your own blog – Part 2

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Back in May, I wrote about how to start your own blog. Because I have gotten a lot of questions since then, I will try and answer them in this post (oh, by the way, thank you for your comments and questions. Please keep them coming!!!)

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Q: What type of software are you using?
A: I am using the latest version of WordPress, the #1 blogging software.

Q: Where can I get more information?
A: Just go to http://www.wordpress.com or http://www.wordpress.org.

Q: What options does WordPress.com have for me?
A: WordPress.com is the company that makes WordPress and is the main host company for it. They have two options for users – 1) A free option, and 2) A paid option. The free option lets a user select a limited number of templates and add-ons for the user’s web site. The paid option gives you more options for your blog.

Q: Are there any other blogging options other than WordPress?
A: Yep. Just go to Bing or Google.com and do a search for “blogging software”.

Q: Does WordPress.com limit me with what I can put on my blog?
A: Not in terms of content. But in terms of adding Banner Ads or external resources to the site.

Q: Did you design the web site yourself?
A: No. But I modified a ready-made template provided by a 3rd party developer.

Q: What is a template?
A: A WordPress template gives you the basic design of the web site. If you wish to modify it, you’ll have to look for options that are inside the template that lets a user modify it – either by CSS, HTML, Java, etc.

Q: Uh-oh! Do I have to know CSS, HTML, etc. to operate WordPress?
A: Nope. Although it can be a bonus if you wish to take your site beyond the standard design, a lot of templates lets a user modify its design by easy to follow menus.

That’s it for now. I will be updating this document often, so stay tuned.