Newbies blogging? You bet!

Posted by Wonder

October 15, 2008

Should people who are true “newbies”, brand new to the Internet, blog?

Absolutely! If you think you’ve got something you’d like to write or pictures to share, you should be doing it. Newbie doesn’t really mean all that much anymore when “software” has made blogging as easy as using your favorite word processor.

Unless you have a reason not to, a free blog site would be a good place for the beginner to test the water.

One good reason you might not want a free blog would be if it was a company blog or you already have a game plan that says you need your own domain name.

Otherwise, a free blog will work just fine to try blogging. You will want to name your blog creatively though and it may take some thought to find the right words for your subject that aren’t already taken. Just did a quick search and darkdays can’t be yours at WordPress, for instance.

Anyway, a quick google turns up many free blog spots but there are two that are the big kahunas in the blogsphere, Blogger.com and WordPress.com. If you choose a popular blog site, you will find a lot more available help if you do get stuck.

I have a spot at Blogger and this is a WordPress blog but on my own domain. Both blogging sites are completely free and are easy to learn how to use.

Which is better? Personally, I like WordPress but I’ve really neglected my Blogger.com gig so my opinion may be influenced by guilt pangs.

I did find a really great chart the other evening detailing the differences between WordPress and Blogger. Things may have changed a little since September but the feature list gives you an idea of some of the things you might want.

I believe either site is very easy to register on and get started with your blog. Do it!

If you do have any problems rolling out your new blog, drop me a comment from the link below. I’ll be more than willing to help another blogger out :) Even if you don’t have problems, drop me a comment and let me know you did it!

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