One of the most exciting and appealing aspects of the internet is its unique ability to give the average person a platform to express their ideas and personality to a virtually unlimited audience for next to no money needed at all. What once required a spot on either radio or television can easily be accomplished by using simple tools readily available in many places across the internet.
However, it may seem like a bit of a challenge when you are first starting out. Which company should I use to host my website or blog? What program should I use to generate the content? These questions, as well as a few others that you will undoubtedly think of, have simple answers and are ones that we would be happy to provide here.
What Kind Of Site Do I Want To Make?
Because many of the decisions you make hinge upon this one question, it is important to decide what kind of site you are looking to create. While this may seem like an obvious decision, knowing beforehand what kind of site you will be building will give you a clearer picture on which programs and hosting solutions to check into. This can save an enormous amount of time in having to look up additional information once you finally settle on what type of site you are interested in. In order to provide the most helpful information possible, we will detail the process for creating both a blog and a standard website in separate steps.
Creating Your Own Blog
The idea of being able to make your voice and opinions heard, without censure, is a liberating one. If this type of idea interests you, then a blog would probably be the perfect kind of site for you to build. Because blogs are so popular, a whole host of options and easy-to-use software programs are available, which make the process a simple one, even for a relative computing novice.
One of the easiest ways to create your own blog, as well as having the desirable aspect of being absolutely free, is by using Google. Google has an entire section dedicated to building an attractive blog, with an emphasis on providing an easy interface and quick publication.
To start out, visit www.blogger.com, Google?s dedicated site for bloggers and blogging. If you already have an account with Google, simply sign in to begin the process. If you need to sign up for a Google account, click on the red button at the top right of the page, which will take you through the easy and painless registering process.
Once you have signed in to your Google account, you will be taken to a page asking you to confirm your profile on Google. This can be an important step, as it provides information to potential readers on many different aspects of you and your personality. If you would like to make this information available to your readers, click on the ?View my complete profile? button, and then on the blue ?Edit profile? button towards the top of the page.
Once you have your profile completed, click on the orange ?Continue to Blogger? button towards the bottom of the page, which will take you directly to the homepage on Blogger.com. Here you will have the opportunity to create a new blog or add other people?s blogs to your Reading List for perusal at your convenience. Since we are interested in creating our own blog, click on the ?New Blog? button on the left side of the page.
Google not only provides you with the space to exhibit your thoughts and opinions, but also tools that can help make it more attractive and unique. The first step you will be presented with is the selection of the title you want the blog to have. Once that is completed, you will need to designate the address you want for your blog. Type in the address you are interested in and Google will quickly advise you if it is available. The final step is to select a template for your blog, which will automatically apply the design you have picked to your blog, making it much more appealing than just simple text.
Once you have accomplished these steps, you are all ready to get started! Potential readers can access your blog directly using the address you designated during the creation process. New posts can be added quickly and easily and will be published directly to your blog.
WordPress
Using Google is not the only easy way to create your own blog. Another popular and easy-to-use blogging platform is WordPress (www.wordpress.com). WordPress offers a platform that is similar to what you will find on Google, with added features available to premium subscribers.
Once you have completed the registration process, sign into your WordPress account where you can immediately begin customizing your blog?s appearance, post new blogs, manage the comments people have left on your blog and check out the stats to see how many visitors and readers you have.
Tumblr
Rounding out our list of some of the best and easiest ways to start your own blog is Tumblr. Tumblr (www.tumblr.com) is actually more than just a way to start and promote your own blog. There is also a social networking component built in to it that is not found with the other services listed here. This component makes it substantially easier to network with other people and build a following for your blog in a shorter amount of time.
Tumblr?s website is extremely easy to use and provides a dashboard-type interface that makes navigating and using the site a breeze. In order to create your Tumblr account, click on the blue ?Sign up? button located at the top right of the homepage. Following are a series of information requests, including your username, age and email address. Once this information has been submitted, you will be taken directly to your dashboard from which you can select interests, view different blogs to follow based on your interests and locate people to connect with by using the address book from your email account. Once all of this has been completed, you will arrive at the main dashboard page where you can start your blogging.
Creating Your Own Website
If you are interested in establishing a presence on the internet, but a blog is really not your style, it is possible to construct a whole website using basic tools and little money. Following is one of the easiest ways to go about doing this, which can have your site up and running no matter how much or little experience you have with technology.
Godaddy
As one of the top providers of domain names and content hosting, Godaddy has built a dedicated following of tech users, both personal and business entities alike. One of the most attractive features for casual customers is their simple, yet comprehensive, website builder that comes with any purchase that is made. This builder comes equipped with hundreds of different templates to choose from, thousands of design images and even scores of different pre-made websites. Hosting plans are also extremely affordable and start out at only $1 per month. If you want to have your own unique web address, domain names can be acquired for under a dollar.
Signing up to use their service includes the usual process that requests several pieces of personal information, as well as a source for payment. Once this has been completed, you will be sent an email that includes all of the information pertinent to your account and directs you to resources that can have your site up and running in no time at all. As far as ease and affordability go, Godaddy reigns supreme.
Whether your tastes lean towards expressing yourself with the written word via a blog, or just creating your own website on the internet by which you can display your life and interests, there are many solid options open to you, no matter what level of computer expertise you may possess.
Source: http://www.techtous.com/blog/how-to-create-a-website-or-blog/
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