This topic may be a bit basic for many of you, but every once in a while people ask me how to start a blog, or a website, so I am writing this post to share my recommendations and thoughts on the subject.
The easiest and quickest way I would recommend starting a blog would be to go to blogger.com and sign up for a new account there. The great thing about using blogger is that you don’t have to buy a domain name or get hosting, they take care of that for you. All you have to do is follow their simple step by step sign-up process then start blogging.
Wordpress.com also offers a similar service. There are many other similar services out there, but I would recommend using either blogger or wordpress. This is just the easiest route, however. For those that are serious about blogging or want to start a website that they own completely I would recommend buying your own domain name, finding a hosting provider, then set-up Wordpress on your own domain. With all the free themes and plug-ins and the ease of editing template files Wordpress is really easy to customize and extend its functionality to include almost anything you would need for blogging.
So in a nutshell my advice to anyone who wants to start a blog download and install Wordpress on your own domain if you are serious, otherwise just get a free hosted blog on blogger.com or wordpress.com.
