Choosing a Hosting Service For Your Blog

One of the steps in launching a blog is signing up for a web hosting service. The hosting company will host your blog's files and database, displaying your blog on the Internet for the world to see. But with so many different web hosts out there, ranging in price, service, speed and reliability, how to you know which one to choose? When you sign up for a web host, you'll have to choose which type of account is right for your needs. The three main types of web hosting accounts are as follows: Shared – several customers (usually hundreds or thousands) share resources on a single serve...
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Blogging: A Step-By-Step Guide

If you spend time on the Internet, you probably already know how important blogging has become. Businesses rely on their blogs as a way to connect with customers and share information about their product. Authors use blogs to show off their expertise and gain a following. Reporters, chefs, politicians and stay-at-home moms alike can become successful bloggers. If you want to show off your expertise, build a brand or simply launch a company that you can manage from the comfort of your home, you should start blogging. Running a blog takes some time and dedication, but getting started is easy. I...
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Welcome to WhyIStartedABlog.com

Starting a blog is easy! There, I said it.... really, it may seem a little daunting at first, but its quite simple. There is no need to know HTML. No need to understand how servers work. You just need to get started. I know you can do it! This blog was started as a labor of love after helping many friends start their own blogs. Over the years I have created more that 75 blogs. The same questions kept coming up. Is it hard to start a blog? I am not a techie, what do I need to do? How do you keep motivated? So, as a result I created this blog. In here you will find the step-by-step process...
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