Are you blogging yet?

Some script savvy people were blogging before blogging became a ‘cool’ activity. Some of us have been blogging steadily since mid 2004. Some picked up the habit in 2005 and more joined up in 2006. Now, in 2008 about half of the on line business owners you run into are blogging to some extent.

That means that the other half are not blogging yet!

Over the next couple of weeks we’re going to answer ten common questions that people still ask about blogging everyday. Hopefully by doing so we’ll overcome any reticence you may have about becoming a business blogger.

I know when I first decided to start my very first website back in 2004, it was a big dream and I had NO idea where to even start! So I hit the web and did searches on “how to start a website” and my search brought me to the idea that I would either have to learn how to hand code an html website or buy an expensive piece of software to help me build the website of my dreams. Well needless to say, being a busy mom of two with one on the way, I opted to buy the expensive piece of software!

I was really surprised to find out that designing a website was a lot harder than I thought, and it ended up NOT looking like the website of my dreams.

Once I got my first website up and running I came across a platform called Wordpress, and I was little confused at first, but once I started using the software I quickly began to realize I wasted all that money on the expensive software because Wordpress was what I was actually looking for!

So now I have more than one website…yay, and they are ALL ran on the Wordpress blogging platform. I like to think of myself as a Wordpress snob! I recommend Wordpress to everyone one of my design clients because it is made for not only hosting blogs, but you can use it as a static website too, and best of all the script is free – no expensive software needed!

I really wish someone would have explained to me more about blogs and Wordpress when I first started venturing into the on line world, so that’s why for the next few weeks we are going to talk more about what a blog is and why you should consider a blog for ALL your on line website needs, which includes managing your website all the way to gaining more traffic and more clients.

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