Why Free Blog Software is the Best For Newbies

Starting a blog is very easy if you know where to pinpoint the best free blog software available.

If you're a newbie (everyone has been one at one time or another, I assure you), then I strongly advise you to start a blog.

What's a blog?

A blog, short for weblog, started way back in 1992 and soon caught on and gained its nickname in 1998, when the popularity of the internet really began to take off.

Basically, a blog is a web log, or a web diary. A blogger, or one who writes a blog, can write practically every day, even multiple times a day, about whatever comes to mind.

Any readers could then comment and share with the blogger about similar experiences or feelings.

Today, there are over 300 million blogs, with millions more created-and abandoned, every day. Bloggers are not just sharing everyday experiences, they are also using blogs to market products and services made by them or others, for profit.

Whatever your reason, starting a blog as a newbie can be a daunting task. There are so many blog platforms, but there are a few that are easy for you to work with. These are the free blog software platforms.

There are free and paid types of blog software platforms out there. The most popular ones are blogger.com and wordpress.com. These are totally free blog software platforms and are highly recommended for anyone starting out.

These free types of blog software platforms are hosted by their owners. Blogger, which is owned by Google, is the host of its own blogs. Wordpress.com owns and hosts theirs.

For example, if you start a blog using these free software platforms, then the site will read as "http://www.yoursitename.blogspot.com" for Blogger, and :http://yoursitename.wordpress.com" for Wordpress.com.

The drawback of having a free hosted blog account is that you run the risk of the blog possibly one day being eliminated. Or worse. The free hosted blog generally is here to stay, but remember this: you do not own it. That's the tradeoff. You can't put or take out of the blog what you want, for the rules are quite strict.

Freedom isn't free, it costs. You'll need a paid blog to be able to do that. Yet you'll need more experience, or pay an expert to set it up properly...
Vince Collaso is an internet marketer of three years who's definitely willing to teach others the tips, tricks and pitfalls of internet success. He's created a brief video tutorial for all newbies who want to simply start a free blog. View it here. It's the first Making Giants Chalk Talk. Remember they are run on free blog software and you'll have to follow the host's rules, so get ready and start blogging! Visit the author's blog here.

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