Choosing the blogging software in which your blogs will run is extremely important. If you choose the wrong one you will be missing out on a great deal of useful features and it will be a nightmare to switch over to another once your blog is established. You basically have 3 options; Word Press, TypePad or Blogger.

Each platform offers two different options to use their software. You can host it on your own domain or you can get a free blog and they will host it. The quickest and easiest option is obviously to get a free blog that is hosted by them. However, if you want to start blogging the right way, I highly recommend that you host it on your own domain. Here are a few good reasons for that:

  1. 1. You have complete control over your blogs. No one can suspend your account etc. It’s your blog, you’re just using their software!
  2. 2. If you ever decide to sell your blogs, you’re out of luck if you’re not hosting it on your own domain … you don’t own it so you can’t sell it!
  3. 3. Are people really going to take you serious if you’re using  free blogging that you’re not even hosting yourself? You may lose credibility, as many people may think you’re not serious enough about your own blogging. Not to mention the advertizing that they can put on your blogs that you have no control over.
  4. 4. Free blogging platforms restrict you from accessing files like the .htaccess file, which is a very important file to control when your blog becomes popular!

If you’re going to make a serious effort at this, you should pay the eight to ten dollars each year for your own domain. It’s very important and if you don’t know how to do it there are people out there who can help you get everything set up.

All three platforms are very good, but one stands out WordPress . The reason WordPress is so incredibly popular and effective is because it allows you to easily install plugins. There are lots of plugins that will do just about anything you want and most of them are free.

I use WordPress on all my blogs. I think it is very easy to use, and I will be referring to WordPress in future posts.

When you set your blog up, use your own name, Brian Gosur, and a subtitle, Learning MLM Secrets, so that they know what your blog is about. You want to brand yourself and get people to know who you are.

Happy Blogging

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