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Converting a website into Blog - BEST WAY and with WHO?

Discussion in 'Blogging' started by bigbody300, Jul 8, 2010.

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    hi guys

    I am well versed in website developement but never made a Blog. I have a personal website which i think would be better in blog format. (i have adsense on it)

    What blogging platform do you suggest? i have the URL.
     
    bigbody300, Jul 8, 2010 IP
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    subdivisions Well-Known Member

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    WordPress without a doubt.
     
    subdivisions, Jul 8, 2010 IP
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    hiteshb Well-Known Member

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    offcourse wordpress only.,
     
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    you should try Wordpress, which is the best option for blog sites. But if you want other options try Drupal or Joomla.
     
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  5. bigbody300

    bigbody300 Well-Known Member

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    Can i use WORDPRESS if i have my own domain EXAMPLE: my website is www.SITEHERE.com, so i want my blog to be blog.sitehere.com
     
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    subdivisions Well-Known Member

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    Create a subdomain.....
     
    subdivisions, Jul 9, 2010 IP
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    Yes, Wordpress can be installed on the root domain, on a subfolder, or a subdomain. Entirely your choice.
     
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    bigbody300 Well-Known Member

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    So i can create my subdomain in godaddy NO PROB! but do i still need to go to WORDPRESS.com and signup? do i need a full account or just a username?

    thanks for the guidance
     
    bigbody300, Jul 9, 2010 IP
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    I recommend, self-hosted wordpress. I wouldn't suggest a subdomain. Because google search engine will take this as a seperate domain. Since you already have a certain amount of visitors and improve your SEO with keywords in your blog, it would be better if you either have yourdomain.com/blog or as you wanted to convert the site totally into a blog then - yourdomain.com. AND you can visit wordpress.org, get the wordpress 3.0 and installation instructions are provided on the site. It'll give all the info on it.
    godaddy and hostgator, both are great. I personally like hostgator cause of its ease for signing up.
     
    bapatnmintri, Jul 13, 2010 IP
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    I'm under the impression that Godaddy uses non-standard hosting... so I wouldn't recommend them - they're great for domain names though...

    Definitely self-host your blog. You'll have far more flexibility and power with self-hosting rather than going with Wordpress.com.
     
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    you can create a subdomain on freedns :)
     
    Indische, Jul 16, 2010 IP