Wordpress? What's that? Plugins? Goodness me. New to the world of pc stuffy. Would like to fiddle around creating a blog and learn along the way. So, where do i start. Googled reviews on blogger.com and others....some said good things, some didn't. So in your opinion..which site should i use to create a fine blog that hopefully will allow me to retire in luxury?
Most people go with Wordpress on their own domain. It's a bit harder to setup but worth the trouble in the end. If you are looking for a no-brainer, go with Blogger. The downside is that you rely on their uptime to make posts and if they change things, you have no say. I personally prefer Wordpress.
wordpress.com is a good place to start writing...godo to start with but there no advertisements are allowed....
I'd suggest him that he starts by reading blogs and forums on the blogging topic. Do the research first and then the blogging part. As I see you have alredy started the research part by dropping by to DP.
I have only just started a blog and I see what you mean by how daunting and confusing it can be. For starters, Wordpress is blogging software. You can either go to wordpress.com and start a free blog with a load of plugins etc already installed (for a bit of practice with blogging), or you can go to wordpress.org and download the software to install on your FTP account. When you buy hosting try and look for "fantastico" with the package. It will allow you to install wordpress automatically. this will save you time and effort, perfect for a beginner. I'd recommend using fantastico and having your own domain name. Once you get used to blogging you will be glad of it. It saves you moving your blog in the long run. So, register a name at godaddy.com get a nice package with hosting or whatever. with fantastico. login, go to fantastico, and install wordpress. login to wordpress and enjoy blogging!! I will be adding nice tips for begginers to my blog soon, so you can check for that (http://www.kungfound.com) OR, there are many, many more great sites by members of this forum that will help you get started. Welcome to blogging! I hope you enjoy it!
I also support Wordpress for this though i use other systems for other purposes, wordpress has the built-in seo features that you want for blogging. You don't need to worry about much, it's not overly complicated (compared to other systems it's one of the easiest to use) I would go for a seperatly hosted (on your own webspace) wordpress install over any other kind of platform (blogger, wordpress.com, ... free blogs) because of limitations you might run into at a later point in time.
you are in the right place. you should go with blogger for few weeks and when u know almost the needful thinks about blog you can switch that to wordpress. but even starting with wordpress is not hard enough. i suggest you to start a blog in main dot com domain though you are very new. what you will lost is few amount of cash but later on...it will help you lot, will build you an experiences and career too if you are very good in writing.