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Choosing a blogging service: Blogger, Tumblr or Wordpress

Mindjumpers

There are pros and cons for all of them, but it depends a lot on whether you want to spend any money, want to have your own domain name, what kind of options and functionalities you want and what kind of skills you have in doing the design and maybe programming.

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A Surefire Way to Suffocate Your Blog (And Your Passion)

ProBlogger

I set up a self-hosted WordPress acccount and bought my own domain name. I started spending more time checking feedburner than writing blog posts. Eventually I gave up, let the domain name expire, and archived my blog at wordpress.com. I did everything right. That’s when my stats obsession began.

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4 WordPress Alternatives: the What, Where, and Why

ProBlogger

If you do a Google search for “ blogging software ,” WordPress will likely be among the first results you’ll see. Google Maps, AdSense, and Analytics. Feedburner integration. IRC (internet chat, similar to ICQ, MSN, Google Chat etc). use your own domain name and logo. access to the Google user group.

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70+ Resources on How to Start a WordPress Blog

Kikolani

Google helps us out by showing us some traffic trends on different blogging and content management systems (CMS) on the web. Again, Google has some traffic trends to show us on a comparison of these sites. This includes the following steps: Choosing a domain name; Registering that domain; and. Movabletype.org.

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70+ Resources on How to Start a WordPress Blog

Kikolani

The following are resources for starting your own blog on WordPress including choosing a domain name, purchasing your domain, hosting, WordPress installation, themes, plugins, settings, essential pages, backups, updates, and more! Choosing a Domain Name. Google AdWords Keyword Tool. Purchasing a Domain Name.

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Q & A: How to Solve Every Blogging Problem You’ll Ever Have

Viper Chill

For example with PluginID I had huge success with guest blogging as an SEO strategy, and within just 2-3 months I was on the front page of Google for the phrase personal development. Currently I would describe my strategy as “hopefully Google sees the quality and sends me visitors”. – Phil. do very well. Others not so much.

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Use CommentLuv for better comments - Koka Sexton dot Com

Koka Sexton

Our EXACT Method On How To Make Money With Google Adsense ¬ J @ Push Reel Mower #4963 November 18th, 2009 at 10:21 pm Im using it as well and find it to be great at encouraging comments and it only helps in keeping content fresh and exciting. Leave a comment! Also, ever heard of Keyword Luv? Nick Dodd’s last blog post.