If you are considering starting
a personal blog using a free blog host, it is a good idea
to do a bit of research as to where you will put up your
*home*. There are plenty of free blog hosts appearing
these days because blogging has become incredibly popular!
These are the things to consider when looking for a free
blog host:
TEMPLATES
Does the blog host provide a wide range of templates?
Is it easy to customise? Is there a guide for users about
the templates?
It's refreshing to see blogs with a look that matches
the blogger's personality. Find a blog host where you
can easily personlise the look to make a lasting impression
on viewers.
EASE OF USE
How easy does the blog host make it for users to start
blogging? Do you have to read up on a set of long instructions
before you can start?
Personal blogging should be fun and easy so if the blog
host makes it complicated by being too cluttered or not
providing enough info to get you started, it can be a
bit of a turn off. You should be able to login and immediately
be able to start posting!
SUPPORT
How long before they reply to your email or support ticket?
Do they even have a contact available? Do they have a
FAQ section?
Different blog hosts have different approach how they
tackle their users' concerns. Often, if the host is fairly
new , they would or should go to more effort to help their
customers to make them stay and keep using their service.
COMMUNITY
Are you looking for other bloggers to read, rate, review
your blog? Do you want to make friends in the process
of your journey through blogging? Are you interested to
read what other people have to say in their blogs?
If you want to get your blog up and running and other
bloggers checking out your site quickly, seek a blog host
which is also a community to help you enjoy blogging even
more!
GETTING PAID TO BLOG
A bonus to any blogger is getting paid to blog! A lot
of blog hosts are adding more features to their service
to attract more users.
One such host is Blog Charm, which pays its users a percentage
of ad revenue they generate. Everytime a blog user gets
a visitor, that user will get paid.
There are a lot of other free blog hosts out there so
before deciding where to settle down, consider which features
are important to you.
Author: Catherina Amor
Artist/Web Developer/Blogger
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