Bloggin As It Is Today - By: Cary Ganz

When blogs were first created it just seemed that the various applications were pretty much the same. It really wasn't important, or so I thought, which program you decided to use(Blogger, WordPress etc.) because they were all simple to setup and best of all they were free.

Well, I have got to admit that I was not only naive but totally wrong. Today, I have probably ten or more blogs and most of them are on the WordPress platform. The early ones were created in Blogger because Blogger seemed to have a greater presence in the Internet and appeared to be a bigger player.

Once again, I was mistaken. In one simple word, WordPress is, as my kids say, "Awesome". Let me explain why.

1. It's Free. If you've read anything I've written before or have been a member of one of my websites, you know I just love free.

2. It Works. Now free is great but working as promised is even greater. Are there many products you purchased or even received for free, that have really functioned as claimed? Not many I guess....

3. It's Open Source. By opening the code to all programmers, WordPress has grown by leaps and bounds. Today there are thousands of applications, themes and plug-ins available that would not be around if the code was protected.

4. It's Easy to Setup and Install - It's very simple to install a WordPress blog using cPanel.The first step is to obtain your own domain,or if you prefer use a previously registered domain, and using Fantastico, start installing WordPress.

5. Simplicity - Once you've installed WordPress, the dashboard controls practically every process you need to deal with in order to maximize your blog.

6. Blog or Need I Say Website - WordPress blogs are far more than what blogs were years or even months ago. Blogs today can compete head to head, function to function with sites previously only created by HTML programming or other programming languages. It's even possible to create a membership site including all of the sophisticated features just using a blog. Kind of cool....

7. Did I Say Plug-in? - Now, this is really where the power begins. For those of you that are not WordPress aficionados, plug-ins are like mini-applications that make WordPress a powerhouse. With the right plug-in you can do just about anything with your blog such as SEO, chatting, converting text to speech, adding videos, tracking etc. Truly amazing not only in their ability but in their number. Thousands of plug-ins exist today and the majority are free.

Conclusion - If, at the moment, you are looking to create a new website I would suggest that a blog might be a far better and more effective solution. If you are in need of help in getting your blog up and running there are numerous eBook and other material to help you.

About the Author

For those of you interested in learning more about WordPress and the use of plug-ins there is a free eBook available by Clicking Here. This report will provide you with steps to install plug-ins easily and quickly as well as a whole bunch of plug-ins to make your blog/website hummmmmm.

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