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This post has actually been requested by quite a number of readers who are interested to start their own blogs. I wish someone had guided or advised me back in 2009 when I moved my personal Multiply blog to blogger/blogspot. I was doing everything nonchalantly, not really thinking of the future or what I really wanted to do. During the first couple of years my blog was pretty directionless. All I knew was, I wanted to write and I found the perfect outlet. I didn't even know what SEO was. I didn't know that there were such things as blogger/media events. Had I known I would end up where I am now, I would have planned my blog better. :)
So you want to blog? Before you decide, think. Why do you want to blog? If the main reason is because you want to be invited to events, I will tell you this early that your blog will not take off. Nobody wants to read about one event after another... and if nobody wants to read what you're posting, you're not going to get very far where real opportunities are concerned. Brands and establishments invite you and/or send you things because they are hoping to tap into your audience. But what if there is nothing to tap? Just think, what are the sites you like to go to and read through regularly? Take a step back and strive to be like them. There's a reason why they keep you coming back for more.
I chose free hosting at blogger.com because I didn't know what I was doing back then. It was also the easiest to work with. I know how to code using raw html and blogger is pretty manual in terms of everything (wordpress has a bunch of plug-ins which automate everything) so blogger it was. I chose one of the default blogger templates and typed away post after post. If you're not yet sure how you want to proceed, you can practice with blogger. If you're really serious and willing to invest, you can hire a professional web designer and pay for hosting. That way, your blog is 100% yours. Mine is at the mercy of blogger.com which is owned by Google. I back up everything obsessively because I don't want to wake up one day and find everything gone. I've been here for 5 years.
Unfortunately for me, the blogger template I picked is not very flexible in terms of customization options. Don't make the same mistake.
I can only change the header graphic, fonts, and colors. I'm still looking at other templates in the hopes of being able to overhaul this and come up with something more streamlined. If you're going with blogger, make the template you choose is flexible enough to accommodate future changes. Read more »
| Animetric's World back in 2010 |
So you want to blog? Before you decide, think. Why do you want to blog? If the main reason is because you want to be invited to events, I will tell you this early that your blog will not take off. Nobody wants to read about one event after another... and if nobody wants to read what you're posting, you're not going to get very far where real opportunities are concerned. Brands and establishments invite you and/or send you things because they are hoping to tap into your audience. But what if there is nothing to tap? Just think, what are the sites you like to go to and read through regularly? Take a step back and strive to be like them. There's a reason why they keep you coming back for more.
1. Okay, so you're decided. You're going to blog. The first thing to do is to decide where you're going to put it. You have two choices:
- Free hosting -- blogger.com or wordpress.com
- Paid hosting -- register for a domain and pay for monthly hosting
I chose free hosting at blogger.com because I didn't know what I was doing back then. It was also the easiest to work with. I know how to code using raw html and blogger is pretty manual in terms of everything (wordpress has a bunch of plug-ins which automate everything) so blogger it was. I chose one of the default blogger templates and typed away post after post. If you're not yet sure how you want to proceed, you can practice with blogger. If you're really serious and willing to invest, you can hire a professional web designer and pay for hosting. That way, your blog is 100% yours. Mine is at the mercy of blogger.com which is owned by Google. I back up everything obsessively because I don't want to wake up one day and find everything gone. I've been here for 5 years.
Whether it's a free host or paid host with your own domain, make sure your url is easy to read, type, and remember.
| Animetric's World back in 2010 |
Unfortunately for me, the blogger template I picked is not very flexible in terms of customization options. Don't make the same mistake.
| Animetric's World in 2014 |
I can only change the header graphic, fonts, and colors. I'm still looking at other templates in the hopes of being able to overhaul this and come up with something more streamlined. If you're going with blogger, make the template you choose is flexible enough to accommodate future changes. Read more »
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