10 Reasons You Should Host Your Own Blog, including video tutorials.
One of the most common questions I have been receiving lately is:
“Should I use a free blog service or host my own, if I host my own why Wordpress?”
Wordpress and other blog platforms have certainly become a hot topic these days, especially with all the programs available to make use of them as an income source. One company, PLRPro, have based their whole business building plan around Wordpress.
So, with all the questions and interest in Blogs I thought is was time I lifted the curtains and shared the top 10 reasons why you should host your own blog like Wordpress, instead of using free services like blogger, xanga or many others out there.
The first thing you have to keep in mind is that anything given for FREE in most cases will have a reason behind it. When I first started blogging I used blogger, but I soon realised there was a lot missing and I didn’t have the personal control over my site like I should. Also, because of all the SPAM blogs being created Blogger started deleting blog left, right and centre and even legitimate blogs were deleted which really got me worrying. That is when I turned to Wordpress and have been happily using it ever since.
Now if you are new to the whole blogging scene and have never heard of Wordpress I’ll give a quick description. Wordpress is free open source software available at www.Wordpress.org or usually through your cPanel/Fantastico interface of your hosting service. If what I just said seemed like another language then I suggest you read my other article on cPanel and Fantastico and how I finally understood what it all meant.
Over the next few weeks I will be covering the Top 10 Reasons to use Wordpress, and I will also include video tutorials on where to obtains the tools and plugins you need.
I’d like to invite you to submit comments and questions as well.
Over the next few weeks I’ll present the……
10 Reasons You Should Host Your Own Blog
Let’s get started with reason number 1.
1. Extremely User Friendly
The best thing I like about Wordpress is it’s like a word processor to use, so there is no need to be scared thinking you have to do web site building. Once you have Wordpress installed all you need to do is click on Write in the menu bar and then decide if you are writing a Post or a Page. Once you have finished writing you simply Publish your work and you’re done.
Here’s a video of me posting this exact blog post.
Click Here to watch the movie.
See it’s just like using a word processor.
As for all the other features in Wordpress, don’t get too worried about it as it’s quite easy to understand, follow my posts and I’ll show you just how easy it is.
I’ll be covering the following topics in other posts, and will link to them as they are completed.
2. Hosted Wordpress Is FREE To Install, and YOU have complete control!
3. 90% Of All Popular Blogs use a Hosted Wordpress.
4. Widget Ready Themes make changing layout a BREEZE.
5. Thousands of Ezy-To-Install Themes, and More Available Daily.
6. Encourage Interaction with Your Readers, Increase Your PR.
7. Hundreds of Excellent FREE Wordpress Plugins, but which are the BEST!
8. Seamless Integration with Videos and Audio, join the WAVE of the FUTURE easily!
9. Wordpress Blogs have POWERFUL Categories.
10. Integrated Password Protection, make your Wordpress Blog secure from hackers.
That’s just the beginning, I have other things about Wordpress I’m going to share as well. Like how you can use it as an effective membership site with a couple of plugins.
I’ll also be linking to some of the best videos I find on the Internet so you can find it all in one place.
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Till next time, always strive to make things EzyAs123.

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Ian,
I really enjoyed your video about blogging.
Really looking forward to more videos.
Mike
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You’re right, it just doesn’t make sense to blog blog blog and give up control to someone else.