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Tips on how to Find that Perfect blog template.

Friday, September 19, 2008 at 11:09 AM Posted by Heisan

5 Tips for Finding That Perfect Blog Template - ScribeFire: Fire up your blogging

Many people don’t realize how important having a suitable template for a blog is, especially when the current one you have just seems completely inappropriate for the type of blog entries you are writing. If you are using a blog template, take the time to look closely at it and see if it really is a template that suits your blog, and if not, take the time to search for that perfect blog template that is clean, presentable and most importantly, goes with the theme of your blog.

Quite a good tips for those who wants to redesign the template of their blog. Indeed, good template design is crucial for any blog as this is the part where visitors do have a good impression and a good impression last, just don't forget a good content too.

Newbies Guide to Blogging; Part 4

Monday, September 1, 2008 at 6:24 PM Posted by Heisan

Image via Wikipedia Previously so far I have poured out what's my view with regards to starting a blog. I have mentioned that there are four things to consider when starting a blog and three have already been discussed here. I have been through Decision, Preparation and Execution and last from the list is Direction.
Direction. This would mean a continuous and sustained existence of your blog as you go along. Direction also would mean that knowing where your blog's place in the blogosphere. Would it be a blog about information, technology, software, marketing strategy, health tips, and anything that can be applied to it as your blog grows and mature? This would mean knowing what and how will your blog be known in the blog world and that is what is called your own niche in the blog world.

Finally I am finish pouring out what I perceive as the basic in starting a blog and I hope I been of help to those newbies like me. This may not be the best pointer but somehow I have shared some in what I think necessary to anyone who would embark in creating their own blog and find a place in the blog world. Thank you all for taking your time to read this. Keep on blogging and have fun.

Newbies Guide to Blogging: Part 3

Friday, August 29, 2008 at 6:33 PM Posted by Heisan

Image by adam is on flickr via Flickr Previously posted are the two necessary steps in starting your own blog and that is Decision and Preparation. Now after you've made a decision and prepared everything the next thing is Execution.
Execution:This would mean the launching of your blog making it visible in the blogosphere. What you've prepared and planned you will now make the first initial presence in the world wide web. Blog is just like a product where by you want to let other people know the good thing about it. Execution would also mean promoting and drawing as much visitors to your blog giving them the idea of what your blog can offer for their information and knowledge. In executing your blog and making its presence be felt in the blogosphere community, you have to do what is needed and that is promotion and traffic. Promoting you blog means joining social network communities like, Blog Catalog orMyBlogLog all this you have to do to attract more readers and visitors to your blog and their are lots of blog directories in the blogosphere its all up to you to join any of them so far this two are the most popular. And there is also Twitter. So once you've done this things off your blog goes now and on the long run you'll know which direction your blog will be going. Next post would be Direction that is finding the best your blog can become.

Newbies Guide to Blogging: Part 2

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 6:40 PM Posted by Heisan

Image via Wikipedia Previously I've discussed the first step in starting a blog and that is Decision making. Once you've decided what type and concept of blog you are to make the next in line is the Preparation.
Preparation . Preparation means you have three things to consider in starting your blog: Content, Design and Hosting. Content would mean that to have a blog obviously you need articles as a content of your blog and this must be related to the kind of blog you are about to create. Your first blog content I suggest, should be one that you originally created and that would be either an introduction of yourself or your the general concept of your blog. You must at least prepare 3-5 original post for your blog as a starter and the rest would follow suite as you go along.

Selecting a design for your blog is a must. If content is what makes a blog, a blog then, design adds beauty and appeal to your blog. A good design can drive visitor and readers but, off course content it a necessity in a blog. There are lots of free blog design template that you can use and here is one that I recommend eblogtemplates.com . You can choose your own design that is compatible with blogger.com or wordpress blog.

After selecting your design hosting your blog is the next thing to consider. There are two option when it comes to hosting, one is a free hosting and the other is paid hosting.You can opt with a free blog hosting like Blogger.com if you don't have enough financial capacity to maintain a paid hosting though in free hosting your blog gets only the subdomain that means you get www.myblog.blogspot.com and not www.myblog.com. Also in a free hosting you don't have full control of the technical side of your blog. If you opt for paid hosting that would mean you have enough financial capacity to maintain your blog then I suggest that Wordpress.com is the better blog platform you can use you just download the whole wordpress software and it is free and use it in your paid hosting. Now you are prepared to start your own blog. Next would be how you are to execute your first blog. See you next post.