<![CDATA[How to Set Up a Blog for Beginners - Mahalo]]> http://www.mahalo.com//how-to-set-up-a-blog-for-beginners en-US Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:45:36 UTC contact@mahalo.com contact@mahalo.com <![CDATA[Blogger]]> <![CDATA[LiveJournal]]> <![CDATA[Google Pages]]> <![CDATA[WordPress.com]]> <![CDATA[Xanga]]> <![CDATA[Windows Live Spaces]]> <![CDATA[MySpace (Social Networking site that includes a blog function)]]> <![CDATA[Diaryland (Online Diary)]]> <![CDATA[Vox]]> <![CDATA[Wikipedia: Developer-Hosted Weblog Software (Free and Paid)]]> <![CDATA[AOL Journals]]> <![CDATA[Tumblr (Tumblelog)]]> <![CDATA[Multiply]]> <![CDATA[ProBlogger: Blogging Tips for Beginners]]> <![CDATA[Gothamist: What Not To Do When You Blog]]> <![CDATA[Squidoo: Blogging Starter Checklist]]> <![CDATA[wikiHow: How to Start a Blog]]> <![CDATA[The New York Times: So You Want to Be a Blogging Star?]]> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 UTC <![CDATA[Vandelay Design: 99 Ways to Promote Your Blog for Free]]> <![CDATA[CNET: Five Blogger Services Reviewed]]> <![CDATA[Working Smart: How to Start a Blog]]> <![CDATA[Daily Blog Tips: Top 25 Blogs About Blogging]]> <![CDATA[Mashable: Top 10 Free E-books For Bloggers]]> <![CDATA[PC Magazine: Decoding Blogs - Blogs We Love]]> <![CDATA[Meg.Hourihan.com: Megnut's Two Rules for Blogging]]> <![CDATA[Travelfish.org: What's a good travel blog?]]> <![CDATA[Copyblogger: Blogging Posts]]> <![CDATA[USC Annenberg: Blog software comparison chart]]> <![CDATA[Performancing: Best of Performancing]]> <![CDATA[Alt Search Engines: Mamma don't let your babies grow up to be bloggers]]> <![CDATA[''Blogging for Dummies'']]> <![CDATA[Blog 101: Why You Need a Blog and How to Make it Successful]]> <![CDATA[''Blogging Tips: What Bloggers won't tell you about blogging'']]> <![CDATA[''No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog]]> <![CDATA[''Blogging for Business'']]> <![CDATA[''The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintain Your Blog]]> <![CDATA[''What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting'']]> <![CDATA[''The Rough Guide to Blogging'']]> <![CDATA[''Clear Blogging'']]> <![CDATA[Blogger: How Can I Learn Some Basic HTML?]]> <![CDATA[ProBlogger: Basic HTML Tags]]> <![CDATA[Blogger offers domain mapping capabilites for those users who wish to "point" a registered domain name toward their Blogger blog. By utilizing this option, your blog's URL address will be www.yourblogname.com instead of www.yourblogname.blogspot.com.]]> <![CDATA[Blogger Domain Mapping Instructions]]> <![CDATA[WordPress.com Domain Mapping Instructions]]> <![CDATA[WordPress.com offers domain mapping capabilites for those users who wish to "point" a registered domain name toward their WordPress.com blog By utilizing this option, your blog's URL address will be www.yourblogname.com instead of www.yourblogname.wordpre]]> <![CDATA[Blog.com (free blogs available with limited storage)]]> <![CDATA[Typepad]]> <![CDATA[If you do want to build an audience for your blog beyond your circle of family and friends, take some time to evaluate your subject matter in terms of the competition. How many other blogs exist on the subject matter you've chosen? Do you have a fresh tak]]> <![CDATA[Once you've identified a couple of different areas you might be interested in blogging about, ask yourself if you will be able to blog about the subject matter consistently over a long period of time. '''Your blog should stem from your passion and, hopefu]]> <![CDATA['''NOTE:''' While there are strategies for monetizing your blog, don't plan on making a living wage solely from blogging. Blog because you have something to say. Don't blog as a money-making strategy.]]> <![CDATA[Typepad offers domain mapping capabilites at the Pro, Plus and Premium levels. Domain mapping allows you to "point" a registered domain name toward your Typepad blog so that your blog's URL address will be www.yourblogname.com instead of www.yourblogname.]]> <![CDATA[Typepad Domain Mapping Instructions]]>