How to create a blog
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Happy New Year!
Ever since I can remember I've had a knack for teaching my family members how to use their computers and how to fix their technilogical blunders. So, I've decided to start this blog to help others as well. I am not sure how or where to start but I had a suggestion from my friend Lori (thebargainshopperlady.com) to teach people how to start a blog. So, that is where I will begin.
First off, this assumes that you have a basic knowledge of the internet (how to open a browser (like Internet Explorer or Firefox) and that you have a basic understanding of how to sign up for an account - like an email account.
- Choose a website to host your blog on. Some examples include: Livejournal.com, JournalHome.com, Blogger.com, WordPress.com, TheDiary.org, Blog.com. You'll want to look at their templates (you'll choose one that will be the shell of your blog) to see how your blog will be laid out.
- You'll then need to pick a name for your blog. It can be specific (something like this blog) or more broad (see http://www.lessonsfromandfortoby.blogspot.com/) if you want it to be more like an online journal. It's really up to you!
- Once you've done that, fill out the form (it may ask for a description and title, but nothing too personal). With Blogger, you will see a picture of some random letters or word that you need to input. This is for security reasons.
- After this, you should be able to click on "post" or "add post" or something similar and begin "blogging" away!
People use blogs for anything you can think of and so the limits for a blog are only your imagination.
Good luck and please let me know (via "post a comment") if you have any questions.
Posted byNikki at 7:29 PM
Labels: beginner, blogs, computers, how to, new computer user, start a blog
That's great! I love it Nikki!