What the Hell is Blogging?
About a year ago I mentioned to a friend that I was looking for a way to make some extra money working from home. My friend suggested that I start an on line business using a blog. At the time I already had a website AskUncleTerry.com that was costing me money to operate for I am a not a very technical person and I was paying others to do much of the work. My first question to my friend was “What the hell is blogging?” My second question was, “How do I start a blog?” I was soon to learn that a blog while very similar to a website was something that I could easily manage myself. I have since started building my own blogs and recently switched Ask Uncle Terry over to a blog format.
So what the hell is blogging and what is a blog? In simplest terms a blog is like an online notebook where you can write your thoughts, opinions, ideas or anything else that you wish to share with others. Others can visit your blog and read what you have to say. Most blogs are set up so that the readers can post comments though this is not a necessity. Some blogs are set up just for the enjoyment of entertainment while others are set up for the purpose of making money.
Even non-technical people such as me can put information on a blog with ease, push a publish button and share it with the world. We can place products and advertising on our blog should be choose and then promote our blog so that we can potentially make money off of it.
A blog need not cost you any money for if you choose you can have one without paying any hosting or domain fees. Most of these are set up at WordPress.com or Blogger.com. You will have terms and conditions to abide by as to what you can and cannot do at these free blogs. For the most part though you can do just about anything that is legal and moral.
Now personally I like total control over what I do. I choose to own my own domain name whick I purchase for a small annual fee and pay a small fee for hosting. My blogs are set up on wordpress but through a hosting company. I purchase a domain name; have it forwarded to a hosting company. Previously I had to upload WordPress to the hosting company. I am now using a hosting company where with a single click of a button WordPress is placed on my site for me. This has saved me a considerable amount of aggravation and time. At WordPress you can use one of hundreds of wonderful free Themes or use a premium theme. I have used both and am presently using the Revolution Theme series by Brian Gardner for most of my blogs.
Each day I learn more and more about blogs and making money with blogs. Yes, making money is my preference while many others just blog for entertainment. While I would not call myself a blog expert yet, this old fart is absorbing and putting to use a lot of great information. I am a workaholic that enjoys spending time at the computer. You need not be a techie to start a blog. If you found me you are techie enough.
Here at Terry Lile dot com I will share what I learn, the free and paid products and services I personally use to build my blogs and the favorite experts on blogging that I enjoy visiting. I hope that as we go along you will also share your favorite products, services and experts with me. Together we can continue learning how each of us can make more money blogging.
Video Blogs in Plain English gives a great explanation of blogging. Check it out!
Hopefully you now know what the hell blogging is. Here at Terry Lile dot com I will continue to share with you my own experiences as a non-techie blog builder and in my terms do my best to answer the question “How do I start a blog for fun and profit?” Happy blogging and please come back!
Techless Terry
