It’s smart to start your blog on good footing. It’s difficult to change software and begin all over again. Blogging with “free” blog hosting? It’s true what they say, “You get what you pay for.”

Pay for website hosting for your blog if you can afford it and verify that your server can support Wordpress.

When weighing your options as far as which company should host your blog, make sure that WordPress (and Fantastico unless you are quite computer literate) are included with the hosting that you select. Fantastico will automatically install Wordpress for you. If it does not have Fantastico, you will have to do the difficult task of downloading and installing Wordpress yourself.

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In learning how to blog effectively you will need to pay particular attention to the 4 pillars upon which your blog is built. These pillars will determine the direction, identity and the popularity of your blog.

Let’s look at the 4 pillars upon which you’ll need to focus in order to establish a popular blog, boost your blog traffic and become the talk of your niche.

1) Give Your Blog an Identity

Every successful blog needs an identity in order to stand out from the other crowd. And that identity is YOU! Let your personality spill over onto your blog thru the tone or style of your posts. Let it be reflected in the layout if possible and applicable. By giving your blog a personality you’ll be making it easier for you and the readers to bond. This feeling of ‘connection’ will translate into reader loyalty. Whatever identity you choose for your blog needs to remain consistent

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