Blogging software is one of the most popular ways to build websites - and a large part of this popularity is how quickly and easily new blogs can be created. What the software does is help publishers organize new posts and pages around a centralized visual theme and the domain's internal linking structures.
Starting a new blog can be as easy as signing up for an account with Blogger or Wordpress. These software providers also offer free hosting services, so you literally won't need anything else to begin blogging. There are some downsides and limitations involved with free hosting, so the blogging software can also be uploaded and installed on a shared or private server. Installation is fairly simple, even easy for non-technical webmasters to accomplish quickly. Wordpress offers a "famous five-minute install" that is as simple as uploading a file, unzipping it, and running a script to synchronize the software to the database.
Once the blog website is installed, changing the visual design is as easy as finding one you like online and uploading the zipped file to the appropriate directory. Once the theme is uploaded, it only needs to be unzipped and chosen from inside the Wordpress administration screen. Some premium themes cost a little money, but there are also thousands of free ones available to choose from.
New pages or posts can be written as easily as one fills out a web-based email form or word processing document - and with just a few clicks this content can be put online and published. The administration panel is completely web-based, so if you have used a web-based email form you would instantly recognize the way it functions.
There are very few downsides to building websites with blogging software - yet it remains one of the easiest ways to do so and anything you don't like about the default settings can usually be customized.
John McDonald is an independent author and website publisher who uses blogging software to build websites and make money online. |
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