You have projects to share and stories to tell. Getting started is hard and intimidating. This article might make it harder because there are so many choices. But I know you can do it.
Start a Blog. Blogs can be linear and journal-like or they can act like a webpage for a single subject. You are reading a blog right now. But, it is also SalaamGarage’s website with static pages just like a website.
Blog:
WikiHow: How to start a Blog
Top 3 Blog sites:
WordPress
Blogger
Typepad
For Wordpress templates: more customizing options than the available template on Wordpress
GraphPaperPress
or use one of these super clean and easy Website and Blog platforms:
Posterous
Websites at Google
Weebly
Webnode
DotEasy
Website Magazine:
OpenZine: Its a free website that looks like a web magazine
PLEASE add your own ideas and resources in the comments below!
-Maggie Soladay
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One Comment
Maggie has done a fabulous job of consolidating valuable information for anyone who wants to start their own blog. The links are extremely helpful—not to mention time-saving tools on where to get web platforms. If you plan to travel, read her tips on blogging, and you’ll be a pro before you know it.