by:
Stanley Spencer
Blogging is an abbreviation of "web-logging". The simplest definition of a web log is that it is an online log that is organized in reverse written record order. It comprises of comments, declarations, links, or thing
else of interest to the web log writer.
There are two basic requirements of starting your own blog. You need a software system to run a web log and a place on the Computer network to host your blog.
Taking into consideration the above mentioned two factors, there can be four categories of blogs:
1. Free Software system + Free Webhosting
2. Free Software system + Paid Webhosting
3. Paid Software system including Cost of Webhosting
4. Paid Software system + Paid Webhosting
We have given descriptions of all these four options alongwith their pros and cons.
We have besides given recommendations regarding the suitableness of these options.
1. Free Software system + Free Webhosting
This is a wholly free way of blogging. Here you pay neither for the software system nor for the virtual hosting.
But there are several drawbacks of this system. It offers really few features as compared to the paid services. You cannot post images online or design your preferred look for your site.
The companies that provide free software system and free domain hosting often place a banner instantly above your site. This detracts the visitors from the look of your site. You besides have no discretion over the content of the advertisements.
The key advantage of this system is that it is perfectly free. This option is extremely useful for a newcomer since he/she can try this know-how
to find if they are actually interested in blogging.
This option is suggested for those folk who would-be not like to pay thing
or for the newcomers.
2. Free Software system + Paid Webhosting
This option provides you free software system but you wish have to pay for the domain hosting.
There is a cost factor involved in this option. Minimum cost of domain hosting would-be be $5 per month but a realistic budget would-be be slightly higher, about $7-8. The annual registration fee for domain name would-be be simply about $10-30.
This system wish let you do certain things that you were unable to do with the free one. Here, you can modify the look of your site and you can besides post pictures. But free softwares have fewer features than paid ones.
This option is extremely
suggested because by simply paying the cost of virtual hosting and domain registration, you can avail great features and flexibility.
3. Paid Software system including Cost of Webhosting
This is a subscription-based option. There are in progress cost involved in this option.
You have to pay at least $6 per month for basic services and for advanced features the fee would-be be about $15 per month.
The accumulative cost for a year would-be reach up to $200. That does this option a really big-ticket one.
Apart from customizing the look of your site and posting photographs online, you wish be able to use a software system that provides much features than a free one.
This option is suggested for folk who do not want to be troubled with virtual hosting and software system installation issues. This is the easiest possible solution. It offers great features but at a reasonably high price.
4. Paid Software system + Paid Webhosting
This option provides you paid software system and paid domain hosting.
The cost of the domain hosting ranges from $5 to $10 per month piece the cost of the software system would-be be at least $45 (one-time cost).
This option gives you great figure of flexibility. You can choice your own domain name and have a feature-rich blogging software.
This option is extremely
suggested for businesses since the cost is not a major consideration.
