5 Steps to Start a Blog With Hostgator
Blogging is an incredibly rewarding experience; it’s one of the few times in life that you truly reap what you sow. Write a great post, and readers will find it, churn out the same old opinions as everyone else, and you’ll get lost in the crowd. There are some excellent platforms to blog on: WordPress.com, Blogger.com, Medium.com. But if you’re serious about blogging, eventually you’re going to need to take control of your own content. There are tons of benefits to controlling your own content. Firstly, you’re your own boss, no one can censor you; Secondly, you decide if there’s advertising on your post, and if there is, it’s you that profits; Thirdly, you have total control of your site, you can change platforms, redesign, customize the code, as much as you please; And perhaps most importantly, there’s the pride of ownership of saying “This little part of the web is my corner.” STEP 1: CHOOSE A BLOGGING PLATFORM To start a blog you’ll need to select a blogging platform – or a too...