{"id":1294,"date":"2012-02-05T21:43:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T21:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonhartley.com\/blog\/?p=1294"},"modified":"2013-09-01T22:20:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-01T21:20:19","slug":"set-up-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/index.php\/set-up-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Set up: blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1294 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/index.php\/set-up-blog\/blogger-logo\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blogger-logo-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blogger-logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blogger-logo-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blogger-logo-75x75.png 75w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blogger-logo-148x148.png 148w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blogger-logo-31x31.png 31w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blogger-logo-38x38.png 38w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blogger-logo-216x215.png 216w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/blogger-logo.png 370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/index.php\/no-more-to-stagnant-brochure-websites-no-more-living-at-the-mercy-of-the-60-the-hour-web-designer-for-every-little-change-and-update\/wordpress\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/wordpress-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/wordpress-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/wordpress-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/wordpress-148x148.jpg 148w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/wordpress-31x31.jpg 31w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/wordpress-38x38.jpg 38w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/wordpress-215x215.jpg 215w, https:\/\/jonhartley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/wordpress.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>There are two main blogging platforms.<\/p>\n<p><em>WordPress<\/em>\u00a0is owned by Automatic (which I would recommend over all others).<\/p>\n<p><em>Blogger<\/em>\u00a0is owned and managed by the\u00a0<em>Google<\/em>\u00a0organisation.<\/p>\n<p>Both platforms offer users the opportunity to set up a blog free of charge.<\/p>\n<p>This page provides a link to information on setting up both WordPress and Blogger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WordPress<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>WordPress.org versus WordPress.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you search WordPress you will discover that there are two apparently distinct entities.\u00a0 WordPress.com and WordPress.org . Both belong to the same company.<\/p>\n<p>Setting up a blog on WordPress.com is the easiest option for beginners. The hosting and managing of the software is taken care of by the WordPress team and you get a blog address that goes http:\/\/www.yourblogsname.wordpress.com<\/p>\n<p>WordPress.org allows you to download the blogging software to install on your own server meaning you can have a blog with the address http:\/\/yourwebsite\/blog without the word WordPress included. One of the main advantages of WordPress.org is that it enables the user to install additional functionalities (plug-ins) developed by other technical savvy users.<\/p>\n<p><em>.com or .org? Not sure which to choose, but desperate to start blogging?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Choose the easy option and set up a blog on WordPress.com because you can always export all content over to a WordPress.org blog at a later date. The important thing is to start blogging great content as soon as possible and begin building your audience online.<\/p>\n<p>To set up a WordPress.com blog go to this page\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/learn.wordpress.com\/get-started\/\">http:\/\/learn.wordpress.com\/get-started\/<\/a>\u00a0and follow the blow-by-blow instructions.<\/p>\n<p>For further information on the differences between WordPress.com and .org including advantages of one over the other go to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/com-vs-org\/\">http:\/\/en.support.wordpress.com\/com-vs-org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To install WordPress.org on your server go here\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/\">http:\/\/wordpress.org\/<\/a>\u00a0but remember you will have to be a little technically savvy, or have a friend who is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blogger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will be required to set up a Google account in order to set up the Blogger blog.<\/p>\n<p>Blogger provides a similar service to WordPress.com but there is not an equivalent of WordPress.org software that can be downloaded on to your own website with all its attendant advantages.<\/p>\n<p>To create a Blogger blog go to<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\">\u00a0<cite>www.blogger.com<\/cite><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>[subscribe2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are two main blogging platforms. WordPress\u00a0is owned by Automatic (which I would recommend over all others). Blogger\u00a0is owned and managed by the\u00a0Google\u00a0organisation. Both platforms offer users the opportunity to set up a blog free of charge. 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