| Having a blog is equivalent to having your very own | | | | the database. Sometimes, this results in errors, and |
| personal space on the Internet. You can use a blog | | | | you have to spend many hours trying to fix the |
| for personal, or for business reasons. However, to | | | | issues. |
| start a blog, you need to be familiar with various | | | | Fortunately, you don't have to go through all that |
| blogging platforms. A few popular ones include | | | | now. Cpanel comes with a special feature known as |
| WordPress, Blogger, and Typepad. | | | | Fantastico. This feature allows you to choose your |
| If you have never setup a blog before, the wide | | | | favorite blogging script from the control panel, and |
| range of scripts out there may confuse you. The | | | | install the script with a few simple clicks. The entire |
| script is just one issue. There is another issue you | | | | process takes about 5 minutes. There is no software |
| must take into consideration - blog hosting. Whatever | | | | to download, no files to upload, and no database to |
| script you eventually choose to work with, make | | | | setup. Everything is done for you when you click the |
| sure that your web host offers full support for the | | | | Install button. The most popular blogging script is |
| script. Otherwise, you will end up spending more time | | | | WordPress. You can also install WordPress using |
| ironing out the technical issues than blogging. | | | | Fantastico. |
| Here is a simple guide to help you choose the right | | | | 3) Reliability of servers. |
| blog hosting. | | | | Finally, always ensure that you sign up with a reliable |
| 1) Linux or Windows. | | | | web host. You don't want to sign up, only to realize |
| Most blogging scripts are developed based on Linux. | | | | that your server is down half the time. That means |
| Therefore, it's always wise to choose Linux server. | | | | you will be trying to contact their support |
| You can still run some scripts on Windows servers, | | | | department to find out what is happening. Your time |
| but expect some features to not work correctly. A | | | | should be spent on creating content or promoting |
| popular choice among webmasters is Cpanel hosting. | | | | your blog. You shouldn't be wasting time trying to |
| Cpanel is an admin control panel that is included with | | | | get the servers to work. That is the responsibility of |
| Linux hosting plans. You can use it to install your | | | | the web hosting company. Usually, the better hosting |
| blogging script easily. | | | | companies have got competent server engineers |
| 2) Ease of installation. | | | | who can fix problems very quickly. |
| Traditionally, installing a blog is a hassle. You have to | | | | Blog hosting is very affordable these days. You can |
| download the script, and upload all the files to your | | | | get a shared hosting account for less than $10 a |
| server using FTP. Then you have to setup the | | | | month. |
| database, and make sure the scripts can connect to | | | | |