Friday, March 12th, 2010 by Will Elkadi
Blog Hosting has become quite the hot topic lately. Everybody seems to have a blog, and if you do not, then chances are most people have not heard of you.
If you are a small business, or a large business, aiming to establish a more pronounced Web presence with the ability to update and maintain news, articles and daily postings should give serious consideration to Wordpress.
Wordpress is open source, meaning it is open to the public and free of charge. While this can dramatically decrease your Web development costs, it is still important to handle and name your blog correctly.
Many of the features provided by Wordpress are exactly the same as those you would find in a fee based solution. There are even a variety of advanced features, perhaps not included as standard, that can be added easily from an extensive repository of open source plug-ins and widgets.
Something you may not be aware of is that you can have your current Wordpress blog integrated with your Web Host. You can also have a new one created in the same manner. This helps give your domain more of a Web presence and drive traffic to your site. In this way you can also have your blog completely match the theme of your Web site, or pick a new theme altogether.
Wordpress initially started out as a dedicated blog platform, and is now adapting more as a generic Web site content management system (CMS). This along with the blog functionality makes it perfect for making announcements and updating visitors with the latest news and developments.
Bottom line is when you are currently using or searching for a Web Hosting provider, and if you want to begin establishing your Web presence, make sure they can support and integrate Wordpress for you.
For more advanced Web presence and content management, check out eLab Explorer© CMS and see why eLab Hosting could be right for you. Not only can eLab Hosting integrate your Wordpress blog, but eLab Hosting can also customize, analyze and optimize it along with your entire Web site. eLab Hosting also has many valuable Add-On Modules available to choose from. Find your perfect choice today!
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Thursday, March 4th, 2010 by Will Elkadi
Blogging has become a part of everyday life. It is now considered part of pop culture, and pretty much everybody with a computer is doing it. Blogs aren’t for money, they are for opinions… for people to express themselves and share with each other. A blog is your own personal ‘two cents worth’ on the World Wide Web.
Today, even the ‘average joe’ can use blogging thanks to interfaces such as WordPress and Blogger. These publishing systems are easy to use and cost efficient – you don’t have to know HTML or server programming. So, the main question is, should you sign up for a free blog or a paid hosting blog? Let’s discuss further…
FREE BLOG HOSTING:
If you are ready to get started with a blog, you have several options, and getting started is easy. As for free blog hosting, WordPress has become the most widely used and the most popular. All you have to do to have a blog right this second is go to WordPress.com and sign up for a free account. From there you can name your blog, pick a template or design for your blog, and start posting (aka blogging). You will have the ability to set up categories, widgets, account information, and many other administrative tools for easy control.
The biggest downfall with a free blog hosting account is that you are fairly limited in your capabilities. For example, you cannot post advertisements; therefore you cannot generate any sort of ad revenue from your free blog account. While this may not be crucial to your goals, this greatly affects some people’s choice of free vs. paid blog hosting. Another downside to free blog hosting is that you cannot brand it, meaning you cannot have only your blog domain name as the URL without the free host’s name incorporated (i.e. you cannot have myblog.com only, it would be myblog.wordpress.com). Since online identity is a key element to visibility for businesses, this is quite the setback. Free blog hosting also has limited resources, such as plug-ins, add-ons, and other extra functionality features.
PAID BLOG HOSTING:
Paid blog hosting is a perfect solution for businesses that want to generate revenue from advertisements, increase their visibility by establishing a long term web presence, or to simply show featured products or services. Many web hosting accounts have blog hosting included in their features. Check out the features and request more information if this is something you are interested in. You will be able to use own domain name and choose from a vast selection of themes, plug-ins, add-ons, plus even more features as they continue to get produced. You also have the ability to use simple programming such as HTML and PHP if you so desire, which can help you create your own unique themes and plug-ins. All of this is what you get with a paid blog hosting service. The most important thing to do to get this started is to locate a reliable and resourceful web hosting company to host your domain and/or your blog. Web hosting companies may also have simple blog subscriptions where you don’t need to have an entire web hosting account.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
For those of you looking to take blogging to another level or you want permanent web presence and you are just starting out, paid blog hosting is for you. We recommend eLab Hosting Blog Hosting service for all your blog hosting needs.
Along with your subscription, you will receive help documentation, reliable and responsive technical support, plus initial setup and configuration. By incorporating some of the best blogging features available, and by using the most popular blogging programs, eLab gives you the power to ‘free your mind’.
Let eLab do the dirty work so you can focus on your ‘two cents worth’ on the World Wide Web.
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