"6 Steps to Starting Your Own Blog"
by Codrut Turcanu

Most people don’t have a blog because they don’t know where to begin in order to start one. If blogging interests you, but you’ve been hesitant to try it because you don’t know where to start, the following steps will explain how to begin:

Step to Starting Your Own Blog #1: Get a Blog

Don’t pay money for a blog! If you’re new to blogging and just learning the ropes, you don’t want to spend money. How do you know if you will even like blogging? You don’t, so don’t waste money. There are plenty of free blogging services available on the Internet. Blogger is probably the best option, so start there.

Step to Starting Your Own Blog #2: Topics

In order to develop a strong readership, you need to find your niche. The ideal blog focuses on only one topic. What you choose will depend on what your interests are; however, it should be noted that the more popular your topic, the better your chances are of developing a readership.

Step to Starting Your Own Blog #3: Pinging

If you didn’t want anybody to read your blog, then you’d just keep a journal. However, people with blogs have them because they want others to read them. One of the best ways to get people to take notice is to use a free service called www.pingomatic.com. Every time you update your blog you should visit this Web Site and type in the name of your blog and its URL.

The service will then notify the major search engines that your blog has been updated.

Step to Starting Your Own Blog #4: Update, Update,