First, you must determine what subject matter your blog will be about. This blog is about making money as an affiliate. We won't deviate from this basic theme. If we did our readers would possibly get confused and might not want to continue to read new articles. A primary theme is best. If you have other ideas start more blogs.
Select a service. There are many free sites to choose from. Some examples are: Blogger, Blog-City, WordPress and Mindsay. There are some others that charge a small fee. Some of these are BlogIdentity, Bubbler and TypePad. Most of the fee based services offer a free 30-60 day trial.
Setting up your blog will be relatively simple process. It sounds very technical but it usually is not. You will not have to become a nerd but will have to make some decisions about the way the blog is to look.You must decide on a theme meaning the colors, columns, and overall look of your blog.
Now that you have made your choice you will find a gallery of ready-made templates to choose from. Select one and make it reflect your personality, that is, add your images and personal information.
Add blogging features like buttons, guest books, and comment boxes for the readers' input. You should have decided if you want this blog to private, personal or open to the public. Make sure it is open to the public if you are interested in making money. Most blogs sites offer the ability to password protect your published posts so only those you approve can view and edit what you have written.
You are now ready to create your first post. Don't worry if you do not have a lot of experience writing articles pr posts. At he beginning you might consider shorter posts. As time goes on you will gain confidence and the posts will get longer. Stick to your field of knowledge. You know more about certain subjects than you realize.
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