Creating+a+blog

Introduction
One of the reasons that blogging has become so popular is the availability of free blogging platforms. The two industry leaders are [|Wordpress] and [|Blogger]. You should use Wordpress to create your blog, unless you are already familiar with Blogger.

With Wordpress you can either host your own blog, or Wordpress will host it for you. In order to host your own blog, you need to own a URL (e.g. www.myblog.co.uk). As this costs money, it is a better idea to get Wordpress to host the blog. This means that your blog URL will end in .wordpress.com e.g. www.myblog.wordpress.com.

Your teacher will help you set up your free [|Wordpress] blog.

A first post
Once your blog is up and running, you need to create a post. Here are the steps to creating a new post

1. Click the button

2. Give your post a title

3. Write your blog post

4. Format your post using the toolbar. Wordpress contains all of the usual formatting options you would expect. You can also create links to other web pages, and embed images or video in your post.

5. Add tags. This is important - tags allow or your users to find posts on specific topics.

6. Select a category. You can easily customise the categories for use on your blog.

7. When you are ready to publish your blog online, click the button.