A Quick Guide on How to Setup Your Blog and What to Consider When Selecting a Blog Service

Weblog or better known as a blog has gained widespread usage in the online community. Some regard blogging as a past time hobby while some are even making money out of their blog. I call this professional blogging. Though it is scarce that you might find a successful professional blogger, many claimed that their monthly income would even reach a five figure income.

There are many free blogging services readily available out there. Some of these blogging services are quite impressive with great functions. Try searching Yahoo! or Google for free blog services that you can use. Listed below are some blogging services that you can try out:

• Blogger - http://www.blogger.com
• WordPress - http://wordpress.com
• BlogDrive - http://www.blogdrive.com
• Yahoo! 360 - http://360.yahoo.com
• Windows Live Spaces - http://spaces.live.com
• BloggerTeam - http://www.bloggerteam.com
• Weblog - http://weblog.com

Personally I prefer using Blogger because you can customize your site's HTML coding. This is important if you want to integrate additional functions into your blog. WordPress on the other hand is good if you are running it on your own web host. Getting the free WordPress account has many limitations. If you do find a web host to host your blog, WordPress would be your definite choice. You can even add functions through installing plugins that you can find online.

Through these blogs you can even append your affiliate link if you intend to start affiliate marketing. A blog does not limit you to affiliate marketing only. You can even append your sales link into your blog as well and interested buyer can purchase your product instantly. If you are using Blogger, it's pretty easy to fix your Adsense into it. Just go to Template and add a Page Element on the side or bottom. Specify your Adsense account and you have Adsense running already.

When choosing your blog service put these factors into your consideration.

Reliability