To start a blog, any type of blog, you need a couple of things. You need a domain name and you need a company that will host your site. Free blogs are great and they serve a purpose but not if you are going to get serious about web publishing. If you do not own your own domain name and hosting account, you do not own your own content. How messed up is that? Keep reading and you will find a solution.
Owning your own blog and content is a small price to pay for the possible big returns.
For your time and effort it only makes sense to own your own site and all of the content. The time to start your own blog or Hyperlocal Website is now.I recommend that just about everyone and anyone running a business have a personal and/or business blog. It just makes sense. Everyone should have a domain name of their choosing, providing it’s available. Have you bought your own name? Have you looked as to whether the name of your business is available? A domain name and web site should be treated as valuable real estate.
Below are 3 example of hyperlocal sites I publish.
The Monroe Scoop
The Ballantyne Scoop
The Indian Trail Scoop
Wordpress is the most popular blogging platform on the internet. This blog you are reading is a Wordpress blog. Because I would like to see you and your business succeed, I am making the following offer to help you get started. Sometimes, the hardest thing to do is just start. If you purchase a domain name and hosting account through my bluehost.com sponsor, I’ll set up your Wordpress blog for free. No catch, no gimmick. You can certainly do it yourself, but If you have never setup a Wordpress blog or feel a little uncomfortable, I’ll get you through it. If you would like to use the same theme I use for my hyperlocal sites, no problem. I’ll set you up with the same theme.
Once you are initially setup, there are literally thousands and thousands of templates available to you to customize the look of your new blog and add features. The sky is the limit when it comes to Wordpress customization.
To get my help with your free setup is very simple. Use any of my bluehost.com links to buy your domain and hosting account. Forward to me, the e-mail you receive from Bluehost which includes your password information. Forward to steve@bloggerlens.com. Feel free to email me with any questions prior also. I would be happy to answer.
I will set up your blog and include the
Upon setup, I will e-mail instructions back to you with directions to access your account and to change your password. Initially, I would probably recommend the 12 month hosting plan. The 12 month plan offers a free domain name and they waive the $30 hosting setup fee. It’s a very simple process I’m offering to my readers. I’m offering this free service to you because my sponsor, bluehost.com, will pay me a referral fee if you use my link to sign up for a hosting account. I use Bluehost for all of my sites and would not recommend it if I didn’t use it. That’s it. Get started blogging now on your own domain and own your own content…forever.
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