Starting your own blog
Not long ago, bloggers needed special software to post links to other blogs and comments from readers. Also, archiving previous posts required some skill, as this process was not automated.
Today, blog creation sites take the technical difficulty out of creating and hosting blogs, allowing authors to use the Web browser to edit and then publish the blog. These services, however, may have limited ‘skins’ or templates to customize your site’s look, and your URL will be based on the host name, such as boredhousewife.blogspot.com. You can circumvent this problem by registering your own URL and purchasing blog creation software such as Movable Type.
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Dr. Luo reports no financial relationship with any company whose products are mentioned in this article. The opinions he expresses in this column are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Current Psychiatry.