When I started blogging, very nearly 15 years ago, there wasn’t much advice, or guidance for people starting to blog.
If there had been I probably would have done some things differently.
I have learned a lot over the years, so today I am sharing with you, things I wish I knew when I started blogging in the hopes that it helps those of you who are just starting on your blogging journey to be more informed as you begin to blog.
START AS YOU INTEND TO CONTINUE
In this case, I am talking about blogging platforms.
I started in Blogger. It’s basic, it’s easy to learn, and best of all it is free.
HOWEVER, if I could travel back in time, I would have started out on a self-hosted website.
I’m not talking about the free WordPress.com blogs, but the kind you create yourself with your own hosting and domain name.
Yes, it would have been more expensive upfront, and yes the learning curve may have been a little steeper, but really, it was all new to me anyway, so is there really a difference at that point? No.
SO many bloggers end up making the switch to a self-hosted website due to the almost unlimited capacity it has for customization, functionality and available add-ons.
The process of transferring my blog from Blogger to my own hosted website was stressful and forced me into taking the risk of losing readers and content.
If I had started where I intended to end up, things would have been much easier.
