Need Help with Blogging

[Ankesh]

Thanks for asking Christi.

1. I would recommend using WordPress for blogging. WP is very easy to install and is very powerful. (Most hosts also have 1-click WP installation feature. See if your host provides this service too...)

2. After setting up a WP blog on your own domain name, I would think about the design of the blog. There are a lot of free WP themes available that you can use. The downside is, a few hundred people will use these same free themes fot their blogs too.

If you can afford it, and have a blog monetization strategy in place, I would recommend going with a custom blog design. This will help you stand out in your industry.

3. The next step is writing. Before you make your blog live, I would recommend you have 1 months posts ready.

And then setup a writing schedule.

How frequently should you post on your blog?
http://www.blogclout.com/blog/4-blog...ould-you-blog/

4. Once you have the blog up and running, then its time for promotion.

i. Make sure your blog is search engine optimized.
ii. Approach other blogs in your industry and ask them if you can guest blog for them.
iii. Start using stumbleupon.com digg.com and other such social media sites to promote your blog.
iv. Use the proven internet marketing tactics of writing articles and submitting them to article directories.
v. Use PR.

Ok - this should give you a good starting map. If you need further help, let me know where you are stuck and we'll delve into that topic a lot in detail.

* I haven't gone a lot into monetization of the blog because I assume you have a monetization strategy - as you already have a website in place...