Two Things To Know Before Starting A Blog On WordPress.Com

You may be like me and decide to start blogging on WordPress while sitting in front of the TV at about 10 p.m. on a Tuesday. Getting started is super easy, just fill in the blanks starting at the www.WordPress.com login screen.
But, there are two things that you should decide before you start.
1. [...]

Comparing Blog Platforms #2: First Blog on Typepad

As a follow-up to Comparing Blog Platforms #1: WordPress.com, here is my installment on Typepad.com.
Blog Platform Comparison Test Rules
Some of my personal rules for this comparison test are as follows.

The Anyone Can Do It Standard. I am looking for an intuitive platform that gets me up and happily blogging in no time. [...]

Fearless Blogging Starts Now

This is the time to be fearless.
Really, when you are first learning new software, give yourself permission to experiment and fail.  Click around the menus, try out different features, check out the effects, and if you don’t like it, figure out how to fix it.  The things that you learn now—before you have tons of content at stake—will [...]

Comparing Blog Platforms #1: WordPress.com

Well, after considerable research I settled on WordPress.com to be my first test subject in comparing the major blog platforms.
Why compare blog platforms?
I did a lot of research, and to be honest, I couldn’t find the perfect feature/benefit chart to guide my selection. Here are a few resources that I did find useful.

USC Annenberg [...]