Addition to Helpful Resources Page - Blogging Programs

July 6th, 2007 in General by Dan

I added another section to the Helpful Resources page. The section is Blogging Programs if you want to check it out. I’ve only listed a few of the more popular blogging platforms there, so be aware that there are other programs available.

I make a special note in the section that I much prefer the WordPress.org program, but I thought that it also deserved some special attention here as well. A lot of people get confused with the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. WordPress.com is the version of WordPress where you are using their servers to host your blog. There are a lot of limitations to doing it this way, and if you want to get more functionality you have to pay.

WordPress.org on the other hand is where you can download the actual WordPress software and upload it to your own host or server, all for free. Then, because it’s an open source program, you can customize it however you need to either on your own or with various plugins. (You can find a list of my favorite plugins on the Plugins page of this blog)

I firmly believe that WordPress.org is the best way to go when it comes to blogging!

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6 Comments

EmilyJuly 6th, 2007 at 3:45 pm

Hey Dan,

I have a question for you - Have you ever heard of someone installing a shopping cart on a blog? I’m thinking about creating a blog that sells products and just trying to figure out how I’d do it.

Thanks!

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DanJuly 7th, 2007 at 12:05 pm

Hey Emily,
Yes, I have heard of people installing a shopping cart on their blog. One that I’ve seen used before is http://www.RightCart.com, or you can use the WP e-commerce plugin found here: http://www.instinct.co.nz/?p=16. I hope that helps!

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Mark@CreditCardsJuly 7th, 2007 at 7:53 pm

I agree that wordpress is by far superior to a lot of the other blog resources out there.

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ddos attackSeptember 25th, 2008 at 6:46 am

wordpress is better than any other blog because it is more managable and looks good too !

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CliffNovember 14th, 2008 at 8:55 pm

Working with affiliate programs is a good way to make money with blogs

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Dan Reply:
November 14th, 2008 at 11:11 pm

Agreed. Although with blogs these days there are really a lot of different options.