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7 Tips
For Choosing The Right Blog Software For
Your New Blog
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by:
Michael Turner
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Choosing
the right blog software for your new blog requires that you ask
yourself some questions and make a list of all of the features and
tools you need as well as your budget. Once you have this information
written down you will be prepared to start shopping for blog software.
However, keep in mind the following seven tips for choosing the best
software for you.
Tip #1 Ping Updates
These allow you to update your blog and are very important in blog
software. Make sure the blog software you are interested in provides
automatic ping updates.
Tip #2 Comments
Whatever blog software you choose, you'll want to make sure that it has
an area for comments from visitors. This will help you understand what
is successful in your blog and what is not, as well as guide you in
future blogs. This is a really great tool and should be part of your
blog software.
Tip #3 Trackback
If you are discussing your blog on another blog, or simply adding
information to another blog, trackback will allow you to update this
information. This is a little confusing, but trackback allows you to
talk on your blog about information on another blog and ping the writer
of the other blog to let them know what is going on. Trackback is
certainly a feature you want in your blog software.
Tip #4 Pingback
Pingback is similar to trackback, but it just sends a URL to the other
blog to let them know you are talking about their blog on your blog.
This is not used as much as trackback, but you will want a blog
software that has at least one of these two functions.
Tip #5 Web-based
The point of a blog is you can post information instantly online, so
you want your blog software to be similar to a word processor and web
based without a shadow of a doubt.
Tip #6 Archiving
You want a blog software that supports archiving, and most of them do.
The reason for this is you will want to save all of your past blogs by
the date they were published and archiving allows you to do that.
Tip #7 Categorize
Another great tool you will want in your blog software is the ability
to categorize. You want to keep your blogs organized and in categories,
if you have them, so this option is really a great one for most
bloggers.
There are lots of types of blog software available. You just need to do
the research and compare what you find with what you need and then...
start blogging!
About the author:
Michael Turner reveals step-by-step how you can increase search
engine traffic in his free 7 part mini-series. Grab it now at
http://www.powertraffictactics.com/
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