Should I use Wordpress to start a blog?

Question

I want to start a blog, and I was wondering if I should use Wordpress. I am really a beginning programmer, so I don't really understand wordpress at this moment, but I was thinking about buying a book and using the net to learn how to use it.----But I do need my own URL, and I don't want to use blogger or a .wordpress.com type url. So, my question is, is this the right platform? I want to blog, put on some podcasts and maybe some youtube video , google/other ads on it.

what do you think?

also, provide any good links to any good and "reputable" material

Answer 1

http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/…



http://www.livejournal.com

LiveJournal.com is a free service for all your journaling and blogging needs, offering privacy controls, photo storage, publishing tools, style templates



http://www.tumblr.com/

Tumblr is your friendly, free, and terrifically easy tool for creating tumblelogs.

Tumblelogs are the refreshingly simple new way to share anything you find, love, hate, or create.



https://www.blogger.com/start

http://wordpress.com/



http://mashable.com/2007/08/06/free-blog…

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/sites-that-…



http://www.bloggingtips.com/

Answer 2

I'm running three blogs on WordPress, two of which have occasionally embedded video. There are plugins to support podcasts and most ad packages.



I don't think of myself as a programmer, though I've done some fairly noticeable modifications to the WP themes I use.



Any web host with MySQL and PHP should be able to support WordPress; some of them will even offer installs through a user panel.

Answer 3

WordPress seems to run the best. Every time I visit a Blogger blog, it takes forever to load.

Answer 4

Wordpress is the best platform to use for blogging...It provides wonderful plugins and themes and it is easy to use without breaking your head in learning the technical programming...



If you are planning to buy a book on blogging, it is good to join the blog mentorship program by John Yeo..He is the popular blogger who has tasted success in blogging and now he is teaching others to replicate his success with blogging

Answer 5

wordpress has tons of support forums and software and widgets and all sorts of cool tools for beginners and experts. I would definitely use, wordpress if you're planning on hosting your own blog. If not, then I would use blogger, they give you tons of more freedom on their url.

Answer 6

if you dont want a .wordpress.com URL your going to need your own website then. wordpress is good for blogging.

Answer 7

Yes use Wordpress.org with your own domain. Use the forums to help you. and there are TONS of video tutorials on YouTube.



I have built hundreds of sites using lots of different software and I only use WP now. It is so easy - and free!

Answer 8

WordPress is one option



See other option at this link

Answer 9

Yes.



A lot of bloggers, etc use wordpress.org and I must say it's really good :)

You can use a lot of stuffs to learn using it. Goodluck!

Answer 10

Yes, you should if you can pay money. But if you can't then you should use blogger

Answer 11

Just use blogspot





www.blogspot.com