Free WordPress Blog Tutorials
In this section of the site, you will find the following tutorials:
- How to set up your WordPress.com blog
- How to change the theme of your blog
- How to change the header image of your blog
Before you go with a WordPress.com blog, there are a few things you should know:
- With this free blog hosted by WordPress, the terms of service prohibit you from placing any ads to other products on your blog, including AdSense. In other words, if you want to make money blogging, this free WordPress.com blog will not work. Rather, you will need to use a Blogspot blog or WordPress.org blog (where you can advertise all you want) that you host yourself. Hosting a WordPress blog yourself is easier than it sounds if you follow this tutorial, and has other advantages as well.
- With the free WordPress.com blog, you are limited to the 78 designs they provide. You can, however, use your own custom header image at the top with any of the designs that use a header. With a Blogspot Blog or self-hosted WordPress.org blog, you can use your own custom theme. And there are literally hundreds if not thousands of free themes available on the internet. In addition, you can use Artisteer to very easily create your own custom theme.
- An advantage of the WordPress.com free blog is that they automatically do updates. With your own hosted WordPress blog you need to do periodic updates although these generally may be done in a 1-click process.
- You can not install plugins in the free WordPress.com blog where as you can in WordPress.org blogs. Plugins are easy-to-install applications that add features like a photo-gallery creator. search engine optimization tools, and polls. See WordPress plugins.
- In summary, the free WordPress.com blog is a good choice for a non-profit organization or a personal blog that you do not seek to use to make money. But if you want to make money, go with a Blogger Blog or a WordPress.org blog hosted on your own web host.
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