How to maintain a good weblog

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Many people want a way to express themselves on the internet. while some people are concerned about "public" things like myspace, a blog is a great way to express, communicate, and idealize your privacy.(This article is for people who have a semi-advanced knowledge of computers/the internet.) 1. Consider using one of the many free blog hosting services such as livejournal.com, deadjournal.com, or xanga.com. 2. Install a blog on a web server if you are more technically-savvy. This is alittle bit more difficult than the "Remotely Hosted" Option, but gives you much more functionality. if you want to do this, follow these steps: 3. Find a weblog software that works for you. Find one that meets your requirements:Do you have PHP?Perl?Mysql?If you answered"None of these". You might wanna turn around. 4. Make sure you have the space. Is your web-server limiting bandwidth or space?Are you yunning a home server that doesn't have restrictions?Is there a database size restriction?If so, you might wanna think again about hosing your own. 5. Consider starting with a Perl-based weblog system. They generally do not require anything other that a writable folder, let alone an SQL database. Welcome to note any suggestions!