When I first started blogging, I only did it as an online personal journal. I remember the first time I ever got a comment….it was such a great feeling. After all, I was only using the blog as a medium to explore my creative writing. I didn’t know the power blogging had! Since then, I have evolved as a blogger. There are times when I blog because I am passionate to do so, but I will not deny that there are times that I blog to serve a more practical purpose. Whatever one’s reasons or goals for blogging, however, it would be nice to have people read them, right? Getting people to read your blog can be a little difficult at first, mainly while you’re starting out. At least that’s been my experience. For me, I think three things are important in getting people to come back and visit your blog more often. First is to come up with quality posts. Whether it is about a personal experience or a paid post, keeping it interesting lets people come back, or so I’d like to think! Secondly is to promote your posts. By updating your FaceBook and Twitter also increases readership. Lastly, joining link exchanges, blog directories and blogger communities can be a good way to get your blog around the world wide web. With that said, I am hoping that this new blog of mine gets included in the latest BC Blogger’s List! You can give it a try too!

Calling all bloggers who want to gain friends in the blogosphere and build links at the same time – BC Bloggers 3 is now open. To join just visit Mommy Diary, read the requirements, and fill out the Application Form.

One of the first things I had to answer when I decided to expand my blogging experiences is whether to stay on a free blogging platform or to get my own webhost and go self-hosted. Obviously, the latter won I have no qualms about staying on a free blogging platform though. In fact, I still have two blogs hosted in Blogger’s free site, Daydream Believer and On A Diet Daw. They’ve been doing great there and I have enjoyed my stay there but because I want to try new things, I started looking for a way to host my own blogs. The plus side to being self-hosted is that there are more monetizing opportunities.

What I did to find my webhost is simple: I asked people. This is one thing I didn’t Google much because I felt it was important to find a host that people have tried or someone I can actually talk to. It’s hard to have a host who has no face to me. There are a lot of options out there, from very affordable plans out there. Some may go for as low as around $1-3 a month, some go for about $6-8. There are also packages being offered from big named sites like Go Daddy and Host Gator. Like I said, however, since I am new to this and I need a lot of support, I chose a host who I can bug via ym or plurk all the time hehe My host for this site is Rubz Online. I availed of a promo package which is why this site was born! This is not my first solo-flight site, but I’m still trying to get the feel of things which is why at this time, I cannot really say what are the important things to consider in choosing a host. For me, my most important consideration is whether or not I can get a response for my inquiries. So far so good

For me, Google has been a good friend! Whenever something comes to mind, I just type it in and viola, I find my answers.

So now, I’ve decided to share with you things I find out and now know Do feel free to ask anything, and I’ll try to share my ideas with you.