Okay guys.....

I've been reading some of the materials that have been posted but I keep asking my self the same questions over and over.

1. What website is the best for building blogs and adding content
2. Can we use Adwords on this site?

I've also read about entirely purchasing the domain name itself for increased profits.......

Man I need something that's going to be simple to operate seeing that I have so many other things going on right now.

Thanks in Advance.

If you are planning to install blog software on a hosting site, the WordPress is a good choice. If you use their hosting service, however, you can't use adsense unless you go with a paid plan.

Blogger.com (owned by Google) is probably the best choice if you are looking for a free blog with adsense. They allow to use your own domain if you have one or you can create a domain through blogger that will be something like this: yourblogname.blogspot.com. Not the greatest but it's free.

Blogger.com makes it easy to add adsense and each new post is a new page. Overall the best choice unless you want to use your own host.

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If you are going to take this serious then I would suggest purchase your own domain name and a cheap hosting package that allows you to install WordPress.

For domains I purchase via NameCheap. I've previously purchased hosting from 3IX for $1 a month. Once my blogs started to grow I've either upgraded my hosting plan or moved to another host (no biggie). The 3IX control panel allows you to install WordPress within a few clicks so its easy to use.

Doing the above gives you full control over your blog and what goes on it.

Unfortunately with blogger.com there are some restrictions, although it is a great way to start for absolutely free.

Hey Harold and Gavin,

Gavin, just noticed you're in Ireland. I'm half Irish myself. Top of the mornin' to ya ! I'm in the same boat as Harold. I want the blog to be the biggest component of my website, but of course I may be the only blogger when it starts out, and it may never catch on. So I'd like to start with a host that is cheap and can do a good job but can be upgraded if things go well. Can you recommend one company or one host that offers a service that can handle this and is user friendly for a newbie ! Sorry to chime in on your post Harold, maybe my question will help you as well. Hope you don't mind.

Ken

Hi Ken. Yes my previous suggestion for Harold would also be recommended for you. You'll be able to upload your own site and also attach a blog.

Be warned though. When using a cheap host help is usually very limited, in other words most wont actually show you how to upload a site, create a blog etc. Although don't hesitate to ask us for help.

Oh and the rest of the day to you.

I really appreciated all the help from you all! Thank you very much! And Ken...dont worry about it man!...We're all here to learn & teach!

When you say "add wordpress" does that mean that you still have to get your wordpress stuff going on the wordpress website and just redirect it to your domain? And you can add "adwords" to this?

Thanks!

Hi Harold. No there is no need to do anything on the WordPress site. Most hosts will give you software called fantastico that will have the WordPress installation available included, its very straight forward to setup.