Sharing – 15 steps to building a mummy blog

(Well any blog really)

I’m a fan of threelilprincesses.com (after all she is a fellow Tasmanian blogger but seriously, she is awesome) and her post about building a blog is great, even if you aren’t a ‘mummy blogger’. I even picked up a few tips.

What would I add?

Research your hosting. I do agree with a lot of what she says, especially the self hosting bit. Ask other people for their recommendations. I’ve heard lots of horror stories about web hosts, including a host who went down and lost all their clients information & had no backup.

We currently go through WebCity for both our domains and hosting after trying a few other hosts. We’ve been with WebCity for about 6 years now and we find they have very little down time and very reasonable domain hosting prices/packages.

Learn how to back up your blog/site that isn’t on your hosts server (see above horror story). Back up at least once a month. Know what to do if all your information is lost by your host.

Find a theme that suits your site. There are some great free themes out there. If you can’t find one you like or want something custom, ask around, someone may build a theme for you. (I am currently learning how to build WordPress themes and will be offering to do these & Blogger themes for a small fee within the next few months)

I also recommend checking out ProBlogger.net – awesome site for bloggers. You can also get a copy of Darren’s book 31 Days To Build A Better Blog. (I also follow Darren on Twitter – always find something useful)

If you a scrapbooker I can highly recommend purchasing Shimelle’s two blogging classes: Blogging for Scrapbookers and Beyond Blogging for Scrapbookers. I’m learning lots and it’s great for networking with other scrap bloggers.

Ok I’m off to actually do some housework or something a bit more constructive