How do I start a professional-level blog?
Question:
I am looking to start a blog, though I don’t know which is the best way to go about this. Some of my friends recommend buying a domain from IPage, and then using WordPress. However, I feel that this is limiting. My next option is through TypePad as it appears to have the level of control desired, though this is relatively expensive.
So my question is as follows: Which one is a better idea? Which one would you personally use?
Thank you.
Answer:
Just exactly what type of control are you looking for? iPage is great for WordPress and it can easily be installed from within the iPage control panel. There is a little blue WordPress logo. Just click it to do the installation. It’s also available from within the SimpleScripts script installer. That’s in the control panel, too.
If you don’t like any of the themes available from within the WordPress Dashboard, you can always purchase a professional theme. I like the magazine themes from http://fthemes.com but there are literally hundreds of good theme developers out there. I like that fthemes because they have a slider for featured posts. You can also disable it if you don’t want to use it. No matter where you get your themes from, just be sure to buy them from a reputable source to make sure they haven’t been hacked.
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