(Analytics) Starting a Blog

Starting a blog can be a helpful first step to take when trying to enter yourself or your company into the social media stratosphere. It is a way to express and share ideas with millions of viewers across the globe without having to leave your bedroom. It is also a way for you to exchange ideas and hear different viewpoints from others as well. So where do I start you may ask? Using google is one of the best ways to start this process because of the many different features that Google has to offer...and its free! Everyone loves something that can help them and is free. Here are a few steps to getting your blog up and running.

Create a Google account/ gmail address
One of the easiest ways to get access to all that Google has to offer is by setting up a gmail address. You do this by going to http://mail.google.com and clicking "Create Account".



Start your Blog
After your gmail address is created, visit http://www.blogger.com and sign up with your gmail account or click "Create an account" link at the bottom.
 
   New Blog
Once you are on the site click the New Blog button.


   
   Create a Title
You can then create a title for your blog which is up to your freedom to customize however you         see fit.

   Create an Address
Creating an address gives you the same creativity freedom; however, since it is a free tool you             may have to experiment with some of the titles because they may be taken.



   Select a Template
Once you create your title and address, you are on to your template which can be changed at               anytime so feel free to experiment with it.


   
   Create Blog
Your finished, now just Create Blog and enjoy the many features that are readily available to you.