There is no question that blogging is one of the best ways to get keyword rich content on your site, get your message on the search engines and get traffic to your website. But how do you get started blogging?
When you consider starting a blog there are many options. A great way to get started blogging quickly (and for free) is to use an online standalone service like WordPress or Googles Blogger. These are free, highly customizable tools that support both new and more advanced bloggers. The negative is that you cant use your websites domain name. For instance, if using Blogger, you blog address would be something like yourblog.blogspot.com. While you can link to this from your current website, search engines wont know give you credit for the extra content since it is a different domain. With creative cross linking however, you can still benefit from the increased exposure you can get from a blog.
These free services provide powerful software tool that balance value, quality, and ease of use. While some people prefer to use more basic blog services, they too can truly benefit from the built-in benefits of WordPress or Blogger along with its existing...