You can start a blog using a free service like Blogger.com or WordPress.com.  It is even possible to make money with the free blogs.  However, I highly recommend you start out by getting your own domain name.

Having your own domain name will make you look professional.  It is better to get your domain name at the start of building your business than later on down the road.  Disclaimer: Just having your own domain name will not make you a pro blogger.  You have to work hard for that title.

If you are go to place adds on your blog, some ad networks will not accept your site if it does not have its own domain name.

You will have to pay for the domain name and for the hosting of your domain name but you can get these pretty cheap.  I use Hostgator for my hosting and I bought may domain name from GodDaddy.com.

If you do it right, having your own domain name and hosting won’t cost you anything because the income from your blog will more than offset the costs.

To recap…Get your own domain name.

I wanted to let everyone know that I finally have the 7 Days to Profitable Blogging guide posted and ready for you to download for free.

So I wanted to get this post up so you could give me your feedback for my reviews, I just hope I can help you out with your blog with this guide.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Just look to the right of this post and you will see how to download the free e-book.

Thanks,

- Rick

The other day we discussed the need to Take Action on starting your online business.

Now you need to realize that building an online presence will take time.  Not only will it take time it will also take persistence and being real.  By being real, I mean that you have to put yourself into what you are doing to build your business.  Believe me, people visiting your blog or website will be able to tell if you are being real or being fake with what you are writing.

You need to put yourself into your posts and other writings (articles, e-books, sales page, etc.).  You don’t need to copy someone else’s style, you need to develop your own.  It is fine to look at how successful bloggers write and emulate (Webster defines emulate as “do as good or better”) their writing style but don’t just copy.  If you don’t put yourself into your writing you will start to post less often because it will become a choir instead of something you like to do.

There are a few people that I follow and they have helped me develop my style and keep me moving forward to building my online business.  If you follow the right people, your work will become easier and you will develop your own style.