How do I set up a blog?

[cat]

I love everyone's blog page with pictures. How do I set one up so I can post pictures?
thanks

[mitch5252]

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Carol, you might want to start here:

https://www.blogger.com/start

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[Bethers]

Or, some of us use Word Press: http://wordpress.com/

And there are other options out there, also. Find one that works for you.

[cat]

Thanks so much Mitch and Beth.

[Bethers]

Carol,
I will say, the first time I set up a blog, I didn't like it and didn't keep up with it. Now I'm sorry - as many of my notes, etc from my first few years full-timing are lousy. But the blog since I started it last spring, is like having my own journal, also. I love it. I do it as much for me as for my family and friends. Of course, because they'll and you'll all be reading - I'm more conscious of what I'd say than in a personal journal - but it's still wonderful. I go through it to relive my AK trip - instead of all my pictures. Which I had stuck with my first one from the beginning.

I now love doing it. But I'm not as good as those who write everyday, still. I do keep a little notebook with all my driving and mileage where I stop, etc, too.

[Sprinter]

Hi Cat,

I am using blogger this summer to document my travels. I liked the predesigned templates, so I could just type and insert pictures. I must admit, I didn't try Wordpress. That may be just as easy.

Bethers makes a great point. It is a time commitment. And sometimes after a day of travel or sightseeing, you just don't feel like updating it. But it is worth it in the end.

Good luck with yours!

Love,
Sharon

[cat]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm really not a writer and as a young girl couldn't keep a diary for more than 3 months.

I thought it would be an easy way for friends and family to see pictures of my trips so I wouldn't have to send them individually.

I noticed that Liz has a new blog page for each of her postings. I like that so you don't have to go through all the pictures to get to the newest posts. How is that done?

Hope I get the hang of this "new-fandangled" web thing.

[asirimarco]

My blog automatically gives me a new page for each post. I have the blog set so only my two most recent posts show - it can be set any way you want. Then there is an index next to it showing the older posts - I use blogger - found it pretty easy to use.

[Bethers]

The new pages appear if you link directly to a specific blog post. If you go to the blog itself, you'll get more. I prefer not going directly to pages, and being able to scan through the last several posts on a person's blog - because I usually don't get to it for each post. Just a personal preference. Mine is set for the number of pictures - or text - before it changes to the next page.