Discover Blogging: Episode 14 | Ready, Steady, Go...

Having discussed WordPress.com 4 Plans in detail in Episode 13: Putting things in perspective, it's time to jump into action. My​ ​sincere​ ​apologies​ ​to​ ​keep​ ​you​ ​on​ ​hold! Let us dive into it. I had suggested in Episode 8: Get Started to keep a few things ready to sail through this part smoothly. In line with that, just keep in mind your objective.

Discover Blogging: Episode 13 | WordPress Plans: Putting things in perspective

Having discussed the 4 plans offered by WordPress.com in the previous 4 episodes of this series (Go back to Episode 12: WordPress Business Plan), let me do a quick recap, consolidate and assimilate the ideas here. Here is the list: Free ($0), Personal ($4), Premium ($8) and Business (~$25).

Discover Blogging: Episode 12 | WordPress Business Plan

We have covered the WordPress Free, Personal and Premium Plans. Before moving on to the next one - Business Plan - ensure that you have gone through episodes 9 (Free Plan), 10 (Personal Plan) and 11 (Premium Plan) and have understood all the three plans since they form the prerequisite for this episode. To check the plans, go to WordPress.com  and select See Plans link next to Get Started button on this page.

Discover Blogging: Episode 11 | WordPress Premium Plan

WordPress Premium plan is best for online Entrepreneurs & Freelancers and is next to the Personal plan on upgrade hierarchy. It offers very important features to exercise more control for the bloggers and web-site owners.

So far we have covered the WordPress Free (Episode 9) and Personal Plans (Episode 10). Before moving on to the next one, Premium Plan, ensure that you have gone through episodes 9 and 10 and have understood both Free and Personal plans. They are the prerequisite for this episode and this discussion builds over the previous ones. To check the plans, visit WordPress.com and select See Plans link next to Get Started button on this page.

Discover Blogging: Episode 10 | WordPress Personal Plan

Hi friends! Before I start with WordPress Personal Plan, let me ask you a question, ”Have you understood the WordPress Free Plan?” If the answer to this question is “No”, please go back to episode 9 (previous to it) which is the prerequisite to understand Personal Plan.

Discover Blogging: Episode 9 | Which is the best WordPress Plan for me?

Continuing our discussion from episode 8: Get started with WordPress.com, the next thing to do is choosing the right plan. Though the plan can be changed later, it's always good to know about what you are into and what's in store for you. The 4 WordPress plans - Free, Personal, Premium and Business - offer varying degrees of features. But which one is the best for you? 

Discover Blogging: Episode 8 | Get Started with WordPress.com

From our discussion in previous episode (Episode 7: WordPress.org Vs WordPress.com), we concluded that WordPress.com is an easy, time-efficient and secure way for a beginner. I suggest you to complete the below preparatory work before you go ahead and create your blog or website. Let me cover a few points before you start so that you are ready with the required information to run through the process of creating your blog smoothly. Though nothing you do at this stage is cast in stone but it’s always good to begin with the end in mind.

Discover Blogging: Episode 7 | WordPress.Com Vs WordPress.Org

In episode 6: WordPress, I briefly touched upon this point. WordPress comes in two flavors: WordPress.org (What is normally referred as WordPress) and WordPress.com. You will see any of the logos in the picture above when you explore the world of WordPress blogging. It’s important to understand what they are. The first picture in blue is WordPress.com’s logo and the second one in black & white is WordPress.org’s.

Discover Blogging: Episode 6 | WordPress

Taking a cue from the previous episode (Episode 5: The best blog site), let us start our discussion about WordPress. Basics of WordPress before we go and start one. For a casual blogger doing it for fun, Google Blogger or WordPress.com are equally good. WordPress is an excellent platform for those who want to build their blog or site an online business and earn a regular income from it. 

Discover Blogging: Episode 5 | The best blog site?

Making a choice of the platform for blogging or your site, in the context of your future plans, is the most important factor to avoid surprises or roadblocks later. In episodes 3 (Popular CMSs) and 4 (Google Blogger), we dealt with the most popular Content Management Systems (CMS) and their suitability for an individual blogger. Making choice of a blogging platform is a very important step for those who want to build their blog or site to develop into an online business to earn a regular income from it.