Why WordPress?

If you’ve decided that having your own blog would be a good idea then your next decision is to choose a blogging platform.

You might go for the old favourite, Blogger or the funky fresh new kid, Tumblr. Or how about something like Posterous, allowing you to blog entirely via email?

They each have something to offer and they’re by no means the only choices,although they are the most well known. We’ll look at them all over the coming weeks, but I’m going to kick things off with a look at my personal favourite, the mighty wordpress.

Custom Menus

WordPress has recently introduced Custom menus to its list of fun things for your blog. I’ve installed one here. You might be thinking that it looks just like any other navigation menu, but you’d be wrong. It’s a really clever and really useful bit of kit.

Registering with the search engines

If you’re wondering why your blog never shows up in Google, you’re not alone. This seems to be quite a popular question and although I can’t make any promises, I can certainly give you a helping hand.