Naming your blog
Ideally the name of your blog will represent the subject matter. We can take the Blogmaster General website & blog as an example. We went through many different names before settling on Blogmaster General. We were trying to come up with a name that when people saw it they would have a pretty good idea [...]
Subject Matter
Now that you know why you want to blog, you have probably already decided what you are going to blog about. If you want to blog to make money, then coming up with a subject matter might be a little more difficult. Different subjects are going to be more or less in demand and thus [...]
Initial Setup and brainstorming
So, you think you want to blog. In the last post I listed a couple of items you should consider before jumping in. Purpose: Do you simply want to share information about your daily life with your family and friends, do you have a cause that you are deeply involved with or have a passion [...]
How to comment
Dee, over at BloggerNewbie commented the other day that some users who are new to blogging might not know how to comment or where to click to make a comment. She brings up a very good point that I overlooked. I know I had trouble finding where to click to make a comment on more [...]
Starting from Scratch
What is a blog? The term “blog” is short for Web Log. A blog is simply a collection of short related posts. The author(s) tend to keep the information to a narrow subject matter. This can be thought of as a niche news article service. It can also be thought of as an online diary [...]
Are you already blogging?
Already blogging and looking for more tips / tricks? Already beyond the basics and want to skip ahead? I will give you a hand. One of the blogs that I follow has a on-going series on what to do before you start blogging. This series is currently on article number 8 and has many things [...]
Hello, and Welcome to Blogmaster General
This is a site created to teach readers about blogs, blogging and how you can create your own blog. If you are anything like me, the word blog didn’t really mean anything to you until recently. I knew what blogs were, but to me they were only a way to allow your family and friends [...]


