This week on the podcast Phil and Jake are joined by Lea & Jonathan Woodward from the popular blog and online community at Location Independent. Lea and Jonathon quit the rat-race several years ago and started freelancing and living abroad. Over time they have built a community of like-minded members that fosters this new and inspiring kind of existence.
Structuring your life in a way which is not reliant on a specific geographic location is a fantastic way to think about Lifestyle Investing. You don’t have to pick up and leave but it sure is nice to have the option to do so. Enjoy the show and be sure to let us know what you think by leaving a comment.
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Do you have something you really want to say? Do you have the urge to sit down at your computer and publish your thoughts for others to read/see/hear? Are you an expert waiting to get published? Are you an aspiring author? Do you just plain like to write things down?
There are lots more questions I could ask to keep you thinking about the all the reasons to create a blog. The bottom line is this, there is no better way than blogging for anyone to get published, whatever their reason. If you decided that you want your own blog that is fantastic! Moving forward from here though requires some thought and just a little planning.
Hosted or non-hosted blog?
How much flexibility do you need? If you want to control it all and retain the most flexibility you’ll want to host the blog yourself. With this solution you control the code, the complete look , the functionality and are not limited by things like storage and number of users. If those things don’t matter then let someone else host the blog. As an example consider a blog set up on WordPress.com versus downloading and installing a WordPress instance yourself from WordPress.org.
What Kind of Blog Technology
Now you need to think about which blogging technology to use. WordPress is without a doubt the best choice here!
Installation and Maintenance
If you are going to host the blog yourself and pay for third part hosting you probably have access to a cPanel. This is the best way to install a blog once you have purchased your domain. The blog instance can be installed with only a couple of clicks of the mouse from Fantastico. Don’t forget about keeping up-to-date with the latest version of the blog code. Updating WordPress is very easy from within the administrative area.
Plugins
Plugins and widgets allow you to add functionality and further customize your blog. The ones you install and use will be driven by your purpose for the Blog. There are lots of plugins to choose from and this is good because it means you don’t be a programmer to add functionality. It does mean that you have to know how to configure and optimize them though.
SEO
Again, this something to think about based on the purpose of your blog. You may choose to keep your blog hidden from the search engine spiders. But, if you intend on “getting word out” you are going to have to know what to do here. There are plugin and template customization solutions that can help here along with some good old fashion key word analysis.
Social Media Integration (think Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc.)
Do you need to do this? If so, what gets integrated? Do you need a strategy to figure out which social media outlets are best for you? Are you involved in other groups that can help drive traffic to your site? These are some of the questions you need to consider.
Podcasting
Will you integrate and podcasts and video on your blog? There are some great solutions for podcasting like Blubrry’s PowerPress. Podcasting is such a great way to drive traffic to your blog and further establish your expertise.
There are lots of things to consider when thinking about blogging. There are lots of different reasons for having a blog and those reasons will determine the choices you make in setting up yours. Blogging is the best way to get published and become the expert!
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