Have you been hearing about blogging and you are actually interested in owning or starting one but totally have little or no idea on how to begin? 

• Blogging has literally become an outlet for expression and also one of the fastest and
  easiest ways to share and spread information and ideas.
• Anyone of any age can start a profitable blog
• A great way to build relationships with other people.
• Blogging helps you to become a better writer. I am an example.
• You can make money through blogging. This is the best of it all.

1. Pick your blog niche
2. Choose a blog name
3. Choose your preferred blogging platform

• Some people go by passion and hobbies. Carefully think about those
  things you enjoy doing or that you are interested in and passionate about.
  For example; traveling, fashion, sports, education, just to name a few. You can
  start up a blog with one of that plus blogging goes more easily and smoothly with something you enjoy doing.
  You don’t want to pick up a niche that will bore you, right? I guess not.
• A personal blog. Just as the name goes, “Personal blog” it is a blog that will
  be all about you. It often comprises of so many random topics, including your
  daily activities, thoughts, hobbies and many more. A personal blog is a great
  way to share your story and creative ideas with the world.
• Life Experiences. You could start a blog that will talk about the things
  you have experienced in life. There are so many people out there who could
  be going through the same or similar situation as you have and sharing
  your own experiences will help them great a great way you can never
  imagine. Examples of such blogs could be; A broke girl with expensive taste,
  being a stay at home mom and many more depending on your life experiences.

1. Make sure the name doesn’t reflect something else

2. Keep it simple

3. Keep it short. Choosing a blog name and keeping it short makes it easier for
   people to remember it and also easier for you to get social media accounts for
   your blog.
4. Keep it professional. You intend to make this a business and you probably
   wouldn’t want people not to take you seriously. So you want to pick a
   professional name for your blog.
5. And last but not the least, make sure the name you’ve chosen is available. You
   can always check that here. namecheck.com

Pros and Cons of Wordpress

1. Wordpress is massive and has countless plugins to make blogging easier.
2. It is the platform to use if you want full control and ownership of your blog.
3. It is free to use and easy to set up.
4. It has tons of free themes and layouts you can choose from and create yourself
   a good looking blog site without the need for design skills.
5. Wordpress also gives you the ability to import and export content to and from
   Wordpress.
6. You can monetize your blog in any way you deem feet. This includes Google
   AdSense, Affiliates and more.
7. You will experience the rapid loading of your pages.
8. There’s also a fully operational support system to get you going when you are
   stuck. And much more.

1. You are responsible to manage the security, backups and running of your blog.
2. To have a Wordpress blog also means you will need a domain name and a
   server to host your blog on which will cost you about $3 per month
   (not bad though).
3. Too many plugins and generic codes for better functionality can and/or will
   render your blog heavy and thereby making it very slow to load up.
4. You will need to frequently update your site and too many updates may
   render some functionalities not functional again. For instance, a plugin that
   was working before update may stop functional and will require you to replace
   old plugins with new ones.

1. Blogger is a nice place for you to start your blogging adventure on. It
   is very straightforward and easy to use. I would say it is a great place
   to start building your experience in managing a blog here as it requires
   no special skills to get going. Highly recommended for newbies.
2. One of the exciting things about Blogger is that it is free and popular.
   You won’t have problems with exposure because Google personally
   supports sites from Blogger.
3. Your default URL will be yourname.blogspot.com. There’s no money
   involved in choosing a domain name and a server to host your blog. The
   system automatically checks if your domain is available and prompts
   you to choose another if it already exists. You also have the possibility
   to transfer your domain to another platform if need be.
4. Integration with Google Adsense makes it very easy to monetize
   your blog.
5. No plugins but a good number of simple gadgets that you can utilize
   to improve your site’s view.
6. Not only that, but Google has also made it easy to integrate Analytics
   and search console to help monitor your blog.
7. Another appealing feature of Blogger is that it allows you to manage
   multiple sites or blogs on a single dashboard. The platform is highly
   customized in its themes and flexible giving you the ability to change
   features like background color, fonts and so on.

1. Ownership.You don’t have full control over your blog as Google the kind
   of ads you are allowed to run on your blog. Also, your blog ain’t safe as
   Google can decide to bring down your site without a warning. That’s why if
   you are using blogger, I would advise you always back so you don’t get to lose
   your years of hard work in just one day.
2. Unlike Wordpress, Blogger doesn’t have plugins to make work easier.
   Though experience bloggers with design skills can work their way through,
   they don’t have full control to customize their blogs.
3. It also has a problem of limited templates to make your blog look beautiful
   and unique.