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There are plenty of options to make your own website. I will cover a few no cost, easy to set up sites. I will also discuss registering a domain name and choosing a hosting service.

A blog is essentially a website but with more functionality and there are quite a few sites that will allow you to set up a blog for free. Make your own website for free, it sounds to good to be true.

The trade off with free sites is they will usually display ads on your site unless you upgrade to their paid account option. You can try out a blog host for a couple of weeks and if you like the service you can either live with the ads or pay to upgrade your account.

Blogger is one exception they have done away with their ads and it is easy to use with a robust feature set for users of all levels. Another popular option is Wordpress it has a clear interface and powerful features and best of all it is free. Xanga which is also free is one of the most popular blog host providers for teenagers and young adults.

Another interesting feature than you can use in conjunction with your Blogger or Wordpress account is Audio Blogger, you can find it at audioblog.com.

It allows you to create an audio blog by either recording with your web browser or by calling in on a telephone. You can call from your cell phone from anywhere in the world and even interview someone on a conference call.

A few years ago who would have have thought you could make your own website and call in audio from your cell phone, to create a podcast that could be heard by millions of people.

Audio Blog also allows you to to upload videos to your blog. You can record digital video on your cell phone or webcam and upload it. The only drawback is it is 4.95 a month.

If you would like to have more control over your blog you can chose your own domain name and web hosting service. I personally use business hosting from Yahoo! Web Hosting.

I chose Yahoo because it is reliable and comes with a free domain name, all you have to do is pay the low monthly hosting fee. It also has one click installation of Wordpress. Hostgator is another affordable service and it is also easy to install Wordpress on their server as well. It has never been easier to make your own website.

The reason I think blogs are better than a traditional website is that they have an RSS feed which stands for Really Simple Syndication. It allows readers to subscribe to your blog and easily keep track of new and updated content.

Well there you go, I have given you a few options to make your own website. And as a bonus here is a link for a free website. It is easy to set up, comes with video tutorials and you can even make money from it.

You should have one up and running in no time at all. Drop me a line and let me know how it works out for you.

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To create the life you want you first have to change your thoughts and beliefs. Whether you believe it or not it is your daily thought beliefs and actions that have created your existence thus far. In order to make a lasting change you have to approach your life as you know it, from a different perspective.

“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” - Albert Einstein

Changing old beliefs and thought patterns is not always easy. You have to begin by introducing new ideas into your subconscious mind. Your subconscious mind is following commands that have been inadvertently programmed through years of personal experiences and beliefs.

You have to also question your beliefs and thoughts. You have to ask yourself, “Are my opinions about this 100% accurate or is there another possibility or another way to look at this situation?”

“Man becomes what he thinks about all day long.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

To help change your beliefs you should expose yourself to other people’s ideas through reading motivational or inspirational books. Although motivational books will not accomplish this all on their own, they are a good way to start changing your habitual ways of thinking.

I’m sure we have all met someone whose opinion is always the right one. No amount of prodding can change their mind. Are you one of these people? Once you are able to question your beliefs and thoughts you can then entertain other potential realities.

Create the life you want by writing out your goals. What do you want? Begin right now by picking up a pen and paper and set some goals for yourself in the areas of finance, spirituality, relationships and physical well-being.

Once your goals are clear you can begin to take action steps in the direction of your dreams. The one thing that separates successful people from the not so successful people is that they go out and take action.

What stops most people from taking action you may ask? It is simply the fear of failure. How many times have you stopped yourself from doing something? Just keep in mind that there are no failures in life, just lessons. Learn from your mistakes and make corrections. Continue and never give up, take action steps daily and make corrections along the way to keep yourself on course.

You can really be, have and do anything you want in life and the proof of that is to look around you. There are literally thousands of people right now that are succeeding at fulfilling their dreams.

I am going to let you in on a little secret. You too can have everything you want in life but you have to do one thing. You have to be wiling to pay the price, no matter how high. You have to be willing to do whatever it takes.

Write your goals down and read them every day and night. Create positive affirmations about them as if they have already happened. Stop yourself when a negative thought enters your mind. Believe that it is possible and you are worthy of having all your dreams come true.

One of the best books I have read in the area of self-development and reaching your potential is Jack Canfield’s, The Success Principles.

The Success Principles(TM): How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

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I have come across a free, Wordpress Google sitemap generator. It will send out the Google bot to update your page. To head to the download page click here. For a free video tutorial on how to install it click here.

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Being new to blogging and Wordpress I decided to pick up a copy of the Wordpress 2 Visual Quickstart Guide. When it comes to learning a new program, I prefer to read from a book in a comfortable setting. Sitting in front of a computer screen reading Wordpress tutorials can be a little tedious at times.

Back to my review, WordPress 2 (Visual QuickStart Guide) contains 294 pages of step by step instructions with plenty of screen shots. My only gripe is that the screen shots could be a little bigger.

The chapter index covers:

1. Getting Started

2. Setting Blog options

3. Adding Content

4. Moderating Comments

5. Working with Accounts

6. Customizing Themes

7. Using Plugins

8. Adding other Content

9. Blogging Tools

10. Advanced Tasks

Appendix A: Online Resources

Appendix B: Using FTP

Appendix C: Using Text Editors

The book was designed for easy page flipping and you can quickly use the thumb tabs, index or the table of contents to quickly find the information you are looking for.

If you are new to Wordpress and are looking for a quick way to figure it all out, WordPress 2 (Visual QuickStart Guide) might be the answer you are looking for.

WordPress 2 (Visual QuickStart Guide)

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