I am planning on having a personal website and linking many businesses and services through their affiliate programs. Has anyone ever tried this? I only expect to make a very small amount of money, but I am curious.

There are many different blogging platforms available to todays budding blogger. Blogspot, Squidoo, LiveJournal, Wordpress and many others all seem to boast similar features at face value.

With all the available blogging platforms, deciding which will meet your blogging needs can be a daunting task. However, most professional bloggers name Wordpress as their “blog of choice”.

Wordpress, like the majority of other blogging platforms, is free to use. However, Wordpress has a higher storage allowance then it’s competitors — a whopping 3 gigs! Also, unlike most other blogging platforms, Wordpress has the option of allowing you to install it on your own personal website. Not only does installing Wordpress on your website allow for complete control, but you are given all the bandwidth your internet hosting plan allows. No more 3 gig limit!

It’s common for blogging platforms to let their users host images, but Wordpress offers another another benefit in that you can host not only images but also a variety of files including PDFs, Word documents and PowerPoint presentations.

A further benefit of Wordpress over other blogging platforms is it’s open-sourced nature. This gives bloggers a great amount of flexibility. Wordpress has become a favorite among many bloggers for this reason alone. Your blog can be almost completely customized in terms of appearance and functionality, making it possible for you to recreate the exact impression of your blog that you’ve formed in your head.

So, lets quickly review why Wordpress is the preferred choice for bloggers. We see that we have the option to house the blog on our own sever. We have the ability to host a variety of files on our blogs, and the the limitless flexibility afforded by its open source nature. If you haven’t already started using Wordpress, then now is the time to start!