It is fine to get started on a hosted solution like Blogger.com or WordPress.com. They will allow you to learn the basics of blogging and web publishing without spending money. As soon as you nail down these basics, however, it is vital to buy your own domain name and to purchase a web hosting package with some company.
Why? There are several reasons.
First of all when you use those hosted services you don't really own your website, and they could shut it down if they believe you have violated one of their policies.
Secondly, with your own domain and hosting account you will have more flexibility and features on the technology side. This means that you will be able to choose different content management systems to install, special scripts and so on.
Finally, having your own domain name will add a lot of credibility to your blog, as most beginners (and spammers) use free hosted solutions.
The question then becomes: What kind of domain name and hosting should you purchase?
Here is a rule of thumb you can use. For the domain name, aim for something with two words and a .com extension. If you have a blog about diets, for example, you could try dietspot.com or alldiets.com.
But be warned, finding a good and available domain is not easy, and you will probably need to spend
days on the task.
For the web hosting, choose a shared hosting plan based on Linux (as opposed to Windows), and make sure that it uses cPanel (the standard software for hosting management). If you don't know how to identify these two things, just email the customer support of the company asking whether or not they have it.
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