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If you’ve been FTPing your Blogger blog to your own domain, this feature will no longer be supported.

Blogger Buzz: Important Note to FTP Users reports:

“we are announcing today that we will no longer support FTP publishing in Blogger after March 26, 2010. We realize that this will not necessarily be welcome news for some users, and we are committed to making the transition as seamless as possible. “

I haven’t tried to FTP a Blogger blog to my own domain for at least eight years, and it was a bear then, so this might be a good thing. You may want to investigate the Custom Domains option.

Blogging makes a great home business

Many bloggers blog full time in their blogging home business, and earn a great income – much more than they could earn at a job.

Discover how you can make money blogging, with Angela Booth’s blogging bestseller, Blogging for Dollars – blogging is fun, and profitable.

Starting your first blog is nerve-wracking enough, without wondering whether the hosting company to which you’re entrusting your baby will take care of it. Finding a web host you can trust usually means asking your friends and asking on forums, because if you search the web for “web host” it gets too confusing.

Everyone struggles, and I wish I had a dollar for everyone who’s ever asked me “what’s the best hosting company?” I could afford both a trip to Paris and a designer wardrobe.

Here’s a solution to the confusion: Web Hosting Bluebook. This site offers an at-a-glance overview and reviews of popular web hosting companies, so not only can you see the price instantly, but you can also see exactly what you get for the price.

Click on “Read a Review” in the review column, and you’re taken to a review of the host you’ve chosen. Again, you can see all the details at a glance — you’ll want to bookmark a couple of these review pages and put them on a short list. Still not sure which company will take care of your blog? Go to Web Hosting Bluebook’s forums, and ask questions.

Check out the Best Free WordPress Themes on the site too, it’s a great collection of eight useful themes.

One quibble about this site: the blog was down when I visited, which was a shame. I always enjoy reading blogs on sites, it builds confidence that you’re dealing with real people who care.

That aside, Web Hosting Bluebook saves you time and energy when you’re looking for a web hosting company.

(This is a sponsored post.)

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You’ve just installed a new WordPress blog.

What’s the first thing you do?

Choose a theme, right?

No… the first thing you do is plan your content, and write at least five blog posts, in a couple of categories.

It’s tempting to fiddle around with themes, but without content, you won’t be able to assess a theme. Some things you only find out once your blog has content. So stick with the default WordPress theme and create some content.

Next, install the plugins you’ll need – before you change the theme. It’s heart-breaking, but some themes will break plugins, and vice versa, so get your plugins installed, and check that they do what they’re supposed to do. Then if you find a theme that breaks a plugin, you can make an informed choice about which you prefer – that theme, or the plugin.

WordPress is fun to use. It does just about everything you could ever wish for. But before you install a fancy new theme, remember to add content and your plugins.