By Leslie Pleasants
Many of you have a facebook page already but do you have a family blog yet? This is a great way to share with your family and friends all the pictures and memories that happens in your every day lives. Some people love to write short stories about a particular day and others just post pictures and might include a few words to go along with what they are doing.
Blogger.com is a great free family blog site resource. You can create a blog with a unique name (www.blogname.blogger.com) and website. You can choose to list the blog on Bloggers website and to list it in search engines (or not). You should note that everyone will be able to view the blog you create on blogger unless you go to “settings” and then “Permissions.”
In this screen, you can add additional blog authors, so you can add them to the list. You can also choose to have your blog viewable to “Anybody,” “Only people I choose,” or “Only blog authors.” If anyone will be posting information about children, it is recommended that you choose either “Only people I choose” or “Only blog authors.”
Perhaps one of the most popular free family blog sites on the internet is WordPress.com. Like Blogger.com, you can post whether you would like your blog to be listed, whether you would like to limit the blog to only people you choose, and who is able to post on the blog.Unlike Blogger.com, there are a large number of “Themes” available for WordPress. You can select exactly how you would like your family blog site to look.
If you are looking for a way to keep in touch with family in a way that’s family friendly and lacks advertising, WeeBloggity Blogs might be the place for your free family blog site. The website sets you up with an online baby journal, free family blog, and free pregnancy blog. It can be a great way to keep in touch with a simple user-interface. You can determine whether you want your blog to appear in Google search.
Interestingly enough, WeeBloggity Blogs are run through WordPress.com. However, the website is set up to make it so that you are a part of a community. Just like with WordPress, you can control exactly who is able to view your blog.
