# How do I set up a blog? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 1, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-blog/402332 "2007-05-01T17:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-blog/402332/1 "2007-05-01T17:30:56Z")
I want to add a blog to my wife’s store web site, but I’m not sure how to get started. There is a bunch of blog SW out there but I don’t even understand if I’m looking for something to run on our servers (at a hosting company) or on our local PCs for authoring. Our needs are pretty simple, but it would be nice to have something that generated an RSS feed as well. On edit: I want this integrated with the store web site, not part of a blogging site. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-blog/402332/2 "2007-05-01T18:05:33Z")
If you have a control of your website, all you need to do is log on an type up the entry. RSS feeds are easy to create manually if you want to add that. ---
**Author:** ![diggleblop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-blog/402332/3 "2007-05-01T18:34:35Z")
Check [this link](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_hosting_service) for some free and open source weblog software that can be integrated into your site. You could also install some sort of CMS like Joomla onto your server as well. Look into it. Google Joomla, it has a great variety of free addons as well. ---
**Author:** ![Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cabin_fever_1/32/2908_2.png) [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-blog/402332/4 "2007-05-01T18:35:25Z")
If you have FTP access to your server, you might try what I’ve done a few times before: Set up an account with [blogger.com](http://blogger.com), chose a blog template and use their Publish setting to tell Blogger to publish to your website. You’ll need your FTP user name and password. Then just log in to [blogger.com](http://blogger.com) from any computer that has internet access, post & publish. Viola’. I’d recommend creating a separate directory (folder) on your web server to accommodate your blog. (Example: http :// www. mysite. com/blog/). ---
**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-blog/402332/5 "2007-05-01T18:48:08Z")
Thanks all. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2007, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-set-up-a-blog/402332/6 "2007-05-02T15:25:41Z")
Saw this article when I logged on today and thought you might find it helpful. [Why Your Business Needs a Blog](http://technology.sympatico.msn.ca/Why+your+business+needs+a+blog/How-To/ContentPosting_MS.aspx?isfa=1&newsitemid=377a77d3-6aca-4d2f-b3d1-1b841fc8e42c&feedname=MARC-SALTZMAN&show=False&number=0&showbyline=True&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc). It’s got some tips on there.