This is a follow-up to yesterday’s post about why you need your own personal for-your-eyes-only blog.

Now that I’ve got you convinced that a blog is the way to go, I’m going to walk you through the process of creating your private blogging haven using Wordpress.com. (Just because that is what I use. You can do the very same thing on Blogger.)

Ready? Ok!

1) Go to Wordpress.com.

2) See that huge Sign Up Now! button? Click on it! Then enter your desired user name, etc. On the next screen, you will have the option to name your blog. You will also see a checkbox marked privacy. You want to UN-check that box, so that WordPress doesn’t notify the other sites whenever you post. Then, click on Signup.

3) Congratulations! You are now signed up. Click on the link to go to your homepage. Before you start posting, you do need to go in and make your blog private. Do that by :

• Clicking on My Dashboard, in the menu near the top of your screen.
• Select Options, and then Privacy
• Select “I would like my blog to be available only to users I choose.”
• Then, you can enter your own user name in the box underneath. You’ll be the only one who can view or edit the content in your blog. If you want to let anyone else access your blog, have them register on WordPress, and then add their usernames to that box as well. Save your settings, and you are good to go!

4) Now that you are up and running, you’ll probably want to change how your blog looks. I think the default theme is boring, but fortunately, there are many different themes that you can select, and you can switch them whenever you like! Just click on My Dashboard, and then click Presentation. You’ll see a large selection of themes from which to choose. Page through and find one that suits your mood.

And that’s it! You have now activated your very own private blog, and you are ready to start keeping up with your stuff. Later this week I’ll post some ideas about how you can use the blog as your extra brain.

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