You need a blog to promote your music and you need it to have its own domain, so you'll be able to redirect the traffic somewhere else should the blogging company go out of business. The only domains you should ever promote are ones you own. This means no myspace.com, no blogspot.com, and no blogger.com.
WordPress is a free blog hosting service. If you want to have your blog hosted on its own domain, you will need to first purchase a domain and then give Wordpress a few bucks to use that domain on its system.
Total cost will be around $20.
Step 1. Buy your domain name if you don't already have one.
Step 2. You will need to change your DNS settings to redirect it to WordPress. Visit your registrar and change your settings to the following:
ns1.wordpress.com
ns2.wordpress.com
ns3.wordpress.com
If your registrar needs the IP addresses:
72.232.101.25
208.69.182.198
72.233.2.19
Step 3. Wait. It can take up to three days for the mapping to go into effect. You can check the status by visiting dnsstuff.com. In the top right you'll see the DNS Lookup box. Enter your domain name. If it says wordpress.com nameservers then you're ready for the next step. If it doesn't, check back later.
Step 4. Once your nameservers have been changed, get into your blog's dashboard. Click on "Options" and then get into "Domains." Place your domain name in the box and click, "add domain to blog." Now you will see an option that says "Put Blog Here." Go ahead and click that and you are done!
Hosting your WordPress blog on your own domain is a great way to add value to your site and give it a professional custom appearance. It takes a little bit of time and patience, however once your blog is up and running all you have to do is add content to it.
OR you could learn how to build your own site & blog using the free, open source Wordpress Software. That way, everything stays on your site and looks the same.
If you have the time to learn how to do it, it's worth it. or you could hire a designer/programmer to do it for you - it shouldn't cost TOO much.
http://www.wordpress.com
Posted by: evolvor | March 26, 2008 at 01:42 PM