RLP 277: How to Start a Family History Blog to Share Stories

<p dir="ltr">Today's episode of Research Like a Pro is about how to create a family history blog to help you share family stories. Whether you want to write family stories, recruit DNA test-takers to help with a particular research problem, or connect with distant cousins to collaborate on research, a free blog can help you. Learn about free blog platforms, how to organize your blog posts, setting a schedule, and reading other family history blogs.</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Links</strong></p> <p dir="ltr">Blogger - <a href= "https://www.blogger.com/about/">https://www.blogger.com/about/</a> - free blog platform, connected to google account</p> <p dir="ltr">Wix - <a href= "https://www.wix.com/start/blog">https://www.wix.com/start/blog</a>  - create a free blog, with premium for upgraded features</p> <p dir="ltr">Weebly - <a href= "https://www.weebly.com/">https://www.weebly.com/</a> - easy to build a free website</p> <p dir="ltr">Wordpress free blog - <a href= "https://wordpress.com">https://wordpress.com</a> - free blog platform, but contains ads unless you upgrade to premium</p> <p dir="ltr">Wordpress open source software <a href= "https://wordpress.org">https://wordpress.org</a> - with a host like <a href="https://bluehost.com">https://bluehost.com</a> you can use the free tools at wordpress to get your website up and running</p> <p dir="ltr">Geneabloggers - <a href= "https://geneabloggers.com/">https://geneabloggers.com/</a> - register your family history blog and find other blogs to read</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Research Like a Pro Resources</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><a href= "https://familylocket.com/product/airtable-research-logs-for-genealogy-quick-reference/"> Airtable Research Logs Quick Reference</a> - by Nicole Dyer - https://familylocket.com/product/airtable-research-logs-for-genealogy-quick-reference/</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://amzn.to/2x0ku3d">Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide</a> book by Diana Elder with Nicole Dyer on Amazon.com - <a href= "https://amzn.to/2x0ku3d">https://amzn.to/2