Welcome to
the useful links section of the Fighting Phat web site. The site had its genesis in my blog,
FightingPhat. The blog was born out of my desire to lose weight, and to share my experiences in that endeavour.
I hoped that other people might be assisted by my experiences in losing weight and that I might receive some support from
others who were starting out, or who had already reached their goals. In my travels with that blog, and setting up
this site, I have found a number of web sites that were useful in getting started, and I wished there had been a simple
page I could have gone to when I was starting out that lead me to places that had what I was looking for. Well, this
is what this page is intended to be for anyone out there wanting to set up their own blog, ot publish things on line.
If you know of any useful links that don't appear on this page, contact me by
emailing me.
Useful Links - Blogging
Some people will
want to set up a blog as part of a weight loss regime that is going to be published on the internet. There are
many hosting services available, and it is only expected that the number of blogging sites will increase. Some
offer podcasting and it will be a case of some sites suiting some poeple, while others will prefer features offered
at other sites. The blogging sites I checked out were the following:
Blogspot : this is the blog site I chose. Good, Free, Reliable. Worldwide.
Snazzy templates. Used by loads of people, and from those good people at Google.
WhitePage : I considered this site, but it wasn't for me, even though it
is free! For Aussies.
As I have said, there are many other blog hosting sites and services around the net. If anyone knows of any that are
particularly good, please let me know and I'll be happy to post them here. As you all know, this is the first web site
that I have set up. As such, my experience of free web site hosting is limited to this one. I have found it very easy
to use, and as I have been learning the ropes, that is really saying something. Also, they have no forced ads. To
open an account with them, use the following link:
50 Webs : Remember to sign up for the free account, these folks also offer
professional (ie paid for) web hosting as well.
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Useful Links - Blogging Tools
This really is a growth
area as people try to make their blogs more attractive to readers. More and more sites have sprouted up offering more
and more graphics and other tools for blog writers to use. Some blogs have almost no content, and instead are covered
in buttons, pictures, videos, audio recordings, and all sorts of other bells and whistles! I've included some of the
better ones that I have seen on my travels, and the following links will take you to some of the tools that you might
want to use on your blog.
Ticker Factory : this is where you get the graphic
that features at the top of my blog.
StatCounter : The most useful tool for tracking visitors to your
blog or web site. Easy to install, and the counters look good too.