To acquire content, you can either write your own content, outsource the task to someone else or republish someone else’s content [from websites that allow you to do that].

Writing your own content requires you to do a little research, especially if you are not well versed on your niche. If you are using Market Samurai, you will be able to use the Find Content module to choose preferred sources e.g. blogs, articles, YouTube videos etc. You will be able to do that manually if you didn’t have Market Samurai, however this incredible piece of software also allows you to compare the authority of the content you are considering.Comparing content involves analyzing elements such as the backlinks, page rank and number of times an article has been republished. Article directories allow users to republish other people’s content while at the same time granting recognition to the original author via the biography box and a back link.

You’ll have to remember that when writing an article from source, you never blatantly cut, copy & paste. If you have to use word for word, you need to credit the original author. Another good idea is to always read the information you intend to republish yourself. Attempt to be more knowledgeable in your field and type out your content from memory.

A lot of times when people start out blogging, they tend to use free services such as Blogger or WordPress. The one downfall of these free services is that you do not control your own content and ran the risk of being shut down for any reason without notice. However, when you own your domain & your own hosting, the risks are significantly less.

When considering domain names, please keep in mind that having your theme keyword in the domain name is a very important on-page SEO factor. Having the theme keyword in the domain name is preferable to having it in just the URL (www.howtoplayscrabble.com is preferable to www.about.com/howtoplayscrabble.html). To help find a suitable domain, you might consider a service such as http://www.domainsbot.com. If the .com domain you are seeking is not available, you might consider a .net or a .org, using hyphens, or adding a suffix or a prefix.

A very good cPanel based hosting service to consider is Hostgator. Hostgator allows you to host unlimited websites with unlimited disk space and unlimited bandwidth. They also offer free domain and hosting transfers. You can check them out here.