Tips For Politicians Who Blog - Tip 1

Welcome to the world of blogging. If you are a poltician and are thinking about reaching your masses through blogs, you are smarter than your contemporary who is still reluctant to find out what a blogger or Blogger is.Chances are that if you are doing it yourself, you are a whole lot smarter than he/she is but I doubt you would be doing the blogging yourself.

More likely, you would have paid someone to upload your thoughts, ramblings and grievances - especially if you dont have the time and luxury of funding. In fact, those of you who have the funds may even consider someone to ghost-write, especially if your writing skills are not that great and the muse seems elusive most of the time.

Be that as it may, this piece is for the poor politician who cannot afford a secretary to dictate speeches to, who can ill-afford to pay a ghost-writer, and who is brimming with ideas and enthusiastic enough to blog hands on. This one is for you, no charge. (Those who are rich enough are also welcome to ready and copy these ideas, no charge, because I am trying to fulfil my social obligations and accrue good cyber-karma)

Tip Number One: Use your own domain name.
This is personalising your cyberhomestead and ensure that no one else buys it and later on make a mockery out of your name. If they do, then it leaves you with little to do except take legal action - which will then generate more publicity and show how you are paying the price for that ignorance.

Having your own domain name will also prevent cyber-squatters from grabbing your name and selling it back to you at a hefty profit because you were not smart enough to purchase it first when you exposed your name, thoughts, rambling and grievances. And believe you me, when you get to be famous, say like Mike Tyson or Mike Jackson, they will get you if you want your name back on cyberspace. Heck, even if you are not as famous, cybersquatters still know politicians can afford it and come after you.

So, go get your domain name today. Don't blog under whatisname.blogspot.com or whatshername.wordpress.com or any blogging.com for that matter. It should be yourname.com if someone else have not cybersquatted on it.