Using Windows Live Writer

With the current trend of social networks and companies enhancing their online profile, creating and maintaining a company blog is a great way to raise your online profile. Microsoft’s Windows Live Essentials is a great resource to create and publish a professional blog for free.

First, download the software package for Windows Live Writer here.

After doing so, you want to choose a blogging platform. You can select a service you currently use (we use Blogger), or pick a new one. WordPress is very popular as well. Enter your login information and you will have an editing window that looks very similar to Word or Outlook. Make a title and starting typing your post.

You can add images and video with ease. Choose “Picture” or “Video” from the toolbar and select the source where they are stored. You can also click on the “Insert” tab for additional multimedia options.

Once you are ready done adding and editing your post, click the “Publish” button and your blog will have successfully added the content! We will continue to keep you informed about other functions that Windows Live Writer offers in order to get the most exposure for your business.