Develop your own Blog

Blogging has become a very popular trend on the web. Many people are using blogs to express their own thoughts, work and personality. There are many web sites that offer you to start your own blog with them. Don't you think that your blog should reflect your own identity and personal flavor? If you are a developer, always desperate to make your hands dirty with code the chances are that you will develop your own blogging application instead of using some readymade one. If you share the same feeling then read on. This article is going to explain how to build your own blog using ASP.NET 2.0 and SQL Server.

Features

• Manage Blog posts
• Organize posts by categories
• Blog statistics
• Visitors can post comments
• Search by date range
• RSS feed support
• Add links to internal or external resources

System Requirements

• .NET Framework 2.0
• SQL Server 2005 Express Edition
• Visual Studio 2005 or Visual Web Developer

Installation Instructions

• Download the associated ZIP file
• Unzip it in a folder
• Open Visual Studio
• Using File - Open Web Site menu option point to the folder where you unzipped the files

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Bipin Joshi is the proprietor of BinaryIntellect Consulting where he conducts premier training programs on .NET technologies. He wears many hats including software consultant, mentor, prolific author, webmaster, Microsoft MVP and member of ASPInsiders. Having adopted Yoga way of life Bipin also teaches Kriya Yoga to the interested individuals. His detailed profile can be read at his blog. He can also be reached there.

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Posted On :	06 Oct 2006
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