Sanjay Howale: 2020

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Hi, You selected one of the best career choices that is to learn how to start a blog. Many professionals who are passionate about there work are created there own blog to present their extraordinary works.

I know that starting a blog can seem immense and terrifying. This complete free guide is all about for beginners and am going to teach you how you can start a blog with no technical experience. Let's get started.

What is a blog?

A blog is a type of a website. It's a platform where individual or group of people share their views on an individual subject or on many subjects.

Bloggers often write from a personal perspective that allows them to connect directly with their readers. Where also there you can provide comment section where readers can respond about your work. You can also communicate with them in the comment section. Comment section helps to create a connection between the blogger and the reader. Direct connection with your readers is one of the main benefits of starting a blog.

Why should i start a blog?

To start a blog, you don't need to be a great writer. All you want is passion about your niche which you are going to present to your readers. Also, you don't need to be an expert in your niche to start a blog. For example, readers of a cooking blog don’t want to read a textbook from a food scientist, and they want to hear the experiences of someone who has actually cooked some real meals, mistakes and all.

To become a successful blogger, ask yourself what you are interested in. In what unique topic your heart is passion about. May be sometimes you wanted to become something else but your life dragged you to the different path. No worries, once you start writing blog about your ideas, not only you are going to provide information to the world but also you are going to refresh your knowledge on a particular topic.

How to choose your blog name?

Before going to start your own blog, you need to pick an attractive name for your blog. Choose your name wisely based on your niche topic in which you are going to write posts on your blog. Choose the name which is unique and easy to pronounce. Never pick a tongue twister as those names are very tough to remember. Once you decided name for your blog, search domain availability on that. BlueHost is one of the best and affordable hostings and domain providers. I have explained below how you can purchase domain and hosting service and install WordPress from BlueHost.

.COM or .ORG are the preferred domain names. Avoid using .info or .net because they tend to rank bad in search engines. Also try to avoid using long name for your blog. Try to make it as simple as possible.

How to create your own blog?

As I mentioned above you need a domain name and hosting. I'm going to explain you step-by-step in detail that how you can purchase domain and hosting service from BlueHost, install WordPress and start writing your first blog post.

#1 Purchase Domain and Hosting from BlueHost.

If you purchase a hosting from BlueHost they will provide free domain of your choice for first year. Click here to go to BlueHost.

By the way, images may vary, and it may look slightly different in mobile, but the process mentioned here is the same.

Click a green Select button to choose a plan.

BlueHost Select Plan

We recommend the Choice Plus plan because it has more unlimited features and includes domain privacy. Domain privacy keeps your personal information hidden from the public.

Create a Domain

Enter your domain in the "Create a new domain" box. If you already purchased a domain, enter it in the "Use a domain you own" box. If you are currently using it elsewhere, you can still use that. This is only used to identify your BlueHost account.

If you haven't yet decided your domain name. You can choose it later and map it to your hosting whenever you are ready with the name.

Fill out your billing details on the registration page.

Choose your hosting package and options.

All packages have everything you need to get your blog up and running, including a free domain name, easy WordPress installation, web hosting, and branded email accounts (ex. yourname@yourdomain.com). You can opt-out anytime those products from Package Extras. You can buy those later as per your requirements.

Enter your payment information.

Fill payment details, don’t forget to check the Terms box, hit Submit.

Once you successfully created your account click on Create Account button

Create a password for your account.

Enter the password for your account and hit Create Account. Always use your password with combination of letters, numbers and special characters.

Click the Go To Login button to get to the login screen and login to your account using your domain name and password.

Once you log-in to your account, you will be taken to your BlueHost Portal.

Enter the name of your blog and a tagline. This can be changed later.

Follow the instructions provided there to move farther. You can skip the free themes for now. You can select later from WordPress Themes.

Note:

If you chose a new domain, it would take 2-24 hours to get it registered. When it’s ready, BlueHost will switch your blog from the temporary domain to the one you chose.

If you used an existing domain or going to choose a domain later, you can set it up once you get this blog is ready to launch.

#2 Get Started with WordPress

From the portal you can click "Log in to WordPress" to be logged-in automatically to your blog. Also, to log into WordPress using your domain, go to yourdomain.com/admin (or yourtemporarydomain.com/admin).

Change your blog design.

WordPress Install Theme

Everyone Has there own idea that how there blog should looks based on there niche. To change your theme click on Appearance -> Themes

Choose your themes from the right-hand side. You can preview those themes before installing. You can also upload your own theme by clicking "Add Theme" button from above. You can customize your theme from Appearance -> Customize.

Once your theme is ready Click on Plugins.

How to Add a new plugin in WordPress

To install plugins via your WordPress Dashboard, go to Plugins > Add New. In the search bar up top, enter the name of a plugin you’re looking for. Find it in the list and click "Install Now."

Once you installed your plugin, you have to activate it by clicking "Activate" button from Plugins -> Installed Plugins.

Don't install plugins which you are not fully aware of those. There are many plugins which might have malware and those may affect your website. Install only those plugins which you're required and before installing any of them, collect reviews from Google.

Create Pages

You can create a new page from Pages -> Add New. Also, you can delete exiting pages by clicking Pages -> All Pages -> Trash. Create your Home Page, About Page, Contact Page, Privacy & Policy, Cookie Policy.

Create Users for your blog

Click on Users -> Add New to add new users to your blog. If you want to add multiple administrators or editors to your blog, you can add it from there.

Change your site title & tagline.

Edit the title, tagline and Email address for your blog from Settings -> General. Enter the Site Title which you want your readers to see. It doesn’t have to match your domain, but it likely will. For your tagline, think and write a short phrase that describes your site or your mission well.

Set your timezone from Settings -> General -> Timezone.

Create New Post

Writing your first blog post.

Write First Blog Post

Go to the left menu and click on Posts -> Add New.

Write your first blog post. You can use blocks section to add different types of contents like text, images, videos.

Once you have finished with your post, click the "Publish" button on the top right side of the screen to publish it.

#3 Promote Your Blog

Creating the best blog and writing great content is just the start. In order to get readers for your blog, you will need to spend some time promoting it, especially when you at starting.

Share your blog post in social media sites. Participate in different forums and chats. Always respond to your readers from comment section. Use Search Engine Optimization techniques while creating your content. Collect Email address of your readers and keep updating them by sending newsletters about different posts and send notifications about your new posts.

#4 Make money blogging

Once you start creating posts and get some audience for your blog, making money is easy part. You can use Google Adsense, Media.net to display ads in your blog. You can write sponsored posts. Also, you can use affiliate marketing to make money from your blog.