How to start a blog, complete guide

Are you looking for a free, easy, how to start a blog , guide.So, you are reading right article, here I will guide you,how to start a blog from  how to create a blog to end. That will be  attractive and functional, all in an easy step-by-step tutorial.Before this you should know.

What is a blog?

A blog is a type of website that mainly contains written content, also known as blog posts. In popular culture we most often hear about news blogs or celebrity blog sites, but as you’ll see here, you can start a successful blog on just about any favorite topic.And in this post we will learn how to start a blog.

Bloggers often write from a personal perspective that allows them to connect directly with their readers. In addition, most blogs also have a “comments” section where a readers can share their inputs with the blogger. Interaction with your readers in the comments section helps to further the connection between the blogger and the reader.After got to know what blog is, now it’s time to know how to start blog in easy steps

We should following these steps:

1. Pick a blog name. That relates your niche.
2. Register your blog online. Register your blog and get hosting.
3. WordPress.com Registration
4. Hosting:– Give you blog Unique identity
5. Customize your blog. Choose a template/theme.
6. Changing your blog design:– Choose themes from word press.com by your choice
7. Write & publish your first post. The beginning!
8. Promote your blog. Get traffic to read your blog.
9. Make money blogging. Choose from several options to monetize your blog.

So,Let’s start your blog!

1)   Pick a blog name

This is the major and initial step to finding a good blog name which relates your niche (topic) if you’re not sure what to blog about, then first of all you should plan about it. Mentioned below are the few topics for good blogging.

• Hobbies/ passion/Interest:- Hobbies or interests or on which you are passionate about are a great topic to start. Food, travel, fashion, sports, cars and bikes are all good examples for this.
• Life experience:- Life is a journey that we all know and this journey gives us lesson time to time. Everyone have learned through life experience. Sharing that experience can be incredibly helpful to others in similar situations. This could be related to your family, work, (a blog about experiences about interview techniques), or other life experience such as preparing for a wedding or a birth of a child.
• A personal blog:-A personal blog is a blog all about blogger. This will include a variety of topics, from things you do on a daily basis, to random thoughts. This is a great way to share your thoughts with the world without having to stick to just one topic.
• Business Blog:-A business blog is a blog all about business. For example startup ecosystem, new startup, Funding, startup guides and techniques etc. Once you have a topic it’s time to choose your blog name.

A good blog name should be descriptive so that readers can instantly get idea what your blog is about just from the name.

If you are blogging about one specific topic then you will have to definitely include that in some way in your blog name. Try not to get hung-up on just one word though. For example, a cooking blog doesn’t necessarily have to have the word “cooking” in it. The words “food”, “recipes”, and “meals” would also let people know that your blog is about cooking.

After choosing blog name ideas you will need to choose a domain extension.
A .com domain extension is the most preferred, but .net or .org will work as well. It is also important to note that for the purposes of a blog domain you cannot have any spaces between words. So “wht next” becomes “whtnext.com”

So finally you’ve got your name and have picked an extension it’s time to make sure that no one else has already registered the same name

2)   Register your blog online

Now it’s time to register your blog  online so that your blog have a unique identity around the world  This might sound hard or technical, but follow few easy steps will walk you right through and make the process easy.To get your blog up and running you need two things

• Blog hosting
• Blogging software.

Blog Hosting: – A blog hosting is a company that stores all of the files for your blog and delivers them to the user when they type in your blog name. You must have a blog host in order to have a blog. There are so many hosting companies which offer good service on nominal charge use godaddy.com for this.

Blogging Software: – You also need to have a software to build your blog. In this guide I will be showing you how to build a blog using the WordPress.com blogging software, because it is the most popular, customizable, and easiest to use

3)   WordPress.com Registration

All you need to do now is to register your blog on word press.com. You have to go to https://wordpress.com/#plans choose the plan. I suggest you to go to 2nd option where you will get custom domain name.Here you have to pay a little amount yearly for your domain.

You just need to fill the form with your blog related information and follow the instructions. Once you complete the all steps you will get user id and password of word press.com dashboard.

4)   Hosting:-

After filling all information and registering on wordpress.com you now need to give a unique identity to your blog by hosting. For hosting I recommend godaddy.com and buy a hosting. That will cost again a little amount on yearly basis.

5)   Customize your blog: –

To start all you need to login to your blog. Go to WordPress dashboard bring up the login screen. If you are unsure of your login name or password, check the email that was sent to you.

6)   Changing your blog design:-

Once you login you will be in the WordPress administrator area. This is where you can make any changes you want to your blog. Here everyone has their own idea to design their blog to look. So you can change your entire layout and design by choosing themes and layout. In WordPress, blog layouts are known as “Themes”. It control the entire design of your blog. To change your theme you are going to click on the “Appearance” tab on the left menu. There are several themes are already installed on your blog: These are well-designed, clean-looking themes that can work for just about any type of blog. In fact, many of the world’s top bloggers use one of these themes.

7)   Write & publish your first post:–

Now your blog is live and running it’s time to start blogging or start posting your article. Go to the left menu and click on “Posts”.You will see there is already a post. This is a default post on every new WordPress blog. To delete it click on “Trash” just under the post. To begin writing a new post, click the “Add New” link. And start sharing your thought to the world by publishing that post.

8)  Promote your blog:-

Writing a good blog with great content is not enough to attract readers for your blog to read. For getting some traffic on your blog you need to spend some time to promote it, specially when you are new.

One of strong way to get readers to blog is to post links on social media accounts like Facebook and Twitter. This is actually work, because not only your friends see the link, but if your friends share the link with their friends it automatically multiplies your readers. If you have created high-quality content on your blog then social media is a great way for your blog to go viral. There are also other ways by which you can promote your blog for example: – E-mail marketing, SEO etc.

9)   Make money blogging:-

Once you have done marketing part of your blog, now it’s time to earn some money through it. If everything is right then making money from your blog is easy part. There are several ways you can make money through blogging, from selling your own products or services, to getting paid to write reviews of products on your blog. These are the most important how to start a blog part , But the easiest way to make money from your blog is to sell advertising space.

Once you have a popular blog, advertisers will be hounding you for the opportunity to advertise. The best way to take advantage of this situation is to use Google Ad Sense. They find the advertisers for you and all you have to do is place the Google Ad Sense code on your blog to start ads. Google Ad Sense takes all of the hard work out of the process and just cuts you a check.

That’s all from my side, still if you have any query please leave your comment or mail us on [email protected].

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