How to Start Your Own Blog?

How to Start Your Own Blog?

Starting a blog is the most effective way to share expertise and ideas throughout the world. Fortunately, creating blog in 2017 is much easier than ever with the following instructions. The result may depend on individual bloggers themselves because they choose different topics and themes which you need to consider too. The following instructions will guide you through everything regarding setting up your blog.

1.    Find the Blog Topic

The first step before you start everything is to pick what’s your blog is going to talk about. People start a blog with various reasons; to share ideas and expertise, to promote business, to make money, or even just for fun. Take a little time to think about what topics are you knowledgeable on? What are your interests? What are you good at?

Find what your blog will focus on, for instance, food blogs, writing blogs, political blogs, fashion blogs, marketing blogs and etc.

2.    Choose the Blogging Platform

Next, you need to decide the blogging platform. There are some free blogging platforms such as Blogger and Hosted WordPress. They are not really free, because they put ads and ask you to pay for the upgrades. Moreover, you can’t use thousands of plugins and themes available to a self-hosted blog. The company may also delete your account at any time for a spam or violation of their rules.

If you prefer a blog with sophisticated customization, choose self-hosted blog such as HostGator or BlueHost. Then select your payment plan.

3.    Choose the Domain Name and Web Host

After that, you need to choose domain name and web hosting provider. Type your domain name inside the available box (for example: domainname.com) to check the availability.

Web hosting is the home of content and blog address that exist on the blog. You will be unable to use your domain without web hosting. It plays the same role as a computer hard drive where all content on your blog such as blog posts, images and others are stored. Install WordPress in the web hosting to your new domain and login to your blog to start blogging.

4.    Customize the Blog

After finishing the registration and installation, change the look of your blog by choosing various themes and layouts that are suitable with your topic. Here are things you should consider in choosing blogging themes: simplicity, speed, responsiveness, security, ease of customization, and SEO readiness.

5.    Add the Blog Post

To get started, add new posts and supporting images to your blog. Make sure you fill in the title and the content area. Furthermore, you can also add link that goes to other website to share interesting content such as adding a video from YouTube in the content area. A video can surely spice up your blog post. When you’re done editing the post, click the “publish” button and here it is your first blog post.

6.    Promote Your Blog

Don’t be shy to tell others about your new blog. You can use your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social networks to promote your blog for free. In additon, you may try to comment or link on other blogs, guest posting, have online forums and frequent posting.

Those are some instructions to start your new own blog. Let’s have a try.

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