Learning how to start a blog has the potential to drastically change your life.
For some, blogging is a way to blow off steam after a hard day at work.
For others, it’s a fun side hustle. One that allows them to make money on top of their normal day job.
And still, for others, blogging has become a business. One so profitable they’re able to quit their jobs, travel the world, and live life on their terms.
All because they started.
You see, blogging is a low cost, zero risk way to open new doors of opportunity that weren’t previously there before. Doors that don’t involve selling the latest fad toothpaste, LuLaRoe leggings, or Thirty-One bags to your friends and family on Facebook.
No, we’re done with all that. In this article I am going to walk you through, step-by-step, how to start a blog in 15 minutes or less, even if you’re a total beginner.
Before we dive in though, let’s take a quick moment and look at the reasons why people start a blog.
Why do people blog?
People often have very unique reasons for wanting to start a blog. Some are compassionate in nature — perhaps they want to educate others on a rare form of a disease they, or a family member, are struggling with. Others are informative — they want to chronicle a weight loss journey and inspire others to do the same.
And others (reasons) are as straightforward as they get. They’ve seen other people make money blogging about a certain topic and wonder if they can do the same.
No matter your reason for wanting to start, with the right strategies, your blog can:
- Connect you with millions of people.
- Get your ideas out into the world.
- Make you more money than you could ever make at your 9 to 5.
Think it can’t happen to you?
Think again:
Just a few years ago Jeff and I started blogging with absolutely no experience. We had no idea how to start a blog, nor did we really even know what we wanted to write about.
Needless to say, things have changed in a short time.
Learn from other top money making blogs
In our last income report over on BTOP we showed how we made almost $62,000 blogging in just 1 month. It was a total dream come true.
We started at $0 just like everyone else, and now we’re shooting to crack the $100,000/month barrier for the first time. And believe it or not, that’s pennies compared to other successful bloggers.
Take Michelle at Making Sense of Cents for example.
In just 4 years Michelle went from making $672/mo to making over $100,000 per month from her blog.
Take a look:
Or there’s Melyssa, who made over $173,000 recently from her blog and online business:
It takes a lot of hard work to reach the elite ranks of Michelle and Melyssa, but that shouldn’t stop you from trying.
It’s 100% feasible to start making a few hundred or even a few thousand dollars per month within just a few months of starting. We’ve done it with this website, and you can too.
How do bloggers make money?
The cool thing about blogging is that there is a near limitless number of ways to make money.
- Using display ads
- Allowing companies to buy sponsored posts on your website
- Affiliate marketing
- Selling courses, ebooks or trainings
- Consulting
- Providing a service, coaching or mentoring
- The list goes on and on…
But before you start raking in cash from your blog, you first need to start your blog. And that can be a pretty intimidating hurdle for a lot of people, especially the non-tech peeps (like me). That’s why I’m going to walk you through, step-by-step, how to start a blog on WordPress using HostGator (opens another tab).
Why HostGator? Well, in my experience, they are the best all around hosting company for new bloggers in terms of performance and cost. They’ve also got a great infrastructure to accommodate your blog as it grows, which is really important.
And with the 42% off coupon code for you in Step 6, HostGator’s the best bang for your buck, bar none.
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