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Step 3: How To Use Your Blog

If you haven’t installed WordPress yet, please return to Step 2 to learn how. Once you have WordPress installed on your site you are just about ready to start blogging. In this step, I am just going to show you the basics to get you up and running with your new WordPress blog. The next step after this one will show you some more advanced changes you can make to personalize the design and structure of your blog. Logging In To start with, you will need to login to your site. Go to http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin to bring up the login screen (replace “yoursite.com” with your domain name). If you are unsure of your login name or password, check the email that was sent to you from BlueHost that has this information. Changing Your Blog Title Once you login you will be in the WordPress administrator area. This is where you will make any changes you want to your blog. To start with, you will probably want to change the title of your blog. To do this, go to the bottom of ...

Step 2: Set Up Your Blog

1.  Click here to get the special $2.75 per month rate on BlueHost  and then click “get started now”. Disclosure:  BlueHost compensates me when you purchase with  this discount link , so all of my help is free of charge to you! 2. Select your plan.  The basic plan is the one I recommend for new bloggers.  Click “Select” to choose your plan. 3. Type in your domain name in the left box and then click “next” to see if it is available. If you already own a domain name and want to use it for your blog, type your existing domain in the right box and then click “next”. Only use the right box if you have previously paid to register a domain! 4. If the domain is unavailable you will be given a list of similar domain names that are available. You can choose one of the suggested domains or type in another name to try. 5. Once you have found an available domain name you will be taken to the registration page where you will put in all your billing d...

Step 1: Get Started

Step 1: Get Started The entire process of getting your blog setup and ready  should only take you about 20 minutes . After that your blog will be online and ready for you to start blogging! Before you can start blogging there are two things you need to do: 1. Pick a domain name. Already have a domain registered? Jump to #2 The domain name for this blog is theblogstarter.com. If you type that domain name into an internet browser anywhere in the world you will be sent to this site. Good blog names are  unique and descriptive , so your audience will immediately know what your blog is about. Another option is to simply use your own name. For example, I have registered scottchow.com. You can also add your middle name or middle initial if you find your name is already taken. Many of the top bloggers use their own name as their domain name. This has the added benefit of preventing someone else from registering your name, allowing you to secure your “vi...

How To Start A Blog In 2019

Are you looking for a free, easy, step-by-step guide on  how to start a blog ? My free guide on this page will show you how to create a blog that is beautiful and functional, all in an easy step-by-step tutorial (with pictures). My name is Scott Chow, and I am going to show you how to start blogging. I have been building blogs and websites since 2002. In that time I have launched several of my own blogs, and helped hundreds of others do the same. I know that starting a blog can seem overwhelming and intimidating.  This free guide is all about blogging for beginners , and will teach you how to be a blogger with just the most basic computer skills. So whether you’re 8 or 88, you can create your own blog in less than 20 minutes. I am not ashamed to admit that when I was first learning how to build a blog I made a ton of mistakes. You can benefit from more than a decade of my experience so that you don’t repeat these same mistakes when you make your own blog. I created th...