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Hello there so you are wondering what blogging is or you have already heard stories about it and you want to start your own successful blog from scratch; I'm so glad you stumbled upon here.My goal is to explain to you what blogging is about and how to start a blog from scratch to make money; just relax and have a seat.
This guide contains the detailed steps to build a blog and is designed especially for those who want step-by-step instructions in an easy and simple format.
Why start a blog?
There are many reasons why people start a blog and below are the most popular ones.
1.Make money online in your spare time while working
This is one of the sole reasons why most people enter into blogging.Making money from blogging is not all that difficult; it depends on how much effort you put into your blog.I will discuss with you in our next post about how to make money blogging.
2.Attract More Clients to Your Business.
Do you have a product to offer to your potential clients? If your answer is a yes then you should start a blog for your company right now; these days people do research about a product before they decide to buy it, meaning if you blog about your product and optimize your blog correctly then you can attract more customers.
3.Just Write?
If you enjoy writing, then you can start your blog to share your story, encourage others and build a community in the online space.
Do you see yourself in any of the above reasons, If yes then let's get started
The 5 basic steps to start a blog
- Decide what to blog about
- Choose a blogging platform
- Pick a domain name
- Select a theme/template
- Design & use your blog!
1.Decide what to blog about
Now after you have learned what blogging is all about, the next step is to decide what to blog about.If you are an individual and you want to engage your self in blogging, you have different topics to blog about as compared to companies, organizations, and institutions; since you are only limited to the type of product you promote.
2.Choose a blogging platform
There are many blogging platforms you can choose from depending on your budget.You can choose to use a free platform where as you can also go for a premium blogging platform as well.Out of the blogging platforms, Blogspot and Wordpress are the best and most popular.Blogspot is free whereas WordPress comes in two features; premium version and a free version.As you know free products can never be compared to paid ones.
This guide outlines the steps to start a Blogspot(blogger) blog for free.
3.Pick a domain name
Now you are all set to start your first blog with blogger for free.To begin you have to visit www.blogger.com and sign up with your Gmail account.
After successfully creating an account you have to select create a blog.
Now you have to enter your blog title; maybe COMPUTER HOWTO GUIDES, etc.
Next, you have to pick a domain name for your blog; make sure your domain name represents the type of topic you want to blog about and since you are using a free hosting platform the domain you will be given is a sub domain name
.Eg; yourblogname.blogspot.com.Note that you can always use a custom domain name later on.
Now you have to pick any theme and click on create.{All these changes can be edited later}.
4.Select a theme/template
Now your blog is up and running and you want it to look beautiful and more professional so you have to select a professional theme/template.There are countless free themes but if you want quality ones you can choose to buy later.
5.Design & use your blog!
Well done for selecting that beautiful theme, now the next step is to design your blog and start using it.You decide how your blog looks like, you have to make sure your blog looks professional.If your design skills are poor and you have any friend who is good don't hesitate to contact the person or you can also drop us a message anytime.
Bravo! now you are ready to start your own blog.
There are many things you can do at this point. Blogging is about learning as you go and tackling things as you can. Here are some things you might want to explore.
Do you want to learn BLOGGER basics?
Do you want to tweak your blog design?
Do you want to learn how to get traffic to your blog?
Do you want to make money blogging?
Do you want help keeping up with all the latest blogging news?
If your goal is to become a successful blogger then keep visiting our blog regularly for more useful tutorials.
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Hi. I’m Designer of Blog Magic. I’m CEO/Founder of ThemeXpose. I’m Creative Art Director, Web Designer, UI/UX Designer, Interaction Designer, Industrial Designer, Web Developer, Business Enthusiast, StartUp Enthusiast, Speaker, Writer and Photographer. Inspired to make things looks better.
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