How to Set Up a Blog Using WordPress

By James A Anderson

Are you hunting for a step by step list showing you how to build a blog with Word Press? Then, you are at the right page. I am going to give you a complete list from beginning to end.

Setting Up A Blog
1) Register for a website hosting account.
2) Buy a site name with your key-word and look for .com, .net, and .org in this preference order.
3) Go and sign in to your hosting account Control Panel sometimes called cPanel.
4) Find Simple Scripts and click on it.
5) Install Word Press. Most hosting companies have the mandatory details regarding what you have to do if there is anything more than just a one click to install.
6) Login to your website from your cPanel or go to the site. It will look like http://www.yoursite.com / wp-admin.

Adding Content
1) Click Pages and Add New. Do not check Allow Comments, add the page and then click Publish.
2) Go to Posts and Add New. Do not check Allow Comments, add your post and click Publish.
3) Go to Settings and select 'General'. Make the mandatory changes for 'Site Title' and Tagline.

Adding a Picture
1) In the page editing area, click where you want to add the picture, click the Upload / Insert button.
2) After, decide on the file. Open and upload the picture file. You may then click on the picture and edit its settings if you need to.

Making a Link
1) Select the text that you wish to add link in.
2) Then click the chain icon on the modifying bar.

Changing the Header
1) Go to Header under Appearance.
2) Peruse on your PC for the picture you wish to add and upload it.

Changing the Default Theme (Not required)
1) Click Themes under Appearance.
2) Find Install Themes and click it. Decide on a new theme from Featured or search a particular theme by name.
3) Then click Install and activate the theme.

Submitting Your Website to the Big Search Engines
1) Check to see if you find Search Engines Blocked warning next to your web site name at the very top of the Dashboard.
2) Just click on it.

Installing Plug-ins
1) Go to Plug-Ins on your cPanel.
2) Next, click Add New.
3) Enter the name of the plug-in, search and then install it. Lastly, activate it.
4) There are plenty of plug-ins that you can use and each has a different intention. You can search for the most used or the most important Word Press plugin to have additional information on which plug-in to use.

As you can see, you can build a blog in 8 straightforward steps by utilizing WordPress. However, depending on your reason for blogging, you are able to add a lot more advanced steps in your process.

For instance, if you´re blogging to make money from ad sense or affiliate marketing, you need to know how to make a blog that is keyword and search engine optimised and has a monetized structure.

Indeed, it´s better to determine your expectations from your blog before making it to plan the required steps you need to go through.

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