Have you ever wanted to have your own blog website?
Maybe you want a blog to journal your life or even start monetizing and having an extra income source. Perhaps you have years of experience in a specific niche and want to share it with the world. Whatever your passion and reason for creating a blog, I will give you simple step-by-step instructions on how to create your very own blog website and create your first post.
Names and availability
You should already have an idea of what to name your blog and, more importantly, your blog’s domain name. Do a quick search to make sure our domain name is available. It would also be smart to check if your desired social media names are available. Once your blog name, domain name, and social media names are finalized, it’s time to set up a hosting account and register your domain name.
Hosting and Domain registration
The best, high performance, premium, managed hosting provider for serious bloggers is NexusHost.io
Click here to be directed to the NexusHost.io WordPress hosting page.
The most popular budget-friendly website hosting provider is BlueHost.
Click here to be directed to the page in a new window or click on the banner.
Once on the page, go to Hosting then Shared Hosting.
I recommend going with the Pro Plan if you plan on creating lots of content; however, the Choice Plus or even the Plus Plan should suffice.
Select your plan and continue the checkout process. You’ll be prompted to register a new domain name. You can enter your desired domain name now. You can also use a pre-own domain name, or if you haven’t decided, you can skip this step and register your domain name later.
Themes and Customizations
To change the look of your new blog website, you can simply add a theme for pre-build designs. You can then further customize your theme by going to Appearance then Customize. To save your customizations, click on the Publish button.
Full website customizations can be complicated for most people and can also be very time-consuming.
If you would like to use a web design service, check out SevenCreative.io to get a custom-designed website to your liking for a very competitive price.
Creating a blog post
To create a blog post, go to Post, then New Post. Name your blog post and create a category and tag some topics. You should also upload a featured image for your post. Start typing and adding content to your post. You can include formatting and images. Once you’re done, click on Publish to make it visible on your blog.
Congrats, you just created a blog website and published your first post. Depending on your web design skills, it may take some time to customize your website and blog posts to your liking. If you would like help on this and get your new blog website looking good before sharing it with the world, I recommend contacting SevenCreative.io for a free web design consultation.
Happy blogging!
