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How To Setup Your First Blog

Author: Jerry Iannucci

It’s one thing to read over and over about the benefits of having a blog, case studies about how others have profited or built up heaps of traffic and huge mailing lists using blogs… but it’s another thing to finally take some action and finally do it yourself.

It’s really easy. First, decide what you’re going to blog about. Stock trading? Fishing? Relationship advice? Super-foods? Decide on that, decide on a title for your blog, then think about that blog’s keywords. What would somebody type in a search engine if they were going to find your blog?

Next, buy a domain name. Many web hosting companies will include a domain name as part of their service, but you should register it separately because you might want to move to a different web host later. You want a short domain name that ends in .com and is easy to remember and pronounce.

Then get web hosting. Do a web search for “web hosting wordpress” so you can be sure that your web host will install WordPress FOR you, if you don’t have the technical skills. After signup, they give you the exact instructions you need to go back to your domain name and point its nameservers to your web host, this will connect your .com name with the actual place your web site files are stored.

On your web site, install WordPress. Some hosts install it with one click. You might have to set it up yourself using WordPress.org’s “5 minute install” or pay someone (like your host) $10-$20 to do it.

Login to your WordPress Dashboard and choose a theme for your blog. There are only a few built-in, but they provide a link to browse hundreds of free themes that you can download. Don’t download every single theme, just choose one you like, download, unzip, and upload, then activate it.

Once all that’s done, look at the different plugins you have available to you. For starters, activate the plugin that defends against spam. You can always go back and add more later.

That’s it… now start blogging. After you have a couple of blog posts in the can, go back to the WordPress plugin directory and find some cool plugins to add a contact form, back up your blog, and more. For some great tutorials on how to use WordPress… CLICK HERE.

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One Response to "How To Setup Your First Blog"

  1. 1 jacksen
    October 13th, 2008 at 3:42 pm  

    It would be better if the person comes from a different field, because he or she can be helpful when it comes to asking questions and pointing out things you may have initially missed.The important thing is to stick to it.It’s very crucial to know your product. If you are not knowledgeable about what you are offering, no one will be willing to invest in your project. In order to be knowledgeable.
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    Buzz Marketing