How to Start Blogging With WordPress?

Posted on 26 January 2019 at 07:36

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Many individuals are aiming to start their own blog for a variety of reasons. Some may want to blog for personal satisfaction and enjoyment while most people would want to start a blog with the purpose of monetizing the same. With all those blog posts circulating on the internet about the possibility of creating passive income from blogging, who wouldn’t be enticed to start one? In fact, even companies are now implementing the blogging-for-business strategy in order to increase exposure of their brands among the social media.

In my previous post, we talked about the things we need to know before starting a blog. We discussed the three important aspects we need to consider when starting a blog which are the hosting, domain and the content management system or cms. In case you missed it, you can visit it from HERE.

STARTING A BLOG

In this blog post, we will walk through the process of setting up our own blog using WordPress. I hope you find this post helpful.

Before we proceed with the setup process, it is imperative that we understand the difference between WordPress.Org and WordPress.Com. This will help us choose the platform that will suit our business needs.

Here are the steps in setting up a blog with WordPress:

1. CHOOSE A DOMAIN NAME

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First, we need to choose a domain name. Every website should start with an interesting domain name. So, choose your domain name wisely. Your blog's name should be unique, easy to remember and should represent your product or service.

Have a list of your preferred domain names and alternatives prior to the conduct of the setup process. This will help you save time just in case the name you have chosen has already been taken.

You can purchase your domain name and hosting service from one company. I purchased my domain and the hosting of my blog from NameCheap. You have to create an account and start your domain search by entering the desired name on the space and click search. Repeat the process until you found the most suitable name for your site.

Refer to the image below for guidance.

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2. CHOOSE A HOSTING PACKAGE

Once you have done choosing a domain name for your site, you may choose the hosting package suitable for your site. I have chosen Namecheap hosting provider because I can host three websites in one hosting package for as low as $2.88 per month. Though you can choose from the different hosting providers available online.

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3. INSTALL WORDPRESS

Once the purchase is completed, you will receive detailed information about your purchase including your cPanel login details which you will need to use in accessing the same. You can return to the dashboard and look for the newly purchased hosting package and click Manage.

You have to log in to your cPanel using the login details sent to your email in order to install the WordPress content management system. Currently, cPanel has been set to auto login on your succeeding logins for easy access.

Once at the cPanel dashboard, scroll down to the script and click the WordPress logo.

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The WordPress installation process is now ready. Click Install.