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How to start a WordPress blog- Beginner's Guide

The fundamental question How to start a WordPress Blog answered. This is an in-depth guide to start your very own self-hosted WordPress blog. <br>In 4 easy steps, you can start your blog. <br>Here is the link to the blog post- https://geekyplug.com/how-to-start-wordpress-blog/

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How to start a WordPress blog- Beginner's Guide

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  1. How to Start a WordPress Blog By Geeky plug

  2. What is WordPress? • WordPress is a CMS (Content Management System). It is one of the most popular and powerful tool to create a blog or website. • It is open source. Anyone can use or modify the software for free. • WordPress give you the power to manage your online property on your own. • It is loaded with features and with a single click you can use these. • It is very easy to customize website supporting WordPress. • More than 30% of the web is powered by WordPress.

  3. Benefits of Blogging • Huge boost in creative skills • It is fun and rewarding. • Surely better than the regular 9 to 5 job • Opportunity to learn new skills every now and then. • Improvement in writing and thinking abilities. • Increase in confidence.

  4. The Process By Geeky plug

  5. Step 1- Selecting Niche • A niche or a topic is something your blog is based on. • The vision for the blog will be based on this topic. • The topic should be something that excites you and most importantly you enjoy talking about.. • It is not important to be an expert on the subject. • The key to success is the willingness to learn with each passing day and passion

  6. Various Topics you can Blog on • Food and cooking • Fashion • Technology • Sports • Health • Politics • Music • Arts and Crafts • Film and Photography • Parenting and many more

  7. Step 2- Getting Hosting and Domain Name • Your domain name is the name of the blog on the internet. It is your brand name. For example- The domain name for this blog is  geekyplug.com and the brand name is Geeky Plug. • Avoid using misspelled name.  • Try to get a .com extension first • Avoid using numbers and hyphens in the names. • Select a name that can be converted into a brand rather than a personal name • Stay away from using copyrighted material as using it can get you into a lot of trouble Get your free domain name with Bluehost

  8. Web Hosting • Web hosting is a service which is used to publish a website or a webpage on the web. You can find tons of hosting providers online but I highly recommend using Bluehost. Here are a few reasons why • Bluehost is one of the recommended hosting providers by WordPress.org • Over 2 million websites are hosted on Bluehost. • The support offered is 24/7 and is incredibly fast. • Bluehost offers hassle-free 1 click WordPress installations. • They offer a free domain and SSL certificates with the hosting packages. You can use this link and get a discount

  9. Step 3- Installing WordPress Installing WordPress can be done in a few ways and is dependent on your hosting provider. It is just a 5 minute process if you are using Bluehost. In case you face difficulties you can use this in-depth guide or contact the customer service. Bluehost offers one click installations and trust me you need very little technical knowledge.

  10. Step 4- Creating your first Post • WordPress has a very user friendly and easy to understand interface. • It is similar to application we use on daily basis such as Word or Gmail. • Once you are in the dashboard. On the left side you’ll have post button. • Click that button or hover over it you’ll find an option to add new post. • Just click on that, you can now easily figure out where to enter the title and body of the post. • You can edit the post using the toolbar. • Once done hit publish. Congrats you have created your first post

  11. Congrats! You now have created your Self hosted WordPress Blog For more Information- Geekyplug.com Facebook- Geeky plug

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