how to start a fashion blog on WordPress WordPress fashion blog tutorial hey guys
Bryan with WP Cupid blog and in this video I'm gonna be showing you how to
start a fashion blog on WordPress step-by-step whether you're new be a
technology have no experience at blog starting or even if you're a pro this
how to start a fashion blog on WordPress WordPress fashion blog tutorial for
beginners will be perfect for you the great thing about this tutorial is it is
extremely easy to follow along with even if you have no experience in starting a
fashion blog on WordPress by following this tutorial video you will have your
fashion WordPress blog set up in as little as 10 minutes at the end of this
video you will have your fashion wordpress blog successfully started I'm
going to be providing you with a bunch of helpful resources that will help you
in your fashion blogging journey towards the end of the video so stay tuned the
first step I'm going to cover is how to choose and register your own domain name
for free to have a wordpress blog you have to have a domain name step two I'll
be going over how to choose a hosting provider to have a blog you have to have
hosting step 3 is getting your fashion blog on WordPress setup if you don't
have time to start your fashion WordPress blog right this second be sure
to bookmark this video so you can come back to it later let's get started the
first thing you want to do is head on over to Bluehost via the link I provided
in the description if you already have it Bluehost is will be getting a free
domain name and up to 63 percent off web hosting to have a successful blog you
have to have a domain name for people to find your blog and web hosting that
powers your fashion blog a little about Bluehost Bluehost powers over 2 million
websites worldwide and over 850,000 blogs around the world they are also
recommended by WordPress themselves since 2005 they instantly install
WordPress for you which makes starting a fashion blog on WordPress that much
easier they provide 24/7 support via chat email and phone and they have a
30-day money-back guarantee if for any reason you are unhappy you can cancel
and get a refund no questions asked within the first 30 days I do want to
mention that the link is an affiliate link and I'll receive a commission
which helps support this channel and helps us put out more wordpress tutorial
videos once you click the link you'll be at the Bluehost home page you'll see the
get started now button on the page click the button this is where you can select
your hosting plan you'll see three different options you'll see a basic
plan plus plan and a prime plan I recommend going with the basic plan and
then you can always scale up whenever you like if you have more than one
website then you want to choose either the plus plan or prime plan I'm gonna
choose the basic plan for this tutorial as this is most common go ahead and hit
the select button on whichever plan you would like to use you are now brought to
a domain page where we can choose a domain name that we want completely free
or if you already have a domain name you'd enter in over on the right for the
new domain you can select if you want to be a dot-com dotnet dot org etc dot-com
is the most popular domain extension so I'd recommend going with a.com if you
can I'm gonna type in a domain here and click the next button
you are now brought to a create your account page this is where you will
input your information we have first name last name the business name is
optional put your country address information in put a phone number and
lastly the best email for you as you'll get emailed or received a payment in a
copy of your login credentials etc below that you will see package information
you'll see a count plan this is where you can select the term for your hosting
package you have 12 months 24 months 36 months and 60 months as you can see
you'll say money the longer your purchase your hosting for I'm gonna
select the 12 months package the setup fee is free domain registration is free
let's encrypt SSL is free this SSL feature is a free SSL certificate which
makes your site secure with the green bar like you see here and with the HTTPS
domain privacy is an add-on that I highly recommend it will prevent
telemarketers and marketers getting a hold of your personal contact
information and bugging you with our services the domain privacy will show
blue hosting for for the site and not yours site lock
security find is security for your WordPress website and protects it from
hackers I done select this as there are really good free alternatives you'll see
code guard code guard creates daily backups and allows you to restore your
site with a click of a button in case something happens there are free
alternatives that work just the same SEO tools start you can keep unselected this
add-on will submit your site to search engines and provide a report on your
site ranking and keyword rankings submitting your site to search engines
you can do for free this isn't necessary to have all of these add-ons are
completely optional and up to you to get as you can see you're saving a lot for
this hosting package below that you will input your payment information I'm not
gonna fill this out for protection of personal information once your
information is filled in you want to select the I have read and agreed to
Bluehost privacy policy in terms of service
now click the submit button you are now brought to a page where you would choose
a password for your Bluehost account click the create your password button
input the password you would like click the I have read and agree to Bluehost
privacy policy in terms and conditions and click the next button you will now
be directed to a congratulations page click the blue login button to log in to
Bluehost Bluehost is also going to at this time email your dashboard login
information to the email address you provided you will now see pick your
theme Bluehost has a bunch of awesome free wordpress themes to choose from you
can select a theme now if you want to or below the themes you can click skip this
step if you choose a theme now you can always change the theme you pick without
any problem at a later date I'll be going over this in more detail later in
the video once you choose your free theme or click skip this step you'll be
at the page here stating all done click the button that says start building to
start building your fashion blog on WordPress once you click that and login
you will be at the WordPress dashboard this is what the WordPress dashboard
looks like it'll ask you a few questions as you can see if you don't need help
just click you don't need help option once you do
that you will see this page you will see blog post where you can add a new blog
post you will see where you can add new pages to your blog if you want to change
your navigation menus you can do so easily and if you are going to sell
products on your site you can install WooCommerce to do so on the far left you
will see tabs hover over them and get to learn them post is where you can add new
post pages is where you can add new pages the media tab is where your images
will show that you upload to your blog comments is where you can view comments
people leave on your blog plugins is where you can install plugins for your
blog almost any customization or feature that you would want more than likely
there's a plug-in already made for it appearance is where you can change the
look of your theme or change your theme to another one or a premium theme select
themes when you hover over appearance it will showcase free wordpress themes that
you can choose from if you select a most popular it will show you the most
popular free WordPress themes hover over a theme and click install and then click
activate to make the theme your WordPress theme you should also see add
new theme on this page this is where you can add a new theme if you got it from
another site or it is a premium theme a great resource I've used for several
years and recommend for professional WordPress themes that look like an award
winning design agency did your blog is theme forest this is the theme forest
homepage you can easily search for fashion blog WordPress via the search
bar it'll pull up a ton of fashion wordpress blog themes you can click
preview theme to see what they would look like live on the web
here's a few examples of fashion blog themes that are already pre-made for you
to input your information or change however you'd like you'll see they look
really good click the link in the description below to check out theme
forest and the top left of your WordPress dashboard you will see welcome
here or your site title towards the top of the page click this to view your site
to log in to your WordPress dashboard you can do so via the Bluehost cPanel or
by typing in your domain name with a slash WP dash
here's an example it'll bring up this page here just input your login
credentials to be logged into WordPress another great resource that is helpful
and used by over 500,000 users is the drag-and-drop editor called element or
page builder element or page builder makes starting and creating your
WordPress fashion blog easy you can make edits by dragging and dropping search
element or page builder on the plugins page and install and activate it if
you'd like to try it out Elementor has a free and paid version I provide a link
in the description so you can check out and compare the features of the free and
paid versions another great resource to check out is fiber fiber is a great
place to get tasks done for just $5 it is helpful if you need a logo or
something done I provide the link in the description below and that is how to
start a fashion blog on WordPress fashion blog tutorial for beginners if
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