how to start a blog from scratch a blogging for beginners hey guys bryan
with wp cupid blog and in this video i'm going to be showing you how to start a blog
from scratch blogging for beginners whether you are a newbie at technology or have no
experience at blog starting or even if you are a pro this how to start a blog
from scratch will be perfect for you the great thing about this tutorial is it's
extremely easy to follow along with even if you have no experience in starting a
blog by following this tutorial video you will have your blog set up in as
little as 10 minutes at the end of this video you will have your blog
successfully started I'm going to be providing you with a bunch of helpful
resources that will help you in your blog starting journey towards the end of
the video so stay tuned the first step I'm gonna cover is how to choose and
register your own domain name for free so I have a 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 three is getting your blog set up for
free with the most popular blogging software today the blogging platform is
WordPress if you want your blog to rank reach success etc WordPress is the way
to go if you don't have time to start your 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 that 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 blog you have to have
a main name for people to find your blog in web hosting that powers your blog a
little about Bluehost Bluehost powers over two million websites worldwide in
over eight hundred fifty thousand blogs around the world they are also
recommended by WordPress themselves since 2005 they instantly install
WordPress for you which makes starting a blog 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 thirty days I do want to mention
that the link is the affiliate link and I 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 see three different options you'll see a
basic plan + 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 we 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 enter it in over on the right for the
new domain you can select if you want to be a.com
dotnet dot org etc dot-com is the most popular domain extensions 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 were 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 input a
phone number and lastly the best email for you as you'll get emailed a receipt
of payment and 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 you purchase your hosting for
I'm gonna select the 12 months package 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 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 their
services the domain privacy will shell Bluehost information for the site and
not yours site lock security fine is security for your WordPress website and
protects it from hackers I don't 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 the search engines and
provide a report on your site ranking in keyword ranking
submitting your site to search engines you can do for free this isn't necessary
to have all 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've
read and agree to Bluehost Privacy Policy and 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 to create your password button and
put the password you would like click the I have read and agree to Bluehost
privacy policy and terms and conditions and click the next button you will now
be directed to a congratulations page click the blue log in 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 that you can 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 the
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 blog on WordPress once you click that in log in 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 that you
don't need help option once you do that you will see this page you will see blog
posts where you can add 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 plug-ins for your blog almost any customization or feature that you
would want more than likely there's a plug-in already made
for appearance is where you can change the look of your theme or change your
theme to another one or a premium theme select theme when you hover over
appearance it will showcase free wordpress themes that you can choose
from if you select 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
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 blog wordpress via the search bar or the industry your blog will be in
to find premium WordPress themes it'll pull up a ton of 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 the blog WordPress themes that are already
pre-made for you to input your information or change however you like
you'll see they look really good click the link in the description below to
check out theme forest in 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 admin 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 elements or page builder
element or page builder makes starting and creating your WordPress 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 Fiverr fiber is a great place to kick - 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 blog from scratch
blogging for beginners if you have any questions get in touch
as I'm here to help you with anything you need alright guys thanks for
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