how to start a blog for dummies blogging for dummies hey guys Bryan with WP
Cupid blog and in this video I'm gonna be showing you how to start a blog for
dummies blogging for dummies whether a newbie technology have no experience at
blog starting or even if you are a pro this how to start a blog for dummies
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 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 gonna 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 to 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 giving 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 feed the link that I provided in the description if you already have
it Bluehost is we will be getting a free domain name and up to 63 percent off web
hosting to have a blog you have to have a domain name for people to find your
blog and 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're 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 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 in a
prime plan I recommend going with the basic plan and then you can always scale
up whenever you'd like if you have more than one website then
you want to choose you the plus plan or prime plan I'm gonna choose the basic
plan for this tutorial is 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 the domain name that we want completely free or if you
already have a domain name you internet in over on the right for the new domain
you can select if you want to be a dot-com dotnet org etc dot-com is the
most popular domain extension so I 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 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 account 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 save 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 a 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 ID unselect 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 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 have
read and agree 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 of read and agreed 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 into 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 the 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 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 post 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 really you 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 it appearance is where you can change the look of your
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 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 as a premium theme a great resource I
abused for several years and recommend for professional WordPress themes that
look like an award winning design agency did your blog is themed forest this is
the theme forest homepage you can easily search for blog WordPress be of 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 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 element 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
provided 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 get tasks done for just $5 it is helpful if
you need a logo or something done I provided a link in the description below
and that is how to start a blog for dummies blogging for beginners if you
have any questions get in touch as I'm here to help you with anything you need
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