how to start a sports blog WordPress sports blog tutorial hey guys Bryan with
WP Cupid blog and in this video I'm gonna be showing you how to start a
sports blog step-by-step whether you're new be a technology have no experience
at blog starting or even if you are a pro this how to start a sports blog
WordPress sports 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 sports blog by following this tutorial
video you will have your WordPress sports blog set up in as little as 10
minutes at the end of this video you will have your sports WordPress blog
successfully started I'm going to be providing you with a bunch of helpful
resources that will help you in your sports blogging journey towards the end
of this 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 sports 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
sports 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 sports 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 where we will be getting a free domain name in 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 sports blog a little
about Bluehost blew those powers over two 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 sports 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
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'd 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 what you ever 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'd enter in over on the right for the new domain you can select if you want it
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're 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 to receive 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 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 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 their
services the domain privacy will shell Bluehost information for the site and
not yours site lock security find is security for your WordPress website and
protects it from hackers ID unselect this is their
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 rankings
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 agreed to Bluehost privacy policy in terms of service now click the
submit button you are now brought to a page where we 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 agreed 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 login button to log into
Bluehost Bluehost is also going to at this time email your dashboard login
information so 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 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 sports blog on WordPress once you click that
log in you will be at the WordPress dashboard this is what the WordPress
dashboard looks like it will 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 posts
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 vlog almost
any customization or feature that you would like 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 the 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 sports blog WordPress be of the search
bar it'll pull up a ton of sports 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 sports 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 into 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 Elementor page builder element or page builder
makes starting and creating your WordPress sports 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 in paid version I've 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 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
provided a link in the description below and that is how to start a sports blog
WordPress sports blog tutorial 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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