how to start a science blog science
blogging 101 for beginners hey guys
bryan with wp cupid blog and in this
video I'm gonna be showing you a
complete science blogging 101 for
beginners tutorial on how to start a
science blog whether you're new be a
technology have no experience a blog
starting or even if you are a pro this
science blogging 101 for beginners
tutorial video 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 and setting up a science blog
by following this tutorial video you
will have your science blog set up in as
little as 10 minutes at the end of this
video you will have your science blog
successfully started I'm gonna be
providing you with a bunch of helpful
resources that will help you in your
science 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 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 WordPress blog right - 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 Bluehost is will be getting
a free domain name and up to 63 percent
off web hosting make sure you click the
link in the description to get this
great deal to have a science blog you
have to have a domain name for a few
people to find your blog and web hosting
that powers your WordPress 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
blog that much easier
they provide 24/7 support via chat email
and phone and they have a 30-day
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first 30 days
I do want to mention that the link is an
affiliate link and I receive a
commission which helps support this
channel and upses 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 + 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 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 demain 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 it
to be a.com dotnet dot 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 in put a phone number and
lastly the best email for you I shall
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 the main 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 through the main privacy will
show Bluehost information for the site
and not yours site lock security fine 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
it 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 paid tool we'll choose a
password for your Bluehost account click
the create your password button input
the password you would like click the
I've read and agree to Bluehost Privacy
Policy and Terms & 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 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 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 ear stating all
done click the button that says start
building to start building your blog on
WordPress once you click that and 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
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 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 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
creative market this is a creative
market wordpress blog themes page you
can easily browse wordpress blogging
premium themes click on them and get a
live preview of themes as you can see
here here's a few examples of premium
WordPress 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 creative market 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 an element
or page builder element or page builder
it 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
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 dollars it is
helpful if you need a logo or something
done I provided a link in the
description below and that is my science
blogging 101 for beginners tutorial
video on how to start a science blog if
you have any questions get in touch as
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