how to start a profitable blog step-by-step for beginners hey guys
bryan with WP Cupid Blog and in this video i'm gonna be showing you how to
start a profitable blog step-by-step for beginners whether you be a technology
have no experience at blog starting or even if you are a pro this how to start
a profitable blog step by step for beginners will be perfect for you the
great thing about this tutorial is is extremely easy to follow along with even
if you have no experience in starting a profitable 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 going to cover is how to choose and register your own domain name for free
to have a profitable blog you have to have a domain name step 2 I'll be going
over how to choose a hosting provider to have a profitable blog you have to have
hosting step 3 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 where we'll be getting a free domain name in up to
63 percent off web hosting to have a profitable blog you have to have a
domain name for people to find your blog in web hosting that powers your blog a
little about Bluehost Bluehost powers over 2 million websites
worldwide in over eight hundred and 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 profitable 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 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 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 that 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've 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 are now brought to a create your account page this is where you'll 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 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 it out on
that a 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 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 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 of
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 will choose
a password for your Bluehost account click to 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 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 a
theme now you can always change a 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 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 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 have used for several years and recommend for professional
WordPress themes that look like an award winning designing and she did your blog
is themed forest this is the theme forest homepage you
can easily search for blog wordpress view the search bar or the industry your
blog will be in to find premium WordPress themes it will 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 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 elementary
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 fiber fiber is a great
place to get desk 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 profitable blog step by step 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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