How to Start a Blog 2020 (All You Need to Know)

You want to start blogging. Wow, I'm so thrilled you are here. In this article, I’m going to share with you the right steps to start blogging without any technical experience. But you need to read this article in full.

The Five Steps to Start a Blog

        1.    Niche (what to blog about)

        2.    Blogging Platform

        3.    Domain name & Hosting

        4.    Design & Optimizing

        5.    Publish Contents

Don’t hang on, by finding those steps strange. I will walk you through them right away.

What's a Blog

A blog is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries. Posts are typically displayed in reverse chronological order, so that the most recent post appears first, at the top of the web page.

WHY BLOGGING?

The “Why” has numerous reasons. Here are some of the most popular.

·  Make Money. Many bloggers are making lifetime income with a blog. It’s hard or not that complicated. But that’s determined by the type of niche you choose.

·     Boost Business. Blogging is a great opportunity for small or large companies the ability to reach millions of people at ease and little in cost.

·    Write Personal Niches. You can use blogs to write and share your personal stories, and can also build a community.

If you don’t find your way, stay focus and keep reading.

FAQ: How much does Blog Cost?

A blog cost $5 to $15 per month. But only when you use the method that I’m going to share with you.

FAQ: Can I Get a Free Domain For Blogging?

Yes. It’s possible but I don’t recommend that. Why? Many bloggers don’t really tell you that;

•         Web Builder’s don’t offer a free blog for goodness. They want to make money in one or other ways. They don’t make money from you when you are using their free service.
•         They limit monetization (i.e. earning money) without upgrades.
•     Free services have only basic features on them. As a newbie blogger, you may not know unless you grow.
•    When you grow your site, you might like to switch to a better platform. It’s very difficult and hiring cost hundreds of dollars.

Affording a paid blog might not work. Then I recommend you to use Blogger.

STEP 1: NICHE (WHAT TO BLOG ABOUT)

Individuals might find it difficult to choose their niche, but for Business, or organization, you just need your services or products your rendering to start a blog.

Niches might deeper by people’s perspectives, but here are the basics

• Hobby. Blog about what you love doing. Doing what you enjoy would lead to creating high-quality contents, so readers will like your blog too.
• Blog about something Detailed. Another effective way to pick a niche is blogging detailed topics. Something that has many branches. An example is marketing. Learn how to write detailed content.
• Evergreen Niche: choose an unforgettable niche, like food & recipes, fitness etc. This is the things that don’t get old and few people to write about them.

Sometimes you might think millions of people are writing about that niche. Well don’t feel bad, find something new and write about it.

STEP 2: BLOGGING PLATFORMS 

To start a blog, you need a blogging platform to use. They are many platforms for blogging. Few are Wordpress, Blogger, Squarespace, Wix, and Weebly. 

But I recommend Wordpress.

FAQ: What is the difference between Wordpress ~ org. and .com

• .Org: This is a self-hosted Wordpress service; it cost a little but gives much more control over your blog.
• .Com: This is a hosted Wordpress service, it’s free but it limits monetization (making money).

STEP 3: DOMAIN & HOSTING

Blogging platforms don’t publish your blog on the internet. To do that needs a server space, that’s a host. To get your article to publish to the internet when you have written them.

What host should you use?

For hosting I recommend Bluehost. Bluehost is the best hosting server so far. It has 3 Plans, and that is;

Prime is the best because it has Domain Privacy. Domain Privacy is what we want.

Get a Unique Domain

A domain is a web address. A unique domain helps to be found on search engine faster, so get a domain that is super unique.

In Bluehost, if you have a domain you can enter it in the box “I have a domain name”. 

If you don’t, Sometimes domain idea might evade, don’t worry just indicate by clicking “choose free domain later”. (on Bluehost).

If you are a Wordpress user you can start using your site right away. By just clicking the Bluehost login with Wordpress button.

STEP 3: DESIGN YOUR BLOG

Every blogging platform has some themes, you need to install some Plugins to set your site, and make it look good. 
You can use any theme for startup later you might change.
Designing a blog is very important, whether you are blogging to earn or some other purposes. You need attractive designs for your blog.

Your blog also needs to be super fast. When it's not, people are going to leave your site, and search engines hate that.
Your blog will be ranked lower in the first place, and you will not be able to earn something.

FAQ: I use my existing domain but it’s still temporary (Bluehost).

Don’t freak it takes 2 – 24 hours for the domain to be fully registered. Go on start editing your site, when it is ready, Bluehost will switch it for you.

STEP 4: PUBLISH CONTENTS

Your blog is not fully set until you start publishing contents; find something informative to write about. Learn how to create high-quality contents.

Conclusion

You want to start blogging. To do that there are just 5 steps to follow. 1. Niche (what to blog about) 2. Blogging Platform 3. Domain name & Hosting 4. Design & Optimizing 5. Publish Contents. Go on start now to get your dream blog.

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