{"id":20008,"date":"2022-01-02T18:14:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/?p=20008"},"modified":"2022-06-20T02:39:33","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T02:39:33","slug":"how-to-start-a-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/how-to-start-a-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Start a Blog – The Definitive Guide for Beginners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thinking about starting a blog? Whether you want to blog for fun or blog for your business (because blogging is content marketing 101, yo!), everyone starts out with the exact same basics you\u2019re going to ready about in this post.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m going to show you the exact steps you need to follow to set up a blog, no technical skills required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t worry\u2014I\u2019ll walk you through every step with lots of screenshots and answer all your questions in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why should you take my advice? Because I\u2019ve been blogging for 15 years. I started back in 2003 when LiveJournal was a thing, then switched to WordPress in 2005. Back then, most people wrote blogs like diaries, so that\u2019s exactly what I did, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But around 2007 I started building WordPress websites for friends and family, and then for non-profits, before getting a job in content marketing for a web development company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, I finally made the jump to working for myself as a full-time blogger, writing professionally for a variety of different websites. I get paid to blog and I love it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But my journey to this point has involved a heck of a lot of work, mistakes, and figuring stuff out on my own. This is the blog post I wish I had when I started blogging 15 years ago.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Basic Steps to Starting a Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Setting up a blog in 2022 is sooo much easier than it was back in 2003, believe me! It\u2019s not difficult at all to set up a website from scratch, even with no tech know-how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s no coding or complicated stuff required. In fact, if you follow this guide exactly, you\u2019ll have your own blog set up in under 30 minutes! Pretty cool, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the basic steps that you’ll follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Decide What You Want to Blog About<\/a><\/li>
  2. Choose a Blogging Platform<\/a><\/li>
  3. Choose a Web Host and Domain<\/a><\/li>
  4. Set Up WordPress<\/a><\/li>
  5. Start Using Your Blog<\/a> (we’ll break this into a few sections to make it easier to follow)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Just a quick note: This guide isn\u2019t about using WordPress.com<\/a>. Yes, it\u2019s one way to start blogging, but it\u2019s also severely limiting. So in this guide, I\u2019m going to show you how to start blogging on your very own website using self-hosted WordPress. This is the approach I recommend to everyone who wants more control over how their blog looks and works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why Start a Blog?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Before we dive into the tutorial for starting your blog, let\u2019s back up a minute because I\u2019m interested to know one question: Why do you want a blog?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    At its heart, blogging is about sharing your knowledge with the world.<\/strong> It\u2019s important to blog about what you are passionate about, whether it\u2019s crochet, tips for winning Agricola, scoping out the best brunch spots in your city, or smashing your competition with content marketing. Because when you write with passion, your readers are going to love reading your blog posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here are some of the most popular reasons why people start a blog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n