How to Start a Blog – the straight to the point version

by consistentlyprocrastinating | Sep 10, 2019 | How to Blog

How to Start a Blog – the straight to the point version

There is no shortage of information out there teaching you how to start a blog. Personally, I even have another blog that shares all kinds of tips on getting started blogging. Originally, I started blogging with that blog because I was struggling to find my calling or my niche. I loved learning about blogging so I just started blogging about what I have learned.

I am no expert for sure but I do know more than the average Joe. When someone can confidently answer any blogging question that is thrown at them, I would consider that person to be an expert on blogging. I can not do that. But I do know someone who can!

She is the reason I have any blog at all, to be honest. See, I had come across this idea to blog from home back in 2008. It was all over my head so I pushed it away and actually got myself signed up for something else that was three times as expensive and three times as hard…I was young and naive.

Then I stumbled across blogging again in 2010. This time I decided to do it even though I was definitely broke (from the first flop). With no money I had no choice but to just read every blog post I could find on blogging.

I tried and failed

I tried and failed. Then fast forward to 2017 when I came across Suzi and all of her amazing blog posts and products! She was fairly new at the time so her only real product she had was her Blog by Number eBook and Course.

I purchased the course for $37 and it spoke straight to me! It was like she was right there guiding me through it all! Before finding Suzi I even purchased a membership to a different site that got me nowhere but watched very long and boring videos for months.

So needless to say I had tried my fair share of different avenues before finding Suzi. Now it is 2019 and I have technically three different blogs but only two that I actually blog on. The one you are on right now I just started this summer. The other one is, as I mentioned before, all about blogging.

Suzi now has a bunch of different courses and has really made a big name for herself! She has been featured on many big websites and has helped thousands of others start blogs as well!

She makes over $30,000 a month and was able to retire her husband and now they both blog from home with their three kids. Pretty cool!

If you want to check out her course that has helped and so many others get started blogging, then click here to head on over to learn more!

But if you aren’t quite to that commitment level and you are looking for a straight to the point answer on getting started blogging then keep on reading!

Hosting

There are really only 3 things you need to start a blog. There is a bunch more to run a blog as a successful business but only three to get started. The first thing you need is hosting. There are free ways out there to start a blog but then you run into issues such as you don’t technically own your blog. If you don’t pay for your own hosting and you choose to go the free route then at any time that site can take your blog down.

I have heard horror stories about bloggers who have built their blogs up for years just for it to be taken down because they were using a free site instead of paying for hosting. Also with those free sites, they don’t usually allow you to monetize your blog which is why most people blog to begin with.

It is just much safer to pay the $3-$5 a month for your blog to be safely hosted and all yours. I use SiteGround to host my blog. It came highly recommended by not just Suzi but many other bloggers I follow and I have been using them since 2017 with no issues! They offer live chat and make life super easy when you need help setting up all the technical stuff for your blog.

Domain Name

Next, you will need a domain name for your blog. The domain name is the URL or web address of your blog. You will most likely what it to be the same as the name of your blog.

SiteGround offers domain name services too so you can bundle those all together or you can purchase it through NameCheap as I do. They seem to have better prices and less hassle at checkout then for example GoDaddy.

This is all completely up to you but either way, to have a blog you for sure have to get a domain name. They run on average about $8-$15. Nothing too crazy.

Install WordPress

Once you have your hosting and domain name all set up and connected (again use the live chat with SiteGround if you need any help) then the last step is to install WordPress. This is the platform bloggers use to actually build their blogs.

At first, WordPress can seem overwhelming but once you get the hang of it, it is really easy to navigate!

That’s It

That’s it! You now officially have a blog! That is not all there is to blogging but that is, in a nutshell, all there is to starting a blog. The rest of the process is much more detailed but you can learn as you go!

If you are like me and you like to know all the details there is to something right away then I can definitely help you out there. I have a ton of resources that I am more than willing to share with you! Some are mine and some are from other awesome bloggers!

I know that not everyone is going to learn everything they need to know about blogging from me. I follow many different bloggers and I resonate with each of them in different ways! We all learn differently and we all need more help in different areas. Trust me I get it!

Here are some more resources to help you rock your new blog!

Vanessa

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