These days, when you own a business, you pretty much have to have a presence on the internet. It’s usually the first place people turn to when looking for products and services, and marketing surveys constantly list blogs as one of the best tools for generating sales leads. To those of us who are not […]
How To Start A Blog Part II: Set Up A Free Blog At WordPress.com
Today I’ll walk you through how to set up a free blog at WordPress.com. There are other free blogging platforms out there, but I prefer WordPress. It’s super easy to set up and use, and since it’s free, you can try it and see what you think. Having said that, and even though I do have this […]
How To Start A Blog Part III: Domain Names and Web Hosting
This post is the first in the series that takes you through all the steps of setting up you own blog, and we start with the basics: getting your own domain name and setting up web hosting. So if you’re new to blogging and want to get your own blog up and running today, you’re […]
How To Start A Blog Part IV: Selecting a Theme
Once you have your domain name and web hosting all set up, it’s time to find a theme. Theme shopping is one of my favorite parts of setting up a new blog! A theme, also called a template, provides the basic layout and functions of your site. There are thousands of free themes available on […]
How To Start A Blog Part V: How To Install WordPress and Activate Your Theme
We have come to part five in this tutorial series on how to start a blog. Today, we’ll talk about installing WordPress and activating your theme, the final steps needed to get your self-hosted blog up and running. So far, we have gone over: the pros and cons of free vs. paid blogs how to […]
How To Start A Blog Part VI: Pages – What To Include, How To Publish
This is part 6 in our series on how to start a blog. As I’ve mentioned before, having an internet presence is a must these days if you run a business. It can be a blog, a website, or a blog set up as a website, and it doesn’t have to be elaborate or have […]
How To Start A Blog Part VII: Posts, Categories and Keywords
Today’s post in the “How to start a Blog” series covers how to publish posts and how to use categories and keywords. If you’re just joining this series now and want to catch up, this is what we have covered so far: the pros and cons of free vs. paid blogs how to set […]
How To Start A Blog Part VIII: WordPress Plugins
Today we’re talking about WordPress plugins, and this is the last post (for now) in my series about how to start blogging. In previous posts, we’ve talked about: free blogs vs. blogs where you own your domain name how to set up a free site getting a domain name and choosing a web host how to […]