How to Start a WordPress Blog

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How to Start a WordPress Blog

• By Geeky plug

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What is WordPress?

• WordPress is a CMS (Content Management System).
  It is one of the most popular and powerful tool
  to create a blog or website.
• It is open source. Anyone can use or modify the
  software for free.
• WordPress give you the power to manage your
  online property on your own.
• It is loaded with features and with a single
  click you can use these.
• It is very easy to customize website supporting
  WordPress.
• More than 30 of the web is powered by WordPress.

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Benefits of Blogging

• Huge boost in creative skills
• It is fun and rewarding.
• Surely better than the regular 9 to 5 job
• Opportunity to learn new skills every now and
  then.
• Improvement in writing and thinking abilities.
• Increase in confidence.

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The Process

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Step 1- Selecting Niche

• A niche or a topic is something your blog is
  based on.
• The vision for the blog will be based on this
  topic.
• The topic should be something that excites you
  and most importantly you enjoy talking about..
• It is not important to be an expert on the
  subject.
• The key to success is the willingness to learn
  with each passing day and passion

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Various Topics you can Blog on

• Food and cooking
• Fashion
• Technology
• Sports
• Health
• Politics
• Music
• Arts and Crafts
• Film and Photography
• Parenting and many more

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Step 2- Getting Hosting and Domain Name

• Your domain name is the name of the blog on the
  internet. It is your brand name.
• For example- The domain name for this blog is 
  geekyplug.com and the brand name is Geeky Plug.
• Avoid using misspelled name. 
• Try to get a .com extension first
• Avoid using numbers and hyphens in the names.
• Select a name that can be converted into a brand
  rather than a personal name
• Stay away from using copyrighted material as
  using it can get you into a lot of trouble
• Get your free domain name with Bluehost

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Web Hosting

• Web hosting is a service which is used to publish
  a website or a webpage on the web.
• You can find tons of hosting providers online but
  I highly recommend using Bluehost. Here are a few
  reasons why
• Bluehost is one of the recommended hosting
  providers by WordPress.org
• Over 2 million websites are hosted on Bluehost.
• The support offered is 24/7 and is incredibly
  fast.
• Bluehost offers hassle-free 1 click WordPress
  installations.
• They offer a free domain and SSL certificates
  with the hosting packages.
• You can use this link and get a discount

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Step 3- Installing WordPress

• Installing WordPress can be done in a few ways
  and is dependent on your hosting provider.
• It is just a 5 minute process if you are using
  Bluehost. In case you face difficulties you can
  use this in-depth guide or contact the customer
  service.
• Bluehost offers one click installations and trust
  me you need very little technical knowledge.

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Step 4- Creating your first Post

• WordPress has a very user friendly and easy to
  understand interface.
• It is similar to application we use on daily
  basis such as Word or Gmail.
• Once you are in the dashboard. On the left side
  youll have post button.
• Click that button or hover over it youll find an
  option to add new post.
• Just click on that, you can now easily figure out
  where to enter the title and body of the post.
• You can edit the post using the toolbar.
• Once done hit publish.
• Congrats you have created your first post

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Congrats! You now have created your Self hosted
WordPress Blog

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