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How to Create a Blog - Tutorial for Beginners
People feel the need to share their thoughts and opinion with other people. Nowadays the most effective way to do that is to create your own blog. But how to start your own blog? Fortunately, starting a blog site is a really easy task.
You do not need to know anything about web design or development to start blogging.
All you need to do is open a hosting account where you can have a blog application installed and activated.
How to start a WordPress blog?
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All you need to do is open a hosting account, where you can have the Wordpress application installed. Here at HostMonster they offer FREE Wordpress installation!
Once you have your Wordpress blog installed, you need to log in to the WordPress administration area from where you can write posts and articles, manage comments, change your theme, etc. To log in the WP admin panel, navigate to the WP login page or directly type the URL in your browser:
http://www.yourdomainname.com/wp-admin/
Writing a post in WordPress
Writing posts and pages is the core activity in WP. You can start your editorial experience by clicking the Add New button located in the Posts menu:
You can proceed with entering the desired content. Once you are ready, the new post can be published just by clicking the Publish button.
Creating pages in WordPress
Creating individual pages in WordPress is quite similar to writing a post. You should simply click Add New in the Pages menu.
When you are ready with your new page, click Publish to save it.
Other Options
I've just discussed the easiest way to set up a blog with hosting and domain name included. There are other ways of doing it if you're so inclined. The option you choose will usually depend on how seriously you take your blog.
Free Blogging Service such as Blogger
This option is popular with amateur bloggers. Although this is the easiest way to set up a blog, it can cause you problems in the future.
When you sign up for these free services, you don't get your own domain name. So, instead of having "myblog.com", you will have something like "myblog.blogspot.com". This will cause problems if you ever decide to get your own domain name. This is because all your old links won't work once you change to your domain name. Users finding your blog from a search engine will encounter a "Page not found" error.
Another problem with these free blogging accounts is that the blogging service has the power to completely destroy your blog. For example, if the blogging service went out of business, you'd lose your whole blog. You'd then have to start all over again.
A lot of people choose the wrong option for their needs.