Hello guys, if you are looking for a complete guide on Blogging with WordPress then this post is for you. Before getting started you will require only two things – domain and hosting (server). If you don’t know about these don’t worry, we will explain everything in this post.
However if you are looking for a completely free blogging experience you may look into this post – How to start Blogging with Blogger – Completely Free of Cost.
Domain and Hosting
You may think like Hosting or Server is the main component of your website in fact this is your website itself because every server comes with it’s own address. But this address is generally in numeric format (IP Address) so we are simply adding a nickname to this address which is called Domain. Here is an example –
| IP Address | Domain |
| 178.16.128.137 | trickszone.in |
- Updating Name Servers
- Updating A Record
- URL Forwarding
Choose your preferred way to connect them wait for a few minutes. Generally it takes upto a few minutes or maximum it will take 24 hours. To check just hit yourwebsite.com in your browser, if it opens with an default page from your hosting provider that means your domain and hosting are connected successfully. You are now ready to install WordPress in your server or hosting.
WordPress
WordPress is basically Free and open source CMS that helps to build and manage multifunctional websites or blogs very efficiently with a user friendly built in dashboard. You do not need any coding knowledge to start blogging with WordPress. Once you installed it successfully on your server you can easily manage your web pages and design the entire website using a very interactive dashboard it provides at yourwebsite.com/wp-admin.
Getting Started with WordPress
1. Select Theme
After installing wordpress login to your admin dashboard and select a theme for your website depending on the niche of your website. There are already thousands of free themes available in your wordpress dashboard. Just go to Appearance >> Theme >> Add New Theme, then select your favourite theme and activate it.
If you are confused selecting topic of your website you may follow this post – Top 11 Blogging Niches 2024 – Low Competition & High Traffic
2. Upload Logo and icon
After selecting theme go to Appearance >> Customize >> Site Identity. Now upload your logo and icon of your website and publish it. You can also edit your logo and site title from that page.
3. Permalinks
Permalinks are the singe post links. Whenever you will publish a new post a new permalink will be generated. The default permalink structure is plain. Make it post name by going to Setting >> Permalinks >> post name.
4. Creating Categories
Now create a few categories for your posts by clicking on Posts >> Categories. You can select one or more categories while posting an article.
5. Posting an Article
Now it’s time to post your unique thoughts in the form of articles in your website. For creating a new post click on New >> Post. A very user friendly article writing dashboard will be opened and you can easily write your post with proper heading and subheadings. Don’t forget to include a relevant featured image to your post. Publish it and share your post link with your friends.
WordPress Plugins
Plugins are basically extensions of WordPress contributed by WordPress community. There are thousands of plugins available in your plugin section for both free and paid basis. Mostly they are free of cost but few offers premium subscriptions. They are the extra features you can add into your website. Just search the feature you want or simply enter your plugin name and install it with a click. Few useful plugins are –
- Social sharing plugins
- SEO plugins
- Caching plugins
- Custom page builders
- Form builders
- Sticky Chat buttons
Earning Money
Before generating revenue from your blog you need to make sure with a few things. Your contents should be 100% self written or organic without a single AI-written sentence, your website should have at least 20+ organic and quality posts and at least you are getting 1,000 organic visitors monthly. after that you can simply generate revenue by placing ads in your website. Google Adsense would be the best choice for that. Just Register your website in Adsense and after approval you can show ads in your website and earn money on every single ad click from your viewers.
Conclusion
I hope you like the post gained some information about Blogging. If your motive is just to write blog and having a cool website or if you want to make money by writing articles, WordPress would be the best choice for both purpose.