Create a Blog Website from the Ground Up
You have something to say and you think that blogging will help you say it...but just how do you do it. Should you check out the various blogging platforms, have your own...what? This article will help you with creating your own blog website.
Steps
- Decide on a name. You want something that 'flows'. Something that is descriptive, flows, and if you want to become known at all, is brand worthy.
- Decide if you want your own blog on your own site, or if you want to use one of the many blogging platforms. Those are ones like Blogspot, Wordpress, and many others. Don't limit yourself to those two, they are just a place to begin looking. You might find a better fit with one of the lesser known ones. Use your favorite search engine to find one.
- Create an account on your chosen blog site (if you choose that method).
- This is probably a better method for those who just plan on blogging for your friends and family.
- Be aware that creating your own blog site on your own domain is not free. The advantage is that you have much more administrative control with it and much more flexibility.
- Find a site that allows you to register your domain name. This is only necessary if you are creating your own blog on your own website.
- Find a server. Basically, a server will be the place that your blog/domain calls home. Depending on who you know and what you find, this can cost a minimal amount per month, or be a yearly cost, or be free.
- Get an account on the server. You will need to have an account there for you to get the information that you will put on your domain once you have acquired it.
- Find out what the nameserver information is on the server. That is the information that you will need to plug into wherever you bought your domain from.
- It will look something like ns20.nameserver.com and ns21.nameserver.com.
- Wait for the information from the server you have. It will have information as to how to do many of the things that you will need to do to start a blog.
- The information that you get will depend on the software that they use. One very popular server software is Install a Database in cPanel.
- Find some blogging software. Things that you will want to take into consideration are ease of use and cost.
- Using more popular software has the huge advantage of being able to find themes for it. Themes are what make up the look of your blog and can truly make it or break it.
- Log into your account. Your initial screen should tell you the options that you have with your website. One thing that you will want to do is set up an email account or accounts.
- Install Wordpress (or your chosen software) onto your domain. You might be able to have your domain server support load it onto the domain.
- If that isn't an option, check your dashboard (you may call it something different) for your domain.
- You should have a variety of options for you. In cPanel, it is under Fantastico De Luxe.
- Find out the various options that you have for submitting articles to your blog. Some ways are:
- Using a particular email address and email articles to your blog.
- Entering your articles straight into a data interface on your domain.
- Create Add Wordpress Categories on your blog. It may seem unnecessary now, but you will want to have some kind of order in your blog and categories help you do that.
- Look for plugins. Some plugins that you might want are for:
- Be Safe on Social Networking Sites
- Site Administration
- Create SEO and Audience Friendly Title Tags (Search Engine Optimization)
- Site Statistics
- Formatting tools
- Make an entry into your blog. This can help you decide if anything is missing.
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