How to start a blog, A guide for writers

Every writer needs a platform to share thoughts and experiences to the general public. The cheapest and the reliable means to do this is to start a blog. The online platform is one platform that is exposed to thousands of visitors worldwide.

Before creating your blog, you have to first decide what you are writing on. Then you are good to go. But there are few steps you have to considered when doing this. give the blog you about to create a name and register it. After registering the domain name, consider hosting the blog with an appropriate hosting plan and install. Down here is a guide on how to create a blog.
Deciding the Domain Name when you start a blog

When you are deciding the domain name to use for your blog, it is pertinent to sit down and quietly think on many ideas as it comes. Chose a name that is related to the niche you are blogging on. For instance, Your desire niche is freelancing under Ghostwriting, you can chose a name like naij.com or infowaka.com Think extensively and come out with something different.

Is this difficult?

then try using a synonym tool that can generate another name from the named you had earlier. Remember that a good domain name will help you to rank very well.


Claiming your domain name

After deciding on the name of your domain, go ahead and claim it by purchasing the domain name. If you are in Nigeria, you can choose to purchase the domain from our own man Ugohost.com or you can get it with from the popular Bluehost. This domain company offers a free domain name for new websites.

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Bluehost may not be interesting, but alternatively you can register the blog’s name manually with just 10 dollars only. It is advisable that you chose a .com domain name. in case you are focusing a particular geographical entity like U.K or Nigeria, then you can think of using .com.ng or .ng or .co.uk. Example ghostwriters.ng. If any of the above option is taken, then think of rename the domain.
Choosing a blogging platform

The next thing to consider is choosing a blogging platform. The most renowned platform to use is Wordpress. This platform is used by more than 78 million people and has been proven to be the best blogging platform.

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One good thing about wordpress is that it is a free blogging platform with best support, themes, templates and easy to customize .

How about Blogger and Tumblr?

If you are not convenient with wordpress or you feel it is costly, you could explore Blogger or Tumblr. The duo are easy to use and look cheaper because you don’t have to purchase any hosting or a domain name.

Sometimes good things are usually not effective. With Blogger or Tublr, your domain will look like http://domainname.tumblr.com or http://domainname.bogspot.com. This looks so amateur.

These hosting plans are not effective as wordpress and they generates low traffic especially organic traffic. I recommend that you use wordpress when you wants to start a blog. In case you did not know, your site is controlled by them and they can choose to do whatever with your website. However, if you not convenient with WP you can start a blog Tumblr or Blogger to learn blogging, but a more professional site will avoid using them.
Setting up your web hosting

If you have chosen to host under WP, the next step is to set up a web host. Your web host is a space where you can upload and store the contents of your website. Setting up a web host is simple and straight forward- just move to your host example Bluehost and create an account with them.

I love Bluehost. Do you know why?

Bluehost is relatively cheap and cost about 4.95 dollar per month. That’s so cheap and the maximum you have to spend except you are buying a premium theme. After creating the hosting account, It will take you only one click to install the host function.


Setting up WordPress

Using Bluehost to set up a wordpress is extremely easy and reliable compare to other host. When setting up a wordpress. With Bluehost, you don’t have to be disturbed about setting up your database and effecting changes on your site’s code.

When you logged in to your dashboard, click on the install wordpress button and get the software installed on your blog.

Once this is done, visit www.yourdomainname.com(.ng/.org/.uketc)/wp-admin and login straight to your dashboard.

Congratulations!

You can start designing your site and create unique contents.
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