How To Start A Blog With Pictures

Gaming Style Politics/Social Justice/Activism Cooking/Food Travel Business/Company

If you have a job that required you to sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement), you should avoid discussing activities or topics outlined in the NDA. Blogging about other people is fine as long as you don’t harass or discriminate against them, but be aware that they may see your content and retaliate.

Teach something — Best-suited to instructional blogs (e. g. , DIY projects). Document your experience — Good for travel blogs, fitness challenges, and so on. Entertain — Well-suited to a variety of mediums such as comedy writing, fan-fiction, and so on. Call to action — Commonly used for your business or company blog. Inspire others — This is a category that can stand on its own, but may best fit any of the other intentions in this section. “Spread Awareness” - Useful for news blogs.

You shouldn’t outright copy a blog you admire, but you can take inspiration from the tone, layout, or language used for the blog content itself. Seeing really popular and awesome blogs in your niche can pull you towards plagiarizing the writing style or even the content, but be sure to just take inspiration from it, you will be discovered someday or another if you plagiarize.

Blog name — Come up with a name that you feel comfortable sharing with others. This may be a combination of your interests, your blog’s content, and/or a nickname; just make sure that your blog’s title is both unique and easy to remember. Blog design — You probably won’t be able to design your blog’s layout exactly the way you want to, but having a general idea of the color scheme and font type before you go to create your blog will make it easier to find a template you like.

Open the service’s website on your computer. Create an account (preferably a free one to start). Enter your desired blog name, then pick a URL. Select a blog layout and any other requested details.

You might even consider using the blog’s address in your bio or as your “Company Website” on social media.

Keyword generator sites such as http://ubersuggest. io/ or https://keywordtool. io/ will come up with a list of words that relate to your blog’s topic. Re-check the keywords you use every time you create a blog post. If you fit the keywords into your posts in a natural way, search engines will be more likely to pick up on your blog than if you just scatter them throughout the posts.

You may get bonus points for original photos. Users tend to appreciate visual input alongside text, so adding images to your blog is a good idea even if you aren’t worried about search engine optimization.

Missing a post by a day or two once in a while is fine, though you should consider making a note on social media that your post will be late. Fresh content will also help keep your blog near the top of search engine results.

What would you like to name your site? — Enter your blog’s name here. What will your site be about? — Type in a one-word category, then click a category that fits your blog in the resulting drop-down menu. What’s the primary goal you have for your site? — Type in a one-word category, then click a category that fits your blog in the resulting drop-down menu. How comfortable are you with creating a website? — Click one of the numbers at the bottom of the page.

Don’t include the “www” or “. com” part of the URL here.

Open your WordPress email inbox in a new tab. Click the “Activate [blog name]” email from “WordPress”. Click Click here to Confirm Now in the email body. Close the tab once it finishes loading.

You might want to click Free in the upper-right side of the page to see results for free themes only.

If you don’t have a Google Account, create one before proceeding.

You can also click SKIP below this section to add a photo later.

If Google indicates that the address is already taken, you’ll need to choose a different address.

The theme determines how your blog will appear.