tutorial on how to start up a new blog

Are you looking to create your own blog but don’t know how to start? You might think the best thing to do is to hire someone to create your blog. Stop! There’s no reason to hire someone to build your blog when you can do it yourself. How can you do that? You just need some simple tools to help you get it done. In fact, with these tools, you could have your blog up and running within the hour. That’s right! Just one hour! Before you know the tips to help you get a blog started, you need to understand that you must get the right domain name and have a reliable web hosting service. And, with so many to choose from, you need to find one that will ensure you’ll have the best performance possible for your blog – speed, up-time, stability, etc. What’s a Domain? For those folks who aren’t that internet savvy, a domain is what your blog’s key address is. Most people call it a URL and it looks a little like the following www.forexample.com. Keep in mind that the domain, on its own, isn’t going to represent your blog. It’s just a place to point people in your direction after you’ve created the blog. Thus, your blog must have a hosting service since this is what gives the Internet the space it needs to support its content. After you’ve got both the web hosting service and domain name set up, which should take you no more than 15 minutes, it’s time to determine how you want the blog to show up. To help you understand how to start a blog, this article will use the ever-popular CMS platform called WordPress. There are really just 5 simple steps to making your own blog and once we have been through the 5 steps below you will be up and running in no time. Are you ready to starting making your blog? Then let’s get going. Step 1 – Registering Your Domain When you go to register the domain name you want to use, you need to be careful what you name it. Visitors/Customers get a first impression of you, your blog and the business with your domain name. - Does the name sound catchy? - Is it something people will easily remember? - Is it descriptive and short? - Will it have the right extensions to it (.com, .net or .org) Keep in mind that what you choose for a domain name will have a factor in the search engines ability to find you. When someone using Google or Yahoo to type in “lose weight fast” or “kettlebell exercises”, your domain name should be something that matches these phrases. When you do this, users will often pick blogs with URLs that are similar to the phrase they use or relevant to the topic. Firstly you must choose your domain registrar. The world’s number one domain registrar is Godaddy.com To get started, you’ll need to go to the Godaddy.com. This should take you to a page that allows you to search for domain names you can buy. Keep in mind that you should only look for the following extensions to use for your blog: .com, .net or .org. The reason is that they are commonly used and most people know them and often try them first when searching for a particular URL. Once you get there your screen should look something like this so type your desired url into the search box, then click on GO. Once you’ve got a domain name you can use, click on the add button to continue the registration process. GoDaddy will ask if you’d like to purchase additional extensions and list them so you can consider them. Or, if the domain you want for your blog isn’t available with the extension you want, it’ll list the others to consider using for your blog. Unless you have the desire to purchase the extra extensions, just click the extension you want and move forward. Now that you have your domain name for your blog, you’ll need to complete the registration process. You’ll have a variety of payment options to consider as well as how long you want the blog’s domain name for. Consider the 12-month registration so renewal will occur every year but you can always add additional time at anytime. You’ll also be shown offers for privacy protection and web hosting services. There’s no reason for any of that so decline them. If you want web hosting, you may consider using the GoDaddy web hosting service but it would be better to use another web hosting service that we will go through in step 2. After you have bought the domain name for your blog, you’ll receive an email, which will be a receipt with all sorts of important information in it. Save this… never know when you might need it! Now, you’re the proud owner of your own domain name! That wasn’t so difficult, was it?!