The entire earning process Setting up and setting up your blog should only take about 20 minutes. After that, your blog will be online and ready for you to start posting!
Before you can start posting, there are two things you need to do:
1. Choose a domain name.
Already have a registered domain? Jump to #2
The domain name of this blog is theblogstarter.com. If you type that domain name into an Internet browser anywhere in the world, you will be redirected to this site.
Good blog names are unique and descriptive, so your audience will immediately know what they are about. try your blog.
Another option is to simply use your own name. For example, I have registered scottchow.com. You can also add your middle name or middle initial if you find your name is already taken.
Many of the best bloggers use their own name as a domain name. This has the added benefit of preventing someone else from registering your name, allowing you to protect your “virtual real estate.”
Need help finding a name for your blog? Send me a message and I’ll help you personally (for free)!
Once you have some ideas for a blog name, you’ll need to choose a domain extension. .com is the standard gold, but .net and .org work just as well. I suggest you stay away from other extensions like .us or .biz as they are not as familiar to most people.
The domain name you want may already be in use. This happens to all of us. In fact, it happened to me with this site. Blogstarter.com was already in use, so I chose theblogstarter.com. If you find that your desired name is already taken, you can try adding simple words like “the”, “a” or “my” to the beginning of the name, or you can try adding hyphens between words like el-blog-starter.com.
See if your domain is available
Note: You cannot use any punctuation marks other than hyphens in a domain name.
2. Choose a web host.
A web host is a company that stores all your blog files and delivers them to the user when they type their domain name. You must have web hosting to have a blog.
Choosing a bad host will ruin your blog from the start. Users will be frustrated with slow page load times and often your blog may just not work at all (ouch!).
There are hundreds of different web hosts among which You can choose, but my recommendation for your blog is BlueHost. In fact, BlueHost is the web host I use for theblogstarter.com. I have been very happy with BlueHost for many years and recommend them to all new bloggers because:
- They offer free and easy installation of all popular blogging tools, including WordPress (I highly recommend and show how to use it in this guide).
- They have been recommended by WordPress since 2005 and currently host more than 2 million websites.
- They offer industry-leading services 24 hours a day , 7 days a week. customer service via phone, email, or web chat.
- They offer a 30-day money-back guarantee if you’re not satisfied for any reason.
Because BlueHost is high quality web hosts cost a little more ($5.99 per month) than low quality hosts. However, there is a way to get a discount. If you use one of the links on this site before March 14th, you can get BlueHost’s Pi Day sale price of $2.75 per month, including a free domain name.
Disclosure: When you use these discount links, BlueHost compensates me, so all my help is free to you!
What’s next?
Click on the next step for a complete step-by-step walkthrough on registering your domain name and setting up your blog. If you have any problems during this process, you can always contact me for free help.
In fact, if you have any problems creating your blog with this tutorial, just contact me and I’ll do it for you. BlueHost compensates me when you purchase through my link, so my services are free to you!
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