How to create a blog website with WordPress?

Oct 05, 2021

Interested in creating a blog? Choose WordPress, it is an excellent platform for blogging. You don't need any technical knowledge to create a WordPress blog. In fact, you can even set it up in under 15 minutes.

However, there are still steps that you need to follow in order to create a professional WordPress blog. So, let’s get started:

Steps to Create a WordPress Blog

Here are the steps required to create a WordPress blog:

1. A Web Hosting Plan (We recommend ServerSea Hosting).

2. Choosing a domain name for your blog.

3. WordPress.org Installation.

4. Writing your first blog post.

5. Change your blog design by picking a theme.

6. Installation of Important Plugins.

All these steps are easy to follow and don't require any in-depth technical knowledge. This means that you can easily understand how to set up a blog on your own. Once the blog is ready and live, you can change its appearance using free or paid WordPress themes. You can also add more functionality to your blog by adding plugins.

#1: Purchase web hosting and your domain name

To set up a WordPress blog, the very first two things you need are Web Hosting and a domain name.

Web Hosting: Hosting is where your website files will be stored. It is not visible to you, but every website that goes live on the internet is powered by a hosting service.

Domain Registration: Domain name is your blog’s permanent address. For example, serversea.pk is a domain name. If you want tips to select a domain name, click here.
You can always buy hosting and domain at the same time from the same company. In fact, if you choose the same company such as Serversea Hosting, you may end up getting a free domain name for life with your hosting plan.

Here is why ServerSea Web Hosting is a good choice among the others

Affordability

Hosting services start from as low as Rs 3100/- per year. This makes it only Rs 259/- approx per month. 

Free domain name for life

You also get a free domain name for life with ServerSea Hosting plans. The domain otherwise costs Rs Rs.1,980 - Rs.2,310 based on the extension used i-3 .com, .net or org. .pk domain is free with unlimited hosting plans and costs Rs 2850/-

Easy to Install WordPress Software

A shared hosting plan that supports WordPress costs Rs 4,800/ per year. It has a one-click WordPress installation, you just have to click on the WordPress toolkit and it will install it for you. The next thing you know is that your site is up, running, and live!

Good Quality 

The shared hosting plans are good enough to get started for beginners. However, for advanced requirements, there is always the option to switch to unlimited hosting plans.

#2: Process to Install the free WordPress software
 

Although this seems like a complicated task, it is extremely easy. After you have purchased the hosting plan, you will get an email with the cPanel login details. Use these details to log in to your Hosting cPanel.

You will find different options inside. For WordPress installation, go to the WordPress toolkit and it will install the software instantly. You will be given the option to choose your WordPress login details and after it you will get a message of successful WordPress installation.

Your blog is now live. All you need to do is to change the theme and appearance of your website.

#3: Start Writing your Blog Post!

That is how simple it is to get a blog up and running. Next thing is to get started with writing the blog posts.
You can write the blog post by going into Posts ->> Add New Post. However, before you do that, the first thing to do is to change the appearance of your blog website.

#4: Choosing a WordPress theme for your blog:

You can either install Free or Paid WordPress themes for your blog. Free WordPress themes are available in the WordPress.org theme directory. Paid are available on ThemesForest.com There are other sites to buy the paid too. Astra is a free and premium WordPress theme that has a theme for every niche. You can start with it.
For WordPress theme installation, go to Appearance ->> Themes under it. Then Add New by either searching it from the directory or upload the downloaded Theme from the system. It will take only a few minutes and you will be able to install the theme. Activate it and that's it.

You can customize to set the overall appearance of your WordPress blog site. Change the headers, set the menu in the navigation, and the other settings. If you choose Astra, you can easily import a Starter theme with a single click.

#5 Use Plugins for More Functionality

There are a few WordPress Plugins to use for more functionality. For example, you can use a Contact Form plugin, a newsletter plugin for building the list, and an SEO plugin for optimizing the blog posts for visibility in Search engines.  You can also install the speed plugin for fastening the website. Here are basic plugins that must be installed with every WordPress website:

 

1. UpdraftPlus WordPress Backup Plugin

2. Google Analytics for WordPress by MonsterInsights

3. WP Super Cache

4. Yoast SEO

5. Wordfence Security

6. Jetpack by WordPress.com

7. WPForms

8. Optimole  

How to install a Plugin?

Goto Plugins ->> Add New. Enter the name of the Plugin and install it. Activate it to get it started.

Happy Blogging!