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t password link once you log in you will be taken to your bluehost portal from the portal you can click the blue wordpress button to be logged in automatically to your wordpress blog changing your blog design once you login you will be in the wordpress dashboard this is where you can make any changes you want to your blog everyone has a different idea of how they want their blog to look one of the great things about wordpress is that you can change your entire layout and design with just a few clicks in wordpress blog layouts are known as themes what is a blog theme themes control the entire design of your wordpress blog to change your theme you are going to click on the appearance tab on the left menu you will see several free wordpress themes are already installed on your blog twenty seventeen twenty sixteen etc these are well designed clean looking themes that can work for just about any type of blog in fact many of the world s top bloggers use one of these themes unless you have a very specific design in mind for your blog i suggest you use one of these themes to start with for our example let s use the twenty sixteen wordpress theme in order to activate the theme on your blog hover over the theme and click the activate button that s it you have changed the entire design of your blog with just one click if you don t like any of the themes that are already installed you can easily choose from thousands of other free wordpress themes to install a new wordpress theme click on the appearance tab on the left menu and then click add new theme this is the wordpress theme search screen there are thousands of themes to choose from you can change your entire design at anytime simply by activating a new wordpress theme to find a theme you like i suggest you click on the popular tab and start browsing when you find one that you like click the blue install button once the theme is installed click activate to activate the theme on your blog to see your new theme in action go to your blog and take a look changing your theme is the simplest way to customize your wordpress blog but there are lots of other customizations you can do check out my full post on customizing your wordpress blog for an in depth step by step guide you can also watch the video above to see me completely customize a wordpress blog from scratch step 4 how to write a new blog post publish it now that your blog is up and running it s time to actually do some blogging let s create your first piece of content go to the left menu and click on posts you will see there is already a post there this is a default post on every new wordpress blog and we don t need it to delete it click trash just under the post to begin writing a new post click the add new link you are now on the post editor screen enter the title of your post in the top box and then begin writing your post in the lower box if you would like to add a picture to your post click on the add image icon and click upload to upload a picture from your computer you can make adjustments to the picture size on the next screen when you are ready click insert into post to add the picture once you have finished your post just click the publish button on the top right side of the screen to publish the new post content that should be on your blog there are two main types of content your blog should provide static and dynamic content static content your blog should contain a few necessary pages explicitly designed to provide the visitor with the tools they need the content on these pages is static meaning the content doesn t change or at least not very often these are mainly top level pages that can be accessed via a menu on your blog these static content pages should be in place well before you launch your blog to the world important static pages to include about me us this page should include a biographical summary of the author s as well as a mission statement think about the answers to these questions how did your passion for the subject matter develop what do you want to convey to the world what is your ultimate goal contact me us a contact page provides the visitor a place to reach the author which in turn provides the visitor with the reassurance that you are a real and reachable author you can add your physical address phone number and custom email address or you can utilize a simple contact form to keep your personal identifying information private you should put links to all of your social media profiles here as well aside from your blog which is generally introduced on the home main page these two all important pages should be visible on your top header menu and easy to access you can take a look at the top of this page to see how i have these pages included in the header menu see this detailed guide to customizing your blog menus if you need help other static pages that are equally as important but less commonly thought of are disclaimer page if you intend to monetize your blog you must describe the ways you intend to generate income this is an absolute must have page that should not be overlooked as per ftc guidelines for example if you are discussing and endorsing a product and stand to profit by linking to the product this relationship must be disclosed privacy policy if you collect data from your visitors in any way you are required to add a privacy policy page that tells visitors exactly how you are collecting data how you are using it and if you are sharing that data if you implement google adsense or a google analytics account on your blog a privacy policy must be used this page is required by the ccpa california consumer privacy act and the gdpr general data protection regulation and is included by default on your wordpress blog terms of service if your blog is also running a store or selling services it is a good idea to have a terms of service page to lessen your potential liability these required static pages are typically linked to in the footer menu of a blog they should at the very least be visible and accessible from the home page again look at the bottom of this page to see how this looks in practice there are other static pages you can choose to include depending on what suits your blog and business common static page examples are an advertising page to solicit paid advertisements a donations page a resource page to direct visitors to your favorite links within your field and a page for submitting ideas and content dynamic content your dynamic content is your blog and the most important content you have to offer this is where you as the creator will infuse the blog with your brand of informative content that supplies your audience with knowledgeable tips facts opinions and stories this is how you engage your visitors and keep them coming back for more your blog content should be regularly submitted at specific intervals waiting months to create content will never build a following posting content weekly and driving traffic to these posts will help build your brand how to write great blog content each post should be lengthy informative and engaging it s not always easy to come up with new blog post ideas on a regular basis and you are free to mix up the tone and even the subject matter to keep things lively and interesting it s your space after all but there are a few elements that each and every piece of content should endeavor to include define the content create an alluring post title that stimulates curiosity and encourages clicks use the first paragraph of your post to clearly define the topic of your article and provide a possible hook to keep the reader reading the longer the better but break it up the more information and detail you include the better but visitors will begin to skim if the content contains lengthy paragraphs a mile long and will pop out faster than they came in visitors enjoy tidbits keep your paragraphs short with spaces in between use lists and standout quotes use images and always include headings and sub headings so that visitors can find what they re looking for engage the reader at the end of each post a common tactic used to engage visitors is posing a meaningful question to your audience and asking them to reply in the comments this simple measure can increase engagement tenfold original content your content should always be original never plagiarize you will eventually be called out on it and could even face consequences your content should come from your heart your brain your knowledge base and your experience you can get topic ideas from others in your field but make sure the content comes from you original photos while it is easy to include stock images from free image sites it is even better to include your own photos and graphic work another idea is to take free images and manipulate them with a free photo editor edit your work your blog content should be sufficiently edited nothing says unprofessional like several typographical and grammatical errors if you need a few refresher courses in grammar consider using a writing application publishing your blog even after you have written a post your blog may still be showing a placeholder page when you are ready to make your blog public for the first time just click home at the top left of the menu in your wordpress dashboard and then click launch with confidence click the blue launch your site button to remove the placeholder page and launch your blog congratulations you now know how to start your own blog and publish content step 5 promote your blog creating a well designed blog and writing great content is just the start in order to get visitors to your blog you will need spend some time promoting it especially when you first start the strategies below will help get your blog in front of more readers you don t need to use every strategy try out a few and see what works well for you alert your inner circle the very first people who should become aware of your blog are your inner circle this includes family friends and colleagues within your field encourage them to become followers ask them to mention your new blog and most importantly thank them use social media while you don t want to overdo it you still want to create accounts with the biggies like facebook twitter youtube pinterest and instagram you should post a link to your newest content on your accounts but you can also post relevant news and links to other sources that your readers may find interesting don t forget to use hashtags and engage with your followers one of my favorite ways to get visitors to my blog is to post links on my social accounts like facebook and twitter this is great because not only do your friends see the link but if your friends share the link with their friends it automatically multiplies your visitors if you have created high quality content on your blog then social media is a way for your blog to go viral comment on other blogs find other blogs in your community and engage with them using the comment section introduce yourself and leave engaging and constructive comments many will allow you to leave a link to your blog after creating relationships with prominent bloggers in your community you will find yourself within their ranks quickly engage with your visitors when your readers leave comments on your posts always engage with them reply to their comments and questions give them likes and affirmations when it is obvious that the author cares about his her community and readership visitors are naturally encouraged to return collaborate with other bloggers become enmeshed in your blogging community by collaborating with respected members of your field collaborating includes guest posting promoting each other s blogs and products and regularly interacting through comments and social media post regularly post content regularly create an editorial calendar and stick to it a good blogger posts at least once per week to start if you have long lapses between posts your followers will drop off and your growth will be severely hampered it s not easy to post on a schedule but it s something you absolutely must stick to create an email list in addition to getting new visitors to your blog you will also want to make sure your current visitors are coming back this is where email marketing plays a big role by collecting the email addresses of your visitors with their permission of course you can then notify them when you post new content on your blog this keeps people coming back to your blog which not only gives you more readers over time it also allows you to build a closer relationship with your visitors email marketing is too big a topic to cover well here so i created a separate guide to email marketing for those who are interested hint every blogger who wants more readers needs to read this guide optimize your blog for search engines you want your blog to appear in search results as soon as possible google sign up for a google webmaster account and open the search console to add your blog click add property and follow the steps to add your blog bing sign up for a bing webmaster account and add your blog submitting your blog is the first step in process known as search engine optimization seo keep in mind that with a brand new blog your traffic will be minimal to start with however this will change over time as long as you continue to add informative and relevant content on a regular basis to optimize this process each page of your blog should include these fundamental elements header tags section headings and subheadings should be wrapped in header tags to do this click on the left item of the block you are writing in and change it to heading you can then choose from h1 h2 h3 etc categorization your content should be clearly categorized into specific and relevant categories in the post editor screen click on document on the right menu and then go down to categories and add new category permalinks each blog post slug is the end portion of the url you want to make sure each post has a defined slug and doesn t end with an article number you can easily change this in your wordpress dashboard by going to settings permalinks select the post name option and click save changes there are many more factors relating to consider such as installing something like the yoast wordpress plugin but these are the big ones that will help improve your search rankings sooner rather than later for more tips on promoting your blog make sure to check out my in depth guide to blog promotion step 6 make money from your blog once you have put in the effort of creating great blog content and promoting your blog making money from your blog is actually the easy part blogs have the potential to be extremely lucrative but don t assume that you re going to start making money in the first week or even in the first month it could take six months to a year to start seeing a steady stream of income blogging takes work and dedication but once 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