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How to Start a Blog

Here is my step by step instructions on how to start your own Word press Blog! Looking to start a second source of income? Did you know you can earn up to $20,000 per month from having your own blog? Well you can! Its never to late to get started! Here, I share a beginner, step-by-step guide to setting up and creating your own WordPress blog! Keep reading and start your own website, and change your life!

Why WordPress/ bluehost?

I know there are so many different hosting sites such as Square Space and Wix, but they may not be the best option if you’re looking to make money from blogging. Those hosting websites are good for advertising your store front or providing info about your company, but they’re not really good for attaching affiliate links or working with brands. When you have a blog, your main sources of income come from affiliate posts, advertising and brand deals. Many affiliate sites will only allow you to work with them if you have a WordPress ( A Content Management system site) blog, rather than Wix (Website Builder.)

Cost

Like all businesses you need to spend money to make money. When you first make your website you need to pay your yearly fee. This may seem intimidating, because you may not want to spend the money. Think about the bigger picture an all you can accomplish if you invest in yourself and your business. bluehost, WordPress is actually one of the most affordable options for creating websites. This blog can potentially be your full time job that makes you $20,000 per month. So, think of the yearly fee an investment in your dream life. Click the Link below to get started, then follow along!

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Site

After clicking the link and heading over to bluehost, you will have two options to click. I recommend clicking the “Host Your Site” button on the left.

Choose your plan

After you click that, it will bring you to the different plan options you can choose. For beginners I recommend choosing the Basic option ($2.95 per month) and you can always change it if you need to later on or in the future. See image below.

Set Up

Now that you have selected a plan, you can start working on your site! The first step is choosing a domain name (website URL name). This can be anything, but I would keep is short and to the point. This can be just your name or you can create a name for your business. If you can’t think of one right away no rush you can always pick one later. Make sure it’s one you like, because it’s hard to change it once you’ve picked one.


Info

After that, bluehost will Direct you to your information page. Here you will just fill in the blanks. There’s always discount pop-ups that offer a cheaper rate, I recommend clicking them to get discount.

Payment

After you enter your info, you then enter your payment option.

The Fun Part

Now that you have all the information filled out its time to start personalizing your site. This part is the fun part. Your website/ blog can look any way you want! You will now be in your Website, hosted by bluehost. It may be intimidating at first but it’s not as scary as it looks.

Wrap Up

Now that your blog has some personality, you can start adding in some blog posts that fit the vibe of your website. I hope this post helps you guys on your blogging journey! Please let me know if you have any questions. This post contains affiliate links, so when you click the link provided, and set up your site, I get some commission. Thank you so much for reading and being here!!!

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