HOW TO START A BLOG | Blogger full setup

HOW TO START A BLOG

THE SIMPLE BEGINNERS GUIDE ON HOW YOU CREATE YOUR OWN BLOG IN JUST 5 MINUTES.

You are planning to start a blog but didn’t know where to begin, then you’ve come to the right place!
In this tutorial I will help you get your first blog up and running in around 5 minutes. I started my first blog back in 2017 and it has completely changed my life for the better.

I am Jitendra maurya and I have been blogging as past years. I have created and sold a wide variety of blogs in different, I am in a great position to help you start your own blog.

I will designed this beginners guide to blogging to show you how to start a blog online in less than 5 minutes even if you’re a complete blogging novice. There is no technical guide that will leave you confused.

If you do get stuck on any part of this guide, then please feel free to email me. You can contact me here. I will get back to you within few hours, I promise!

In this guide I’m going to run through exactly what you need to do to setup your own blog.

So, before we get started just be aware that building your first blog can take up to 15 minutes. It might make sense to bookmark this page if you are planning to start a blog when you have some extra time.

Start A Blog

Need to work through these Many simple stages: this is basic stage, see the One by one discription on my  blog Starting Blogger Full setup...

1. Choose a blogging platform just like Wordpress, Blogger I am use in this article Blogger
2. Login your Blogger account with Google account
3. Pick a Domain Name & Web Host
4. Theme setting SEO, Design Your Blog With template Seohub blogger template
5. Launch Your Blog
6. Blog Layout setting
7. Blog page setting
8. Write SEO veryfide post
9. Basic setting complete
10. Feed burner email setting
11. Custom robots.txt setting
12. Custom robots header tags Setting
13. Custom ads.txt Setting
14. Search Console Setting
15. Analytics Setting
16. Google ads Setting
17. Google Web tool
18. Google Tag Manager Setting
19. Google Optimize Setting
20. Google data studio Setting
21. Google Surveys Setting
22. Google Adsense

In this tutorial we will be building a blog with Blooger. Please do not skip any steps. also skip any step not aproval by Googel adsense 

STEP ONE

Choose Your Blogging Platform
A blogging platform is the software used to manage your blog. It allows you to create blog pages, add content, images, video and everything else that you would need to do when updating your blog. Another name for a blogging platform is a CMS ( Content Management System).

There are lots of different open source platforms which most web hosting companies will support when you are creating your blog. The main blogging platforms are:

Blogger – a free blogging solution from Google
WordPress – is the most popular and customizable content management system (CMS) in the world
Ghost – is a new blogging platform that is creating a lot of noise in the blogosphere
Drupal – is quite popular but is difficult for novices
Joomla – another fairly popular CMS but there is a very steep learning curve

Blog On A Free Platform

Plainly and simply I will never recommend someone who wants to start a blog to use a free platform such as Blogger or WordPress.com. While there is zero barrier to entry and no up front financial cost to you, there are lots of concerns which could cost you more in the long run. If you can, then you should always self-host your blog.

When something is free, YOU are the product Because of this fact a platform such as Blogger or WordPress.com can shut you down at any point, with no warning and no way to recover your content. A minor indiscretion such as using an image without the right consent can have your site deleted and no way to challenge it.

No Customization Usage of ALL the free plugins and features are very limited. And if you want to customize your free theme to make it stand out from the crowd, then just forget it. You can’t do this on Blogger (free version of Blogger)

It looks unprofessional Many of the free blogging platforms do not let you have a custom domain which gives across an unprofessional appearance to potential customers and subscribers. You are also very limited with the level of customization you can do to your blog so your site looks just like everyone else’s.

It’s hard to make money from your blog when you don’t own the domain or hosting.Most free blogging platforms will not allow you to place any adds or affiliate links on your site. So how can you make any money from the traffic that you have being working hard to build? Answer: No chance.

Many Limitations The free blogging platforms give you very little in terms of web space. You might get 5GB if you’re lucky. For today’s websites this is just not enough when you consider uploading images and videos to your blog posts.

So what should you gather from this guide so far?
What you should do when creating a blog

The best way forward is to build your blog on a platform like Blogger where you will own your website and content 100% because you are self-hosted and you have your own professional / personal domain name.

Why I Recommend Blogger For Starting A Blog
Well to begin with my website Olpaisa is built on Blogger, and over 70% of all websites and blogs on the Internet use Blogger Powered by Google.

Over the past few years I have worked with all of the well known blogging platforms but always recommend Blogger to blogging novices due to the great community support and ease of use.

It is simple to set up.

You will see just how easy later in this How To Start A Blog guide.

So easy to use.Managing your blog, adding content, adding images, amending content and much much more can be done with absolute ease in Blogger. The platform has an extremely intuitive interface so adding new pages, blog posts, etc. can be done very quickly.

Blogging is at the heart of Blogger.Blogger was designed and built for Google as a blogging platform so all the blogging capabilities and functionality are already built-in and waiting for you.  If you want to set up an email subscriptions to your blog.

Total control.With Blogger, you have total control over your site. There’s no waiting for a web designer or developer to amend your content. You can just login to your dashboard and make changes yourself.

You can read more about my thoughts on self-hosted Blogger

STEP TWO

Log in your blogger with google account fill up form

STEP THREE

Picking A Domain Name For Your Blog & Setting Up Your Web Hosting
In order to set up a blog you will need a domain name and web hosting. If you are new to starting a blog then I recommend that you register your domain & hosting with the same company to keep things simple.

Domain Name: This is your website address i.e. the domain name for this website is Olpaisa.blogspot.com (olpaisa). Try to choose something short and catchy for your blog that will be easily remembered. I recommend that you stick to .com domain names if at all possible as many of the new domain names aren’t as easy to recognize.

Web Hosting: This is where your blog is stored online. There are lots of different hosting companies out there which offer different types of hosting for a variety of different types of websites. The WordPress platform is free of charge but you will have to pay around $3-4 per month for your Web Hosting and Domain registration fees.

The Best Place To Buy Your Blog’s Domain And Hosting.
I personally use and can highly recommend using BlueHost.com, godady,  to start a blog because of their simple installation process, great customer service & reliability. They’re also recommended by Blogger as a top host.

Over the years, I’ve tried dozens of different WordPress Hosting providers, so I suppose you can call me an “expert” at choosing the hosting for my blogs. If you want to learn more about what is on offer then read my web hosting reviews.

domain-name-suggestions

So you have found the domain name of your dreams and you’re now ready to set it up with your new hosting. The next screen you’ll see is the domain registration page where you will have to put in all the boring details such as account information, but this takes no time at all.

Once you’ve filled out the domain registration form, its then time to select your hosting plan. You’ll find this section directly below the account information section.

STEP FOUR

When you are choosing your theme you want to make sure it fits with your goals. For example, if you are writing a professional blog then you will want a formal clean design where as a music blog you will have more license to show off your creativity.

These days you should now been using a responsive design. This means that the layout of your blog will adapt to different mobile and tablet screen sizes – which is highly important for usability now that a lot of people are using mobile phones to browse the web.


How To Install Your New Blog Theme

Goto Blogger - Theme - backup/restore

Your new theme will come in a .xml file format if you have purchased or free one. You have the options to upload it straight into your Blogger Dashboard by logging into your Blogger blog.

When you log into your Bloggersite for the first time, you will see this view of the dashboard.

Make sure you fill in the name and tag line for your new blog.
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