{"id":38609,"date":"2020-05-15T06:27:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-15T06:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/?p=38609"},"modified":"2025-12-29T17:57:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T15:57:44","slug":"create-blog-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/create-blog-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Blog on WordPress\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38609\" class=\"elementor elementor-38609\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bf21a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bf21a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-839cdea\" data-id=\"839cdea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a77f081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a77f081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you want to become a successful blogger?<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Is it a personal blog that you want to write, or is it to support your <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/features\/ecommerce\/\"   title=\"eCommerce\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26005\">ecommerce<\/a> store? Whatever it is, we at Elementor are here to help you.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If it&#8217;s your first time setting up a WordPress site, don&#8217;t worry. This beginner&#8217;s guide will show you how to do it in a few simple steps and make sure that your first blog is up and running in no time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The simple steps involved:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Signing up with a hosting provider and choosing a domain name.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Installing WordPress.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Writing your blog.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-972c2ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"972c2ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b68c03\" data-id=\"9b68c03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf9eac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cf9eac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Hosting and Domain Name<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f42ab0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f42ab0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6dc0f2\" data-id=\"f6dc0f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9dc3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e9dc3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assuming that you don\u2019t have a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/what-is-wordpress\/\"   title=\"What is WordPress? Build a Website, Sell, Start a Blog &amp; More (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31820\">WordPress website<\/a> already, our first step will be to create a new site. <br \/>In order for you to start working with WordPress, you&#8217;ll first have to get yourself a hosting plan and a domain name.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-945a507 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"945a507\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4040b31\" data-id=\"4040b31\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7ee0e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7ee0e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Hosting?\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b278bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b278bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5731b3f\" data-id=\"5731b3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9077093 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9077093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A web hosting service is provided by a hosting company and in essence, it is where your website will be stored. The hosting provider stores all of a website&#8217;s information on its servers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>In addition to storage, a hosting provider can also provide additional services like backup, security, support, and more, making it an essential part of having a smoothly working website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Some hosting providers focus on blog hosting, others on ecommerce hosting. Some are better at supporting smaller clients, while others are are geared to support big corporations. So, which one would be best for you?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-717e3d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"717e3d6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e40235\" data-id=\"4e40235\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0e3a9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0e3a9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Choose a Hosting Plan?\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5146632 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5146632\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e6f4eb\" data-id=\"0e6f4eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-345b06d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"345b06d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Choosing a hosting plan really depends on your personal needs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How much support will you need?\u00a0<\/strong>Some hosting providers are aimed at more experienced users, who have some technical expertise. If, however, you&#8217;re new to this and have little or no experience you might want to consider using a hosting provider with a reputation for offering great support.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How much traffic are you expecting?<\/strong> Depending on the amount of traffic you are expecting, you might find that some hosting providers may are not a good fit for you. Some may not support the rate of traffic that you are expecting, while others may offer higher, or more professional level support, for a higher price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What server type is best for you?<\/strong> Different hosting providers offer different server types. For example:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shared Hosting<\/strong>. This is the cheapest type of hosting available. In a shared hosting plan, you will be sharing your server with other people. There are good sides and bad sides to this. Shared hosting is cheaper, however, you may find that there are performance issues.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dedicated Hosting<\/strong>. This is a more expensive option, where you will have your own server dedicated to your website. You do gain more support, but again, this option is more expensive.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting\/\"   title=\"10 Best Cloud Hosting for WordPress in 2025\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26004\">Cloud<\/a> Hosting<\/strong>. Companies, like Google, Amazon and Microsoft, now offer <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pages\/seo\/cloud-based-web-hosting\/\"   title=\"Best Cloud-Based Web Hosting\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31819\">cloud hosting<\/a>, which allows for better flexibility in terms of scaling up (if you ever want to expand your site in the future), and it works very seamlessly. Prices vary, depending on your needs.<\/li>\n<li><b>Managed Hosting<\/b>. While managed hosting may not be the cheapest, the benefits outweigh the costs. For example, with <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wordpress-hosting\/\">Elementor Hosting<\/a> for WordPress, you not only receive an Elementor Pro license, but also benefit from Elementor&#8217;s premium support and expertise in managing technical aspects like backups, security, performance optimization, and server maintenance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to learn more about the different hosting options, we recommend reading <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-hosting-elementor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this amazing article<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c36eca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c36eca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d938730\" data-id=\"d938730\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bffa801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bffa801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is a Domain Name?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0988b7d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0988b7d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c8ff053\" data-id=\"c8ff053\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-580fb53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"580fb53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to hosting, you will be required to have a domain name. A domain name is your website\u2019s, or, in this case, your blog\u2019s address on the internet. For example, <strong>google.com<\/strong> and <strong>wordpress.com<\/strong> are domain names. <br \/>You\u2019ll be able to choose a your own domain name once you sign up with a hosting plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-885cded elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"885cded\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-298ed63\" data-id=\"298ed63\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b789f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59b789f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Choose a Domain Name?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0c70dd9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0c70dd9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9872621\" data-id=\"9872621\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fae91f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fae91f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What kind of domain name would you like for your blog site? You&#8217;ve probably noticed that websites can have different suffixes (the letters on the end of a website address) like <b>.com<\/b>, <b>.net<\/b>, <b>.info<\/b>,<b> .org<\/b>, <b>.biz<\/b>, etc. They used to make a difference, but they don&#8217;t matter as much as they used to.<br \/>However, you should think carefully about how you would like your domain name to appear. Generally, the shorter the domain name, the better it is. <br \/>Make sure that it\u2019s easy to spell and that it uses keywords (that is, the kind of words that\u00a0 people usually use when they search for the subject\/s that you will write about in your blog).<br \/>Alternatively, if this is your personal blog, why not use your name?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e0b875 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e0b875\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf3ddf2\" data-id=\"bf3ddf2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89867d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89867d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples of Hosting Providers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-315ce0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"315ce0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdc80ca\" data-id=\"bdc80ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21e9c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21e9c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here are some good hosting providers. You can check out their plans and services, and choose the one that works best for you.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wordpress-hosting\/\">Elementor Hosting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strattic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strattic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wordpress-hosting\/bluehost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dsponsored\u201d\">Bluehost\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wordpress-hosting\/siteground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener \u201dsponsored\u201d\">SiteGround<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58c6c4a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58c6c4a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4dac640\" data-id=\"4dac640\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a6293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27a6293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Installing WordPress<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd814c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd814c8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f74329f\" data-id=\"f74329f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97bae60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97bae60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The installation process varies from host to host. <strong>Managed WordPress<\/strong> hosts such as <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/wordpress-hosting\/\">Elementor Hosting<\/a> typically come pre-installed with WordPress, so you can skip this step and get started right away. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cedec2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cedec2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Option 1: Installing from Your Hosting Service\u2019s Dashboard<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c115203 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c115203\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-395677a\" data-id=\"395677a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85bc8cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85bc8cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If, for example, you\u2019ve chosen Bluehost as your hosting provider then all you need to do is access to your Bluehost hosting account and click on the <strong>Login to WordPress<\/strong> button and follow their simple step-by-step guide to install and set up WordPress.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, if your hosting provider is SiteGround, once you have signed in, you\u2019ll be greeted by a &#8220;welcome&#8221; popup. There, select the option to install WordPress, and follow the guided steps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdb9aa0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bdb9aa0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8351980\" data-id=\"8351980\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8400c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a8400c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Option 2: Installing WordPress From Scratch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5539d5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5539d5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-00e56d0\" data-id=\"00e56d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0a6c36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0a6c36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li>Go to the <strong>wordpress.org<\/strong> website, and download the latest version of WordPress. Once the download is complete, unzip the file.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Create a database for WordPress on your server and a MySQL user who will have all the privileges for editing it.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Upload the WordPress files to your server.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Select the option to <strong>Install now<\/strong> and run the installation.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>For a more detailed walkthrough, please check <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/article\/how-to-install-wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this excellent guide<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Whatever way you choose to install WordPress, once you have it installed, you can simply access its dashboard by typing your domain name followed by &#8220;\/wp-admin&#8221; (e.g. if your domain name is <em>www.johnsblog.com<\/em>, enter: www.johnsblog.com\/wp-admin).\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99255cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99255cd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27aa382\" data-id=\"27aa382\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df98195 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df98195\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Start Blogging<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83ec881 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83ec881\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35c6f6d\" data-id=\"35c6f6d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38addf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38addf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Now you are ready to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brafton.com\/writing\/blog-writing-services\/\">start writing your first post<\/a> on your new blog. <br \/>Here&#8217;s a simple way to do that:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the WordPress dashboard.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Click on the <strong>+New<\/strong> button on the top menu bar, and in the drop-down list of options, select <strong>Post<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58447aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58447aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a5f00f\" data-id=\"1a5f00f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c36eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19c36eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=184\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image1-1024x236.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38612\" alt=\"wordpress dashboard screenshot \u2014 adding a new post or page\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image1-1024x236.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image1-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image1-768x177.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1460\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image1.png 1460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bd0e66 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bd0e66\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3232282\" data-id=\"3232282\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881edde elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"881edde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once a fresh new post page appears, enter a title, then write your blog and add your content. It doesn&#8217;t have to be all text. You can add add images, videos and other media.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1186555 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1186555\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1816430\" data-id=\"1816430\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-515606b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"515606b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=319\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image3-1024x408.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38613\" alt=\"wordpress \u2014 adding title and content to post\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image3-1024x408.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image3-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image3-768x306.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1401\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image3.png 1401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-113df82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"113df82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf72649\" data-id=\"bf72649\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3962372 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3962372\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When you&#8217;re done, and you&#8217;re happy with your blog post, hit the <strong>Publish<\/strong> button, and that\u2019s it.<br \/>Congratulations!! You are now a blogger with your very own blog site.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-527a19a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"527a19a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d5baa2\" data-id=\"7d5baa2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7f26b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e7f26b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=484\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image5-1024x620.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38614\" alt=\"example of published text blog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image5-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image5-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image5-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1295\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image5.png 1295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d537b89 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d537b89\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d755caa\" data-id=\"d755caa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464394b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"464394b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4: Building a Better WordPress Blog Site<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bfb540 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bfb540\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51e40b3\" data-id=\"51e40b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9dc7e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9dc7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So far, we&#8217;ve covered the basics of how to create your very own blog site on WordPress. However, with a few additional tweaks, you can make your blog look and function even better &#8212; making it more visible on social media platforms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71eddbd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71eddbd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f50104\" data-id=\"9f50104\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba67cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba67cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using a WordPress Theme<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a37718e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a37718e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-224ed98\" data-id=\"224ed98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b914707 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b914707\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you like to dabble in web design, even a little, then you should know that WordPress comes with a default theme. However, you can customize your blog using other <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/wordpress-themes\/\">WordPress themes<\/a>, many of which are free (you can find a list of great, <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/free-wordpress-themes\/\">free WordPress themes here<\/a>). Of course, there are also premium themes for that extra level of uniqueness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>So, how do you install a WordPress theme? Easily!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First, go to your WordPress dashboard and select the <strong>Appearance<\/strong> tab on the sidebar menu (left). Then select the <strong>Themes<\/strong> option.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-896f342 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"896f342\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c33549e\" data-id=\"c33549e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4b543d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4b543d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"761\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=761,h=198\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38626\" alt=\"wordpress dashboard \u2014 choosing a theme\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=761\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-1.png 761w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1-1-300x78.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 761px) 100vw, 761px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfb3455 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dfb3455\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b76cce2\" data-id=\"b76cce2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c83c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c83c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Once the Themes section\u00a0 appears, click on <strong>Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38abbf9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38abbf9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e324813\" data-id=\"e324813\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb791e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb791e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=344\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image7-1024x440.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38616\" alt=\"installing wordpress themes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image7-1024x440.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image7-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image7-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1145\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image7.png 1145w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7201a44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7201a44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a674e2d\" data-id=\"a674e2d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a4e61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9a4e61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Choose a theme, and click <strong>Install<\/strong>. Once the theme registers as installed, click on <strong>Activate<\/strong>. That\u2019s all there is to it.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d4fa72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d4fa72\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a09ee73\" data-id=\"a09ee73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca18cec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca18cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We recommend that you use the Hello Theme. This is a theme designed by Elementor as a lite, sometimes known as a &#8220;vanilla&#8221; theme. The advantage of this type of theme is that it is a very lean and uncluttered theme,\u00a0 giving you far more potential to customize your blog&#8217;s design any way you want, when using it with <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementor Pro<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f11650 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f11650\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee12857\" data-id=\"ee12857\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2147c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2147c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Use Recommended Plugins\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97e48f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97e48f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2e73f2\" data-id=\"f2e73f2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8542f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b8542f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to themes, which enhance the visual aspects of your blog, you can also add WordPress plugins that add numerous other practical benefits. Here are some of the recommended plugins for first-time bloggers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4>Yoast<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Yoast is an SEO plugin that will help you improve your position on search engine result pages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4>Google Analytics<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Google Analytics is a great tool for checking your blog\u2019s performance in terms of the number of visitors, how much time they\u2019ve spent on your website, and much more. With this plugin, you can move all the information into the WordPress dashboard, easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h4>Contact Form<\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Another plugin that will be of help to you in the early stages of your blogging career is the contact form which will allow people to contact you, sign up for newsletters, and more.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e1c3461 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e1c3461\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06b8e3f\" data-id=\"06b8e3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d073ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d073ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\n<p>Luckily, if you are using Elementor, you don\u2019t need a contact form plugin. You have that, and many other functions, already built in.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2af592b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2af592b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf7c56a\" data-id=\"bf7c56a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84d0202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84d0202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Install WordPress Plugins<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c31bcc2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c31bcc2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74e154c\" data-id=\"74e154c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f8fd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15f8fd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"color: #5c6771;font-weight: 400\">Installing a WordPress plugin is very easy.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to the <strong>Plugins<\/strong> tab on your WordPress dashboard and select the\u00a0<strong>Add New <\/strong>option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7c3234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7c3234\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0981e2\" data-id=\"c0981e2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9127932 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9127932\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"754\" height=\"204\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=754,h=204\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38627\" alt=\"wordpress dashboard \u2014 installing plugins\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=754\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2.png 754w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2-300x81.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8c87bd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8c87bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f37a2\" data-id=\"49f37a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb0241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cb0241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>A new window will open where you can choose to search for a plugin or browse the list of popular plugins. <br \/>Once you have found one that you want, and click <strong>Install<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48cc173 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48cc173\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d14d560\" data-id=\"d14d560\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece0bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ece0bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=800,h=337\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image4-1024x431.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38618\" alt=\"wordpress plugins \u2014 choosing and installing a wordpress plugin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1024\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image4-1024x431.png 1024w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=300\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image4-300x126.png 300w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=768\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image4-768x323.png 768w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1536\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image4-1536x646.png 1536w, https:\/\/elementor.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/f=auto,w=1633\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/image4.png 1633w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3ade26 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3ade26\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a20e7c\" data-id=\"0a20e7c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2bb94d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2bb94d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Or, alternatively, go to the WordPress plugins repository, choose the plugin you want and download the .ZIP file. Once downloaded, you can use the dashboard to upload it onto WordPress using the <strong>Upload Plugin<\/strong> option in the same window above. To learn more about free WordPress plugins, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/best-free-wordpress-plugins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this great video<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a4443ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a4443ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1fef80\" data-id=\"a1fef80\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a8e087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a8e087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Elementor makes many of these plugins obsolete with tailor-made <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/widgets\/\">website widgets<\/a> and absolute control over all the design elements of the website. Make your blogs stand out with Elementor. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/welcome\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Try it, it\u2019s free<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19ee270 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19ee270\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7791fc\" data-id=\"c7791fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d469a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2d469a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Next Steps<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-646496e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"646496e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9a074f\" data-id=\"f9a074f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-023f0d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"023f0d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once your blog is up and running, you may want to consider making it better and even earn some money along the way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-76d5cf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76d5cf1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62d5382\" data-id=\"62d5382\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f235ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f235ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Make Money<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-abeaa76 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"abeaa76\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9490128\" data-id=\"9490128\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b179bb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b179bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are several ways to make money off of your blog. We&#8217;ll focus on two primary methods:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ads \u2014 <\/strong>or rather, banner adverts, are a great way to earn money on your blog. This is a visual form of advertising, which involves placing adverts on your blog pages. There are two ways to earn money via ads. One is through CPC (cost per click), where you get paid for every click on the ad. The other is CPM (cost per mile, or more commonly, cost per thousand impressions), where for every 1000 views of your banner, you will get paid a certain sum.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/affiliate-marketing-legit\/\"   title=\"Is Affiliate Marketing A Legit Way To Make Money? (2025)\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26003\">Affiliate Marketing<\/a><\/strong> \u2014\u00a0 in the simplest definition is the process of earning a commission by promoting other people\u2019s products. There are different types of affiliate marketing, but the one most applicable to a blog is promoting the product through text and adding a unique, trackable link to the product. If a buyer clicks on the link and buys the product, the affiliate (you) will then get a commission.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an excellent <a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/blog\/monetize-wordpress\/\">guide to monetizing your WordPress website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-beee893 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"beee893\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33a1b47\" data-id=\"33a1b47\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb387e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cb387e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get More visitors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59f29a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59f29a2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30dd302\" data-id=\"30dd302\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf4eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cf4eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Getting more visitors is paramount to the success of the blog. The above money-making methods will work better if you get more visitors. There are several ways that can affect how many visitors you get, and they all have to do with promoting your blog.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>One way to make sure that people visit your blog, is to make sure that they are aware that it exists. This entails promoting your blog on social media, through email marketing campaigns and paid ads on search engines and social media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Social media interaction is important. You get access to millions of people, who in turn may share your blog with their friends and family. You want them to know about you, so make it easy to share your blog by placing relevant social media buttons on it. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Email marketing campaigns can be a consistent reminder of your blog. Get a contact form ready, place it on your blog, prepare a newsletter, send it out and soon you\u2019ll be seeing a great increase in the number of your visitors.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Paid ads are not the cheapest of methods, but sometimes it\u2019s the most straightforward. 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