How To Create A Blog Page Using WordPress
WordPress is a great utility for starting your first blog. Many choose WordPress over other competitors for its clean interface, high usability, and ease-of-use. So, if you are looking to create your first page on the Internet, WordPress is a perfect place to start. Creating a page in WordPress is much easier than one would think. In this article, I will show you how to open a WordPress account, create your first page, and write your first post.
Creating a WordPress account is very simple. Visit wordpress.com and click on “sign up now”. Create a username that will be displayed when others read your posts. The next step is to select a password. Your password should be secure, since you don’t want your account to be compromised. Type this word into the “password” field and then again into “confirm” field. You will need an e-mail address, which is provided free of charge by most ISPs. If you do not have an e-mail address, you can create a free one at gmail.com, hotmail.com or yahoo.com. Read the terms and conditions by selecting the link to “fascinating terms of service”. When you check the box next to that, you are finished. Select the radio button for “Gimme a blog”. If this button is not selected, you will be unable to create a blog page. Click on the “submit” button. After you have submitted your application, check your e-mail for a confirmation message from WordPress. Follow the link for the confirmation of your account. Congratulations, now you have a WordPress account.
Right now you should be in your dashboard. This is where you can create blog pages and change general settings about your new blog. Select “Write a new Page” on the homescreen. Select the “Change theme” button on the homepage. This will take you to a page with all of the themes available to you on your blog. You can view ones with a similar color, style,or width. If you do not know what you want, simply browse the available styles by clicking “next” at the bottom of the page until you find one that you feel is most suited to your blog type.
Widgets can also be very useful when compiling a blog. These will aid you and you readers in reading and digesting your blog, and syndicating accounts with other websites into WordPress. Click on the “Design” tab and then “Widgets” to see what you can do to increase usability of your blog. Click the “add” link next to one that intrigues you. I would recommend “Archives”, “Meta”, and “Search”.
Some styles will allow you to add a custom image header. If you would like to do this, click the “design” tab and then “custom image header”. Click on “browse” to select an image from your computer that you would like to add. Then you can navigate to the image that you would like to use. Keep in mind that images may be cropped to be usable by the blog page and choose your image carefully.
You can choose to purchase upgrades for your blog. They will allow you to remove ads, add extra storage space and perform similar functions. If you would like to get an upgrade, click on “upgrade” and choose the upgrade that you would like to use. After you make your selection, fill in the required information and confirm your selection. Upgrades can often make blogs more functional.
The most important part of your blog is the content itself. Choose a topic that interests you, you may simply want to write about your life. Decide if you want to post daily, bi-weekly, or weekly. This will influence how long your posts should be. Keep posts simple and to the point. More people will read your blog if you keep things to the point and very linguistic.
That’s it! You have just learned how to create a blog, design, widgetize, customize, upgrade, and write your blog. Congratulations, you are one more person with one more idea that enhances the blogosphere. Thank you for your educated and comprehensive addition.
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