Today I am going to show you how to start a blog from scratch. And you won’t believe how easy it is to do.
So, let’s start your blogging journey!
We will need 4 things:
- domein – Domain is the name of the blog which you type in the browser address bar. “www.booksearch.com” is the domain of this site.
- hosting – Hosting is the “home” of your blog where it will “stay”. It is usually a server at a web hosting company.
- WordPress – WordPress is the “software” that will power your new blog.
- Design & Themes – To make your blog attractive design-wise you will need to install WordPress themes.
Learje oer de soarten websides kinne jo oanmeitsje mei WordPress en wite hoe't jo kinne protect the blog ienris is it op.
D'r binne twa manieren om domeinen en hosting te keapjen:
- Jo keapje domeinen en hosting fan deselde webhost
- Of jo keapje beide apart
If you ask me, I would recommend going for Option 2 (buying separately) for two reasons:
- Jo krije bettere deals as jo domeinen keapje en apart hosting.
- Jo ferminderje risiko troch it te keapjen fan aparte bedriuwen.
ik advisearje Namecheap foar it krijen fan jo domeinen en Bluehost foar webhosting.
Namecheap, lykas de namme ymplisearret ferkeapet domeinnammen foar in goede priis, d'r is gjin needsaak om jo domein en hosting te keapjen fan deselde leveransier, dus ik haw oankocht.
BlueHost - Ik bin brûkende Bluehost al sawat 8 jier foar guon fan myn siden en hawwe se fûn dat se frij betrouber binne.
In this step by step guide, I’m going to buy a domain, set up web hosting, install WordPress, configure WordPress and then talk about how you can make money blogging.
Hoe kinne jo in blog begjinne?Stap 1. Registrearje jo domein
NOAT: As jo al in domein hawwe, kinne jo dit oerslaan en direkt nei
Hoe kinne jo hosting ynstelle foar WordPress ôfdieling.
Earste dingen earst is it tiid om it domein te keapjen. Jo sille wolle neitinke oer hokker domein jo wolle en wat it seit oer jo WordPress-blog.
Leau my, it kiezen fan 'e juste domeinnamme is tsjintwurdich in lestige taak, om't alle' goeden al binne '.
Jo kinne dizze wolle kontrolearje 7 Tips foar domeinnamme to get the right name for your site or you can use these tools to generearje ideeën foar domeinnammen.
Once you have listed some of the domain name options, it’s time to check their availability.
En dêrfoar folgje de stappen hjirûnder:
Step 1. gean nei www.Namecheap.com en typ it domein dat jo wolle yn it domeinsykfak.
Step 2. If your domain is available then add it to the cart, consider also purchasing other TLD (Top level domains) of your name, for example, if your domain is ‘mytestdomain.com’ you might also want to pick up ‘mytestdomain.net’ and ‘mytestdomain.org’.
If your domain isn’t available, you’ll have to think of something else!
Step 3. Click on ‘View Cart’. Make sure everything is as you expect and double-check your domain name is spelled correctly. If you are buying a .com domain, you will notice that you also must pay a small ICANN fee.
Step 4. Befêstigje jo bestelling, ik soe riede it domein yn te setten op Auto-fernije.
Step 5. It sil jo no freegje om in akkount te meitsjen, alle details yn te foljen en derfoar te soargjen dat jo it wachtwurd ûnthâlde!
Step 6. Op 'e folgjende side freget it jo om jo kontaktgegevens foar jo akkount yn te foljen. As jo net keazen hawwe foar domeinn privacy, dan is dizze ynformaasje iepenbier foar elkenien om te sjen. Klikje op 'Trochgean'
Step 7. Pay for your domain, you can choose from a credit card or PayPal. Click ‘Continue’ and that’s it, you are now the proud owner of your new domain.
Stap 2. Hosting ynstelle foar WordPress
Te kiezen foar de right web hosting company is a very important factor in starting a blog.
De merk is oerstreamd mei hûnderten webhostingbedriuwen en se brûke alle taktyk om jo bedriuw te krijen.
I have listed & answered few questions that most first-time site owners have about hosting.
Jo kinne se sjen hjir.
No, dat jo klear binne, litte wy nei ús hosting komme.
We will setup your Bluehost account to start your first blog.
It offer a free domain (on Annual plans) and a 30 day money back guarantee, so you never have to worry about anything.
Step 1. gean nei www.Bluehost.com en klikje op Begjin knop.
Step 2. Selektearje it plan dat jo wolle keapje. Foar dizze demo sille wy mei har basisplan gean.
Step 3. On this page, depending on whether you have a domain or want to get a new one, you can make your selection.
Step 4. Once you have the domain, it’s time to enter your contact details.
Step 5. Selektearje no it plan wêrfoar jo wolle gean. Hoe langer de termyn dy't jo selektearje, hoe mear koarting jo krije.
Step 6. Fier jo kredytkaartgegevens yn en meitsje de betelling.
Step 7. As dit dien is, meitsje jo wachtwurd op dit skerm (ferjit net dat jo jo wachtwurd earne bewarje foar takomstige referinsje)
Step 8. Now that you have created the password, it’s time to login!
Stap 3. Ferbine jo domein mei hosting
Dat, as jo ienris jo WordPress-hosting hawwe kocht fan Bluehost jo moatte jo ynstelle Namecheap domein om nei dizze hosting te wizen.
Step 1. Oanmelde by jo BlueHost account
Step 2. Klikje op domeinynstellingen
Step 3. Click on the ‘Nameservers’ tab
Here are the default Nameservers of Bluehost:
NS1.Bluehost.com
NS2.Bluehost.com
Step 5. Go to Namecheap and Login.
Step 6. Once you logged in go Domain List ==> Domains ==> Select Domain ==> Select Manage ==> Under NameServers, select Custom and place your Bluehostbinne namsterservers der
Step 7. Klikje op Wizigings opslaan.
It kin oant 24 oeren duorje foar dizze feroaring te foltôgjen, dus meitsje jo gjin soargen as it net direkt wurket.
Stap 4. WordPress ynstallearje
Next, we need to install WordPress on the Bluehost hosting.
BTW, WordPress is a blogging platform for writing blog posts.
Tankewol Bluehost hat in automatisearre ynstallaasje, dat sil ik jo dat sjen litte.
Step 1. Ynlogge yn Bluehost
Step 2. Klikje yn 'e webside seksje op' WordPress ynstallearje '
Step 3. Selektearje it domein dat jo wolle brûke foar dizze WordPress-ynstallaasje, jo sille wierskynlik mar ien domein hawwe. Lit it mapfjild leech.
Step 4. Now enter your blog name (can be changed later), username, email address, and password. Make sure to keep a note of these details. Make sure your password is secure, use an online password randomizer if possible, people will try to breach your WordPress blog.
Step 5. Jo kinne de fuortgong fan 'e ynstallaasje oan' e boppekant fan 'e pagina folgje, hoewol typysk ynstallaasje duorret 5 minuten.
Sa't jo sjen kinne is it ienfâldich om WordPress ynstalleare te krijen.
Now you can browse to http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin to login.
Step 5. Create a Blog in WordPress
Let’s get logged into the new WordPress blog.
1. Gean nei http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin en fier jo brûkersnamme en wachtwurd yn.
2. Jo soene it admin-dashboard no kinne sjen.
As jo ienris oanmeld binne, is it wurdich in pear dingen te sortearjen foardat wy oergean nei tema's, plugins en ynhâld tafoegje.
Titel oanpasse en Foarpagina ynstelle
D'r binne in pear dingen dy't ik altyd graach ynstelle wolle nei it ynstallearjen fan WordPress
Settings -> General Settings. Here you can set your blog title, tagline, main email address, time zone, date format & Language. Make sure you set all of these things correctly now, as it may come back to haunt you if you don’t!
Settings -> Reading. Here you can decide what function you want your WordPress blog to take. You can set your front page to take people straight into the blog post or you can set which static page you want to be your home page.
Dat is alles dat wy no eins moatte ynstelle. Wy kinne oergean op it mear ynteressante spul!
Hoe meitsje ik nije siden en berjochten?
To add new pages, go to Pages -> Add new, fill in your title, add some content and click publish. If you aren’t ready to publish the page, click draft.
To add a new post go to Posts -> Add New, it’s then the same procedure as above.
Hoe kinne jo pagina's / berjochten tafoegje oan it menu
To add these pages to the menu, go to Appearance -> Menu. Select your menu and select ‘add to menu’, you can then drag and drop to arrange it.
Themes & Design
With WordPress, it’s really easy to create any design you can imagine without writing a single piece of code. And that is made possible only by WordPress themes.
WordPress has a lot of free theme designs to choose from.
Hoe kinne jo it perfekte WordPress-tema fine
As jo hjir net kinne fine wat jo sykje, kinne jo hjir nei mear keuzes gean:
Themeforest – One of the oldest and the largest marketplace for WordPress theme. You get tons of high-quality themes at reasonable prices.
Kreative merk – A newer marketplace with quite a variety of WordPress themes. The themes on this site are quite different in terms of design than what you get on Themeforest.
GretaTemas – Another great platform where you can get free and premium beautiful WordPress theme for your site.
Astra – Astra is the most lightweight and fully customizable WordPress theme.
It provides basic and advanced design options for blogs, single blog pages with a dedicated Blog Pro addon. Astra works seamlessly with all popular page builders like Beaver Builder, Elementor, etc.
How do I Install WordPress Theme
To install a new theme for your WordPress blog, follow these steps:
Step 1. As jo ynlogge binne op it admin-dashboard, selektearje 'Uterlik' en dan tema's út it menu links.
Step 2. Klikje op de knop 'Nij tafoegje'
Step 3. Search for your WordPress theme using the search bar at the top right. If you have been provided a theme file you can select upload theme from the top of the page.
Step 4. Klik Ynstallearje
Step 5. After a minute or so the new theme will finish installing. Now you can click customize and see what options you can change. This will vary a lot from theme to theme but usually, you can edit things like your logo, the rough layout of the page and some colors.
Install Plugins
Wat is in plugin?
Plugins – as the name suggests are tools that add functionality to your WordPress blog. The best thing which I like about WordPress is – these plugins.
Plugins can turn your site from a simple blog to a fully-featured e-commerce store, a user forum, a video streaming site, a member’s only site, and much more. Of course, you can combine most of these plugins together to add huge functionality to your blog.
As jo jo WordPress-side bygelyks brûke om produkten online te ferkeapjen, kin it foardielich wêze om in forum foar stipe ta te foegjen.
As jo funksjonaliteit wolle tafoegje oan in WordPress-side, sjoch nei plugins foardat jo nei josels sjogge wat jo meitsje / in ûntwikkelder betelje om it foar jo te dwaan.
Ynstallaasje fan plugins is maklik, it hurde diel beslút hokker plugins jo wolle ynstallearje. D'r binne tûzenen plugins fergees te krijen, d'r binne ek in soad premium plugins te krijen.
Where I can find more WordPress Plugins?
De twa bêste boarnen op it ynternet foar WordPress Plugins binne:
1. WordPress.org – Tons of free plugins! But beware – some of the plugins are demo versions of the paid ones. Still, it’s a good place to find what you are looking for.
2. CodeCanyon – Home to some of the best plugins on the internet. Although they are paid, they offer really good value for money. I usually get my plugins from here.
En d'r binne in pear foardielen fan gean foar betelle plugins fan CodeCanyon:
- You get 6 months of free support from the plugin developer. So, if something is not working, you can approach the plugin developer via CodeCanyon en se sille it foar jo reparearje. Wat mear is, kinne jo garânsjesupport foar 12 moannen ferlingje troch in nominale fergoeding te beteljen.
- De plugins binne fan hege kwaliteit, goed kontroleare troch CodeCanyon. So, there are no chances of any malware in them. I had a bad experience in the past when I bought some free plugins from some random site.
Sadree't jo hawwe besletten op in plugin hjir is hoe't jo it ynstallearje.
Hoe kinne ik in WordPress-plugin ynstallearje
Step 1. From the Admin Dashboard select Plugins -> Add New
Step 2. Sykje nei de plugin dy't jo wolle, of upload it as jo de bestannen hawwe
Step 3. Klikje op Ynstallearje, en jou it in pear minuten om te ynstallearjen, hoe grutter it plugin, hoe langer it sil nimme om te ynstallearjen.
Step 4. From the Plugins -> Plugins page activate your plugin, depending on the plugin you are using you may then be prompted to fill in some additional settings.
Here are some of my favorite Plugins:
Fergese plugins:
- Contact form 7 (Free)– This is a simple free email contact form for your blog. It’s easy to set up, always works, and doesn’t take up much space!
- Askimet (Frij) - As jo sels beskôgje oer it tastean fan opmerkingen op jo WordPress-blog hawwe jo de Askimet-spam-plugin nedich. Dizze plugin fermindert it oantal spam-opmerkingen dy't jo sille krije massaal.
- Yoast SEO (fergees) – Download this plugin before you download any. It’s a MUST HAVE plugin for SEO.
Betelle plugins:
- Byldzjende komponist (betelle) – It’s THE BEST Page Builder for WordPress. Just drag and drop and you can create stunning page layouts in minutes. Love it!
- Ninja Popups (Betelle) – If you ever want to have the ability for the user to signup for your email newsletter from your blog, this is the plugin to have. Few clicks and you get a beautiful popup done.
- BackupGuard (Paid) – It’s too easy to accidentally break your WordPress blog when installing a 3rd Party Plugin or theme, make sure you always hawwe backups. And this plugin does just that. It’s a lifesaver!
Hoe kinne jo jild meitsje fan jo blog
Now that you have your WordPress blog nicely set up, with some content, a slick WordPress tema, and some great functionality added by Plugins it’s time to monetize your blog! There are two core methods to for making money from your blog, and everything boils down to these
Affiliate:
Affiliate marketing is where you promote other company’s products directly and earn a commission from any sales made.
For example, say you have a football blog, you could add affiliate links to football boots in your posts and make a commission off any boots sold, typically this would be 5 – 15%.
D'r binne hûnderten skema's foar filiaalmarketing dy't der binne, jo moatte dit ûndersykje, ôfhinklik fan jo niche, jo soene ferrast wêze hoefolle bedriuwen regelingen hawwe. Amazon offers one of the most popular ones, it’s easy too!
Add special affiliate links to ANY product on the Amazon and make a commission of 4 – 10%. Amazon may not be the best paying site (this will vary wildly depending on the niche of your blog), but they do offer a HUGE range of products.
Adverts
Adverts are simple, got spare space on your blog, place an advert, often you will find these placed in the sidebar and within the content of any articles. Adverts can generate anything from $0.05 to $5 per click depending on the niche of your blog.
Google AdSense is the de facto online advertising company, simply fill in a 2-page signup form and you can start serving adverts to all your visitors. You don’t have to talk directly to companies to sell your advertising space.
Google’s advertising pay-outs differ massively from niche to niche, a highly competitive niche like credit cards, insurance, loans, etc.. will pay higher than less competitive ones.
Dit is te tankjen oan 'e aard fan advertearders dy't biede om har advertinsje te pleatsen, yn dit selde, hoe populêrer jo blog, hoe mear jo kinne stean om te fertsjinjen.
Typically, you might expect something like a 0.5 – 3% click-through rate, i.e. the number of your visitors who actually click on the adverts.
In goede kombinaasje fan beide strategyen wurdt normaal oanrikkemandearre.
Folgjende stappen
Now that your WordPress blog has been set up and you’ve monetized it’s time to start expanding and really pushing your blog.
Here are my top tips going forward:
- Reguliere ynhâld planne, you won’t always be in the mood to write content, use the built-in post scheduler so you can write multiple posts when you feel like it while still allowing regular content to flow. Articles every few days are better than 5 on the same day. Here is another WordPress-automatisearringsoplossing.
- Learje alles oer SEO (search engine optimization) that you can, this is a huge topic, you will never fully learn it, but the more you know the more successful blog will be.
- Posityf bliuwe, your blog will unlikely blossom overnight, it takes months of hard work, but in the end dedication and good content pays off.
Good luck and start blogging!
