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:
- Domain – Domain is the name of the blog which you type in the browser address bar. “www.HostingPill.com” is the domain of this site.
- kikowaena – 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.
- Hoʻolālā a me nā Manaʻo – To make your blog attractive design-wise you will need to install WordPress themes.
E aʻo e pili ana i ʻano o nā pūnaewele hiki iā ʻoe ke hana me WordPress a maopopo pehea ʻoe protect the blog i luna aʻe.
ʻElua mau ala e hiki ai iā ʻoe ke kūʻai i nā palaka a me ka hoʻonohonoho:
- Mākou e kūʻai i nā waihona a me ka haunaele mai ka Pūnaewele like
- A i ʻole e kūʻai pālua
If you ask me, I would recommend going for Option 2 (buying separately) for two reasons:
- Loaʻa iā ʻoe nā makana maikaʻi aʻe inā kūʻai aku ʻoe i nā waihona me ka wehe ʻokoʻa.
- Hoʻemi ʻoe i ka pilikia ma ke kūʻai ʻana mai i nā hui ʻokoʻa.
Manaʻo wau Namecheap no ka loaa ana i kau mau apana a Bluehost no ka hoʻolaha pūnaewele.
Namecheap, e like me ka inoa e kūʻai nei e kūʻai aku i nā inoa inoa no ka kumukūʻai maikaʻi, ʻaʻohe pono e kūʻai i kāu pūnaewele a me ka hoʻouluulu ʻana mai ka mea lawelawe like no laila ua hoʻokuʻu wau a puni.
BlueHost - O wau me ka hoʻohana ' Bluehost ma kahi o 8 mau makahiki i kēia manawa no kekahi o kaʻu mau pūnaewele a ua ʻike iā lākou he mea kūpono loa.
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.
Pehea e hoʻomaka ai i kahi BlogʻAkahi 1. Kāhea i kāu waihona
KA MANAʻO: Inā loaʻa iā ʻoe kahi moʻomeheu, hiki iā ʻoe ke huipau i kēia a hele pololei
Pehea e hoʻonohonoho ai i ka hoʻokipa pūnaewele no WordPress pauku.
ʻO nā mea mua, ʻo ka manawa kēia e kūʻai i ka kikowaena. Makemake ʻoe e noʻonoʻo e pili ana i ka pūnaewele āu e makemake ai a me kāna e ʻōlelo ai e pili ana i kāu blog WordPress.
E manaʻoʻiʻo iaʻu, ʻo ke koho ʻana i ka inoa inoa kūpono he hana paʻakikī i kēia manawa ʻo ka wā "ua hala nā mea maikaʻi".
Makemake paha ʻoe e nānā i kēia mau mea 7 Nā Kūlana Kahi Pūnaewele to get the right name for your site or you can use these tools to ulu manaʻo i ka manaʻo inoa inoa.
Once you have listed some of the domain name options, it’s time to check their availability.
A no kēlā, e hahai i nā ala aʻe i lalo aʻe.
Pani 1. E hele www.Namecheap.com a kaomi i ka inoa āu e makemake ai i ka pahu hulina kikowaena.
Pani 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!
Pani 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.
Pani 4. E hōʻoia i kāu kauoha, makemake wau e kau i ke kikowaena i ka Auto-Renew.
Pani 5. E noi aku iā ʻoe e hana i kahi moʻokāki, hoʻopiha i nā kikoʻī a pau a e hoʻomaopopo hoʻi e hoʻomanaʻo ʻoe i ka ʻōlelo huna!
Pani 6. Ma ka ʻaoʻao aʻe, nīnau ia iā ʻoe e hoʻopiha i kāu ʻike leka uila. Inā ʻoe e ʻole e koho aku i ka huna pilikino, a laila ʻike ka ʻike i kēia ʻike. Kaomi 'hoʻomau'
Pani 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.
Hana ʻae 2. Hoʻokū i ka hoʻokipa pūnaewele no WordPress
Koho i ka right web hosting company is a very important factor in starting a blog.
Hoʻokuʻu ʻia ka mākeke me nā haneli o nā ʻoihana pūnaewele lawelawe a hoʻohana lākou i nā hana āpau e kiʻi ai i kāu ʻoihana.
I have listed & answered few questions that most first-time site owners have about hosting.
Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike iā lākou maanei.
I kēia manawa, ua mākaukau ʻoe, e ʻae i kā mākou hoʻokipa.
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.
Pani 1. E hele www.Bluehost.com a kaomi i ka But Started Button.
Pani 2. Koho i ka hoʻolālā āu e makemake ai e kūʻai. No kēia demo, e hele pū mākou me kā lākou Lā Hoʻolālā.
Pani 3. On this page, depending on whether you have a domain or want to get a new one, you can make your selection.
Pani 4. Once you have the domain, it’s time to enter your contact details.
Pani 5. I kēia manawa koho i ka hoʻolālā āu e makemake ai e hele. ʻO ka lōʻihi aku ka hua āu i koho ai, ʻoi aku ka nui o ka hoʻemi ʻana āu e loaʻa ai.
Pani 6. E hoʻokomo i nā kikoʻī kāleka hōʻaiʻē a hana i ka uku.
Pani 7. Pau ua hana, e hana i kāu huaʻōlelo ma luna o kēia aniani (mai poina e mālama i kāu huaʻōlelo i kahi wahi no ka kuhikuhi hou aku.
Pani 8. Now that you have created the password, it’s time to login!
ʻLelo 3. Hoʻopili i kāu Pūnaewele i ka Pūnaewele
No laila, ua kūʻai aku ʻoe i kāu mea e kau nei i ka WordPress mai Bluehost pono ʻoe e hoʻonohonoho i kāu Namecheap domain e kuhikuhi i kēia hoʻokipa.
Pani 1. E komo i kāu BlueHost account
Pani 2. Kaomi ma nā hoʻonohonoho pūnaewele
Pani 3. Click on the ‘Nameservers’ tab
Here are the default Nameservers of Bluehost:
NS1.Bluehost.com
NS2.Bluehost.com
Pani 5. Go to Namecheap and Login.
Pani 6. Once you logged in go Domain List ==> Domains ==> Select Domain ==> Select Manage ==> Under NameServers, select Custom and place your Bluehost'mau inoa inoa ma laila
Pani 7. Kaomi ke mālama i nā hoʻololi.
Hiki i 24 mau hola no kēia hoʻololi e hoʻopau ai no laila ʻaʻole ʻoe hopohopo inā ʻaʻole holo koke ʻoe.
ʻAkahi 4. Hoʻopili i ka WordPress
Next, we need to install WordPress on the Bluehost kikowaena.
BTW, WordPress is a blogging platform for writing blog posts.
Mahalo nui Bluehost kahi kahi kikowaena kahi i hōʻike ʻia au e hōʻike iā ʻoe.
Pani 1. Komo mai i Bluehost
Pani 2. Ma ka ʻāpana pūnaewele pili i ka 'install WordPress'
Pani 3. Koho i ka pūnaewele āu e makemake ai e hoʻohana no kēia hoʻonohonoho WordPress, aia nō paha ma kahi o hoʻokahi waihona. Waiho i ka papa kuhikuhi papa kuhikuhi.
Pani 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.
Pani 5. Hiki iā ʻoe ke mālama pū me ke holomua ʻōnaehana ma ka piko o ka ʻaoʻao, ʻoiai ʻo ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana ma waena o 5 mau minuke.
E like me kāu e ʻike ai i ka pololei e kiʻi iā WordPress.
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. Hele i http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin a komo i kou inoa inoa a me ka ʻōlelo huna.
2. Hiki ʻoe i kēia manawa ke ʻike i ka dashboard admin.
Ke hele nei i loko o ka waiwai he mea kūpono ia e hoʻokūkū ʻia i nā mea liʻiliʻi ma mua o ko mākou neʻe ʻana i nā kumumanaʻo, plugins a hoʻohui i nā ʻike.
Hoʻonohonoho i ka inoa inoa a me ka ʻaoʻao mua
Aia he mau mea liʻiliʻi mau aʻu e makemake e hoʻonohonoho pololei ma hope o ka hoʻokomo ʻana i ka 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.
ʻO kēlā ka mea pono a mākou e hoʻonohonoho ai i kēia manawa. Hiki iā mākou ke neʻe i luna o nā mea hoihoi aʻe!
Pehea wau e hana ai i nā ʻaoʻao a me nā Post?
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.
Pehea e hoʻohui ai i nā ʻaoʻao / Kākau i ka Papa
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.
Pehea e loaʻa ai ke kumuhana WordPress maikaʻi loa
Inā ʻaʻole ʻoe e ʻike i kāu e ʻimi nei, hiki iā ʻoe ke hele no nā koho hou aʻe ma aneʻi:
Themeforest – One of the oldest and the largest marketplace for WordPress theme. You get tons of high-quality themes at reasonable prices.
Kūkākūkā – 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.
KahiKamuhani – Another great platform where you can get free and premium beautiful WordPress theme for your site.
ʻO'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:
Pani 1. Ke kālele ʻia i ka admin dashboard koho 'Hōʻailona' a laila mau kumumanaʻo mai ka ʻaoʻao hema.
Pani 2. Kaomi aku ka pihi 'Add New'
Pani 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.
Pani 4. Kaomi Kaomi
Pani 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.
E hoʻouka i nā Plugins
He aha ka 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.
ʻO kahi laʻana, inā ʻoe e hoʻohana nei i kāu pūnaewele WordPress e kūʻai aku i nā huahana ma o ka pūnaewele he mea maikaʻi paha ke hoʻohui i kahi kumuhana no ke kākoʻo.
I kēlā me kēia makemake ʻoe e hoʻohui i kahi hana i kahi pūnaewele WordPress, e nānā i nā plugins ma mua o ka nānā ʻana i ka hana ʻana i kekahi mea iā ʻoe iho / uku aku i kahi mea hoʻomohala e hana iā ʻoe.
He maʻalahi ka hoʻonohonoho ʻana i nā plugins, ʻo ka mea paʻakikī e hoʻoholo i nā plugins āu e makemake ai e hoʻokomo. He mau tausani plugins i loaʻa no ka manuahi, aia hoʻi he nui nā plugins premium i loaʻa.
Where I can find more WordPress Plugins?
ʻO nā kumuwaiwai ʻelua ʻelua ma ka pūnaewele no WordPress Plugins:
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.
A he mau liʻiliʻi nā pono o ke hele ʻana no nā plugins uku mai 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 a e hoʻoponopono mai lākou iā ʻoe. ʻO ke aha aʻe, hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻonui i ke kākoʻo warranty no 12 mau mahina ma o ka uku ʻana i kahi uku helu.
- He kūpono maikaʻi nā plugins, a mākaʻikaʻi ʻia e 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.
Inā ʻoe e hoʻoholo ai i kahi plugin ma aneʻi pehea ʻoe e hoʻomau ai.
Pehea e hoʻokomo ai i kahi Plugin WordPress
Pani 1. From the Admin Dashboard select Plugins -> Add New
Pani 2. E huli i ka plugin āu i makemake ai, a hoʻouka paha iā ia inā loaʻa ʻoe i nā faila
Pani 3. Kaomi Kaomi, ae hāʻawi iā ia i kahi mau minuke e kau ai, ʻoi ka nui o ka plugin ke lōʻihi ka manawa e hoʻouka ai.
Pani 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:
Nā Puka Piʻi:
- 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!
- Hauni (Free) - Inā nō ʻoe e noʻonoʻo nei i ka ʻae ʻana i ka ʻōlelo i kāu blog WordPress e pono ʻoe i ka plugin spam Comment Askimet. Hoʻopeki nui kēia plugin i ka nui o nā ʻōlelo i loaʻa iā ʻoe.
- Yoast SEO (Free) – Download this plugin before you download any. It’s a MUST HAVE plugin for SEO.
Hoʻopuka Paʻa:
- ʻO ka mea hoʻokūkū ʻike (uku ʻia) – It’s THE BEST Page Builder for WordPress. Just drag and drop and you can create stunning page layouts in minutes. Love it!
- ʻElua Loaʻa manuahi – 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 loaʻa nā lako. And this plugin does just that. It’s a lifesaver!
Pehea e hoʻolilo ai i ke kālā mai kāu Blog
Now that you have your WordPress blog nicely set up, with some content, a kumuhana WordPress kumumanaʻo, 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
Hui:
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%.
Nui nā mea hoʻohālike o ka papa inoa ʻana ma laila, pono ʻoe e ʻimi hou aku i kēia mea e pili ana i kāu niche, e haohao paha ʻoe i ka nui o nā ʻoihana. 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.
nā hoʻolaha
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.
ʻO kēia no ka ʻano o ke ʻano o nā mea hoʻolaha e kau aku ai i kā lākou hoʻolaha, ma kēia ʻano ʻoi loa ka 'kaulana' o kāu blog i hiki ke kū i ka loaʻa.
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.
Hoʻomaopopo pinepine ʻia ka hoʻohui maikaʻi ʻana o nā hoʻolālā ʻelua.
Nā Pākuʻi
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:
- E hoʻonohonoho i nā kikoʻī maʻamau, 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 ʻŌnaehana WordPress automation.
- E aʻo i nā mea āpau e pili ana iā 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.
- E hoʻomau i ka maikaʻi, 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!
