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 name – Domain is the name of the blog which you type in the browser address bar. “www.HostingPill.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.
Ithute ka mefuta ea liwebosaete o ka theha ka WordPress mme o tsebe kamoo o ka etsang protect the blog hang ha e felile.
Ho na le mekhoa e 'meli eo u ka rekang libaka ka eona le ho e amohela:
- U reka libaka le ho amohela moamoheli a le mong
- Kapa u reka ka bobeli ka thoko
If you ask me, I would recommend going for Option 2 (buying separately) for two reasons:
- U fumana litheko tse betere ha u reka mabenkele le ho a amohela ka thoko.
- O fokotsa kotsi ka ho e reka ho lik'hamphani tse ikemetseng.
ke khothaletsa Namecheap bakeng sa ho fumana libaka tsa hau tsa Bluehost bakeng sa ho amohela webosaete.
Namecheap, joalo ka ha lebitso le bolela ho rekisa mabitso a domain ka theko e ntle, ha ho na tlhoko ea ho reka domain ea hau le moamoheli ho tsoa morekisi a le mong kahoo ke rekisitse ho potoloha.
BlueHost - Ke 'na sebelisa Bluehost bakeng sa lilemo tse ka bang 8 joale ho tse ling tsa libaka tsa ka tsa marang-rang 'me ke li fumane li tšepahala.
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.
Mokhoa oa ho qala blogMohato 1. Ngolisa Domain ea hau
HLOKOMELA: Haeba u se u ntse u na le domain name, u ka e tlola ebe u ea ho eona ka kotloloho
Mokhoa oa ho qala ho amohela WordPress karolo.
Ntho ea pele, ke nako ea ho reka sebaka. U tla batla ho nahana ka domain name eo u e batlang le seo e se buang ka blog ea hau ea WordPress.
Kea kholoa, ho khetha lebitso le nepahetseng la domain ke mosebetsi o boima matsatsing ana kaha bohle "ba hantle ba se ba fetile".
U ka 'na ua batla ho sheba tsena Malebela a 7 Domain Name to get the right name for your site or you can use these tools to hlahisa mehopolo ea lebitso la domain.
Once you have listed some of the domain name options, it’s time to check their availability.
'Me bakeng sa seo, latela mehato e ka tlase:
Hata 1. Eya ho www.Namecheap.com ebe u ngola lebitso leo u le batlang lebokoseng la lipatlisiso la domain.
Hata 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!
Hata 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.
Hata 4. Netefatsa taelo ea hau, ke khothaletsa ho beha domain name ho Auto-Renew.
Hata 5. Ha joale e tla u botsa hore u thehe ak'haonte, tlatsa lintlha tsohle le ho etsa bonnete ba hore u hopola phasewete!
Hata 6. Leqepheng le latelang, eu botsa hore u tlatse tlhahisoleseling ea hau ea puisano ea ak'haonte. Haeba u so ka khetha khetho ea lekunutu, joale tlhaiso-leseling ena e buletsoe mang kapa mang hore a e bone. Tlanya 'Tsoela Pele'
Hata 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.
Mohato 2. Beha Hosting Bakeng sa WordPress
Ho khetha right web hosting company is a very important factor in starting a blog.
Mmaraka o tletse ka makholo a likhamphani tse amohelang liwebsaete mme ba sebelisa maano ohle ho fumana khoebo ea hau.
I have listed & answered few questions that most first-time site owners have about hosting.
U ka li bona Mona.
Joale, kaha u se u itokisitse, a re fihle moeng oa rona.
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.
Hata 1. Eya ho www e.Bluehost.com ebe o tobetsa konopo ea ho qala.
Hata 2. Khetha moralo oo u batlang ho o reka. Bakeng sa tlhahiso ena, re tla tsamaea le Moralo oa bona oa Motheo.
Hata 3. On this page, depending on whether you have a domain or want to get a new one, you can make your selection.
Hata 4. Once you have the domain, it’s time to enter your contact details.
Hata 5. Joale khetha moralo oo u batlang ho o latela. Ha u khetha bolelele ba nako eo u e khethang, u tla fumana litheolelo tse ngata haholoanyane.
Hata 6. Kenya lintlha tsa karete ea hau ea mokoloto ebe u etsa tefo.
Hata 7. Ha seo se se se entsoe, theha phasewete ea hau skrineng ena (u se ke oa lebala hore e boloka phasewete ea hau kae kae bakeng sa ho buuoa nakong e tlang)
Hata 8. Now that you have created the password, it’s time to login!
Mohato 3. Hokela Domain ea hau ho Hosting
Kahoo, hang ha u se u rekile moeti oa hau oa WordPress ho Bluehost o tla hloka ho beha ea hau Namecheap domain ho supa moamoheli ona.
Hata 1. Ho kena ho hau BlueHost account
Hata 2. Tobetsa ho litlhophiso tsa domain
Hata 3. Click on the ‘Nameservers’ tab
Here are the default Nameservers of Bluehost:
NS1.Bluehost.com
NS2.Bluehost.com
Hata 5. Go to Namecheap and Login.
Hata 6. Once you logged in go Domain List ==> Domains ==> Select Domain ==> Select Manage ==> Under NameServers, select Custom and place your Bluehostke li-nameservers moo
Hata 7. Tobetsa Boloka liphetoho.
Ho ka nka lihora tse 24 hore phetoho ena e phethehe, kahoo u se ke oa tšoenyeha haeba e sa sebetse hanghang.
Mohato 4. Kenya WordPress
Next, we need to install WordPress on the Bluehost Hosting.
BTW, WordPress is a blogging platform for writing blog posts.
Ka lehlohonolo Bluehost e kentse othomathike ka hona ke tla u bontša seo.
Hata 1. Kena ho Bluehost
Hata 2. Karolong ea webosaete tlanya ho 'kenya WordPress'
Hata 3. Khetha domain name eo u batlang ho e sebelisa bakeng sa ho kenya ts'ebetso ena ea WordPress, u kanna oa ba le domain e le 'ngoe feela. Siea tšimo ea directory.
Hata 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.
Hata 5. U ka boloka tlaleho ea tsoelopele ea leqephe le holimolimo a leqephe, leha ho le joalo, hangata ts'ebetso ea ho kenya e nka metsotso e 5.
Joalokaha u bona ho otloloha ho kenya 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. Eya ho http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin mme o kenye lebitso la hau la mosebelisi le phasewete.
2. Joale u lokela ho khona ho bona letlapa la admin.
Ha re se re kenetse molemong oa ho etsa lintho tse 'maloa re li hlophise pele re fetela ho li-plugins, li-plugins le ho eketsa litaba.
Etsa sehlooho sa hau le Seta leqephe la Front
Ho na le lintho tse 'maloa tseo ke ratang ho li beha hang kamora ho kenya 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.
Ke sona feela seo re hlileng re hlokang ho se beha hona joale. Re ka fetela linthong tse khahlisang haholo!
Ke etsa joang maqephe le lipalo tse ncha?
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.
Mokhoa oa ho eketsa maqephe / lipehelo ho "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.
Mokhoa oa ho fumana sehlooho se nepahetseng sa WordPress
Haeba u sa fumane seo u se batlang mona, u ka ea likhethong tse ling mona:
Khomotso – One of the oldest and the largest marketplace for WordPress theme. You get tons of high-quality themes at reasonable prices.
Tlhahiso – 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.
Khaled – 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:
Hata 1. Ha o kenngoa ka har'a dashboard ea admin khetha 'Ponahalo' ebe lihlooho ho tsoa ho li-menu tsa letsoho le lets'ehali.
Hata 2. Tobetsa konopo ea "Eketsa"
Hata 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.
Hata 4. Tlanya ho kenya
Hata 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.
Kenya Plugins
Plugin ke eng?
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.
Mohlala, haeba u sebelisa sebaka sa hau sa WordPress ho rekisa lihlahisoa inthaneteng ho ka ba molemo ho eketsa foramo bakeng sa tšehetso.
Nako le nako ha u batla ho eketsa ts'ebetso sebakeng sa WordPress, sheba ho li-plugins pele u sheba ho theha ho hong ka uena / ho lefa moqapi hore a u etsetse eona.
Ho kenya li-plugins ho bonolo, karolo e thata e nka qeto ea hore na u batla ho kenya li-plugins life. Ho na le li-plugins tse likete tse fumanehang mahala, ho boetse ho na le li-plugins tse ngata tsa premium tse fumanehang.
Where I can find more WordPress Plugins?
Lisebelisoa tse peli tse ntle ka ho fetisisa inthaneteng bakeng sa WordPress plugins ke:
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.
'Me ho na le le menyetla e' maloa ea ho batla li-plugins tse lefelloang ho tsoa 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 'me ba tla u lokisetsa eona. Ho feta moo, o ka eketsa tšehetso ea waranti bakeng sa likhoeli tse 12 ka ho lefa tefo e tlamang.
- Li-plugins li maemong a holimo, li hlahlojoe ka botlalo 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.
Ha u se u nkile qeto ka plugin ke ena hore na u e kenya joang.
Mokhoa oa ho kenya plugins ea WordPress
Hata 1. From the Admin Dashboard select Plugins -> Add New
Hata 2. Batla plugin eo u e batlang, kapa u e kenye haeba u na le lifaele
Hata 3. Tlanya Kenya, 'me u e fe metsotso e' maloa ho e kenya, e kholoanyane ea plugin eo e tla nka nako e telele ho e kenya.
Hata 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:
Li-plugins tsa mahala:
- 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 (Mahala) - Haeba u ntse u nahana ka ho lumella litlatsetso ho blog ea hau ea WordPress u hloka plugin ea spam ea Askimet. Plugin ena e fokotsa haholo palo ea litlhaloso tsa spam tseo u tla li fumana.
- Yoast SEO (ea mahala) – Download this plugin before you download any. It’s a MUST HAVE plugin for SEO.
Li-plugins tse lefuoeng:
- Visos Composer (E lefiloe) – 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 (E lefiloe) – 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 ho ba le li-backups. And this plugin does just that. It’s a lifesaver!
U ka etsa Chelete joang ho tsoa ho Blog ba hau
Now that you have your WordPress blog nicely set up, with some content, a slick WordPress theme, 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
Tšebelisano:
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%.
Ho na le makholo a merero ea papatso e amanang le kantle ho naha, o lokela ho etsa lipatlisiso ka sena ho latela niche ea hau, o tla makala hore na lik'hamphani tse ngata li na le merero e fe. 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.
Likhatiso
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.
Sena se bakoa ke mofuta oa baphatlalatsi ba batlang ho bapatsa lipapatso tsa bona, ka eona eona eo 'batho ba tsebahalang haholo' ho blog ea hau le ho feta moo u ka emang ho fumana phaello.
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.
Ho kopantsoe mekhoa e metle ka bobeli ho khothaletsoa hangata.
Mehato e latelang
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:
- Hlophisa litaba tsa kamehla, 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 Tharollo ea othomathike ea WordPress.
- Ithute tsohle ka 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-ba le tšepo, 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!
