How to start blogging and earn money in 2020
How to start blogging and earn money in 2020
Hello Guys! This side is Sid from digitalworldtech.com Today,
I'm gonna show you how you can create this blog this is the blog we are going
to create It is going to have your own blog address like this and then we're
going to create this blog posts then we’re going to create this menu and then
we’re also going to create this about me this follow me section and then we’re
going to create this about page and this contact page so that your readers can
contact you Now, everything on this blog is going to be mobile friendly so it’s
going to look perfect on any mobile device you use Before, we start, just click
the link this will take you to digitalworldtech.com
Now the first step is
to choose a name for your blog so let’s enter our blog name here I’m gonna keep
it as digitalworldtech.com and then click check availability once its
available, we can go to the next step which is to get the domain and hosting so
let’s click here and this will take us to GoDaddy.com so we’re gonna use
GoDaddy because they give the domain for free and also a discount on hosting so
let’s click get started now just stick with these basic plans this plan is
perfect for any type of blog that you want to create so just scroll down and
then select the term as 12 months and then let's scroll down and click continue now
let’s enter the blog address here again which is digitalworldtech and then
click search now click select and continue now just remove this office 365 and
Click proceed to check out now click create an account and just fill in your
details choose any 4-digit number as your PIN and then click create an account now
enter your name and address and choose the payment method now click continue and
place your order now, let’s complete the payment so, let’s set it up by
clicking managed WordPress and then click next then again click next and now
let’s enter a username and password for WordPress this will be used for logging
into your blog then click install Now, WordPress will be installed once it's
done let’s click get started and then click no thanks and click ok so now we’re
inside this WordPress dashboard, this is where you'll be able to control your
the blog now, when we reach this page our blog will also be online so, let’s
quickly check that by logging out from here and now if we enter our blog
address and then press enter you can see that our blog is now online. right
now, it has this default WordPress look to install a new theme let’s login back
to our blog, You just need to add login after your blog address and then press
enter. enter your username & the password and then click log in so, now
we're back to our blog so, just go here and scroll down to step 3 now choose a
the theme that you like and then click this arrow and download that theme so the
the theme will now be downloaded on your computer to install this theme let’s
go back to our blog and then go to appearance and click themes now click add
new theme and then click upload theme now click browse and select the theme
which you've downloaded then click install and click activate now lets a view
our blog so, as you can see, our blog has a new look now so, let’s go to this
demo site the first thing that we’re going to add are these blog posts Blog
posts are simply the articles that you post to your blog so, to add your first
post let’s go back to our blog and then go to new and click post now, let's
enter the title for our post and then paste the content and now let's add a
featured image so a featured image is something which appears on your blog like
this so to add that let’s go back to our blog here and then click set featured
image and then drag-drop an image that you want to use and click set featured
the image now let's publish it and see how it looks As you can see, we’ve created
our first blog post so, this is how you can post articles to your blog Next
we’re gonna see how to change the title of our blog right now, we have got this
default title so to change it let’s go to customize and then click site
identity now, let’s enter our blog name and we’ll also add a tagline and then
click save publish so now, we’ve changed the title of our blog Next let's see
how to create this menu so to create this menu let’s go back to our blog and
then click here and click menus now let’s click add menu and let’s name this
menu as click create menu now we need to choose where
we want our menu to appear on our blog so, I’m gonna select it as the main navigation
which will make the menu appear, here so, now let’s add the items to the menu so,
let’s click add items and first let’s click home and it will be added to the
menu next, we'll add a new page called about and then we’ll add a page called
contact Okay! So, now we have a home,
about and contact in the menu so, let’s click save and publish and now if you
see here you can see that we’ve added the menu to our blog now, the next item
that we’re going to add to our menu is the category pages so, what are a category
pages? If we see in this demo site we can see that this post has a small tag
called videos and then this post has a small tag called review snow, what this
means is that this post is under the category of videos and then this post is under
the category of reviews now, if we add these categories to the menu and when a
user clicks videos it will show all the posts that are under the category of
videos this will make it easy for the user to browse your blog and get the
the information they need Okay! So, now let's see how we can apply this to our blog
so, let's go back to our blog and if you see here you can see that we do not
have any categories, right now so let’s create them first so, just click the
post that we created before and then click edit post now just click add new
category and we’ll enter a category called how-to and then click add a new category
now as we’ve added this category, let’s uncheck this and then click update now
let’s add 1 more post in a separate category. so, let’s click add new and let’s
enter a title for our new post and then paste the content and, let’s create a
a new category called news and then click add new category now, we’ve added the
the category now, let's add a featured image so, just choose the image that you
want and then drag; drop it here and then click set featured image now click
publish so, now when we go to appearance and then click menus and then click
categories You can see here that we’ve got the categories that we just created so
just select them and click add to the menu now, let’s re-arrange this and then
click save menu now, let’s view our blog so, now you can see here that we've
added the category pages to the menu now, when a user clicks how-to it will
only show the posts that are under how-to so this is how you create categories
and add them to the menu Next let's see how to create this about page Now an
about page is important because it tells the readers about you so to create
this let's go back so, previously we created this about page but we didn't add
any content so let's add the content now just make sure you’re on this page and
then click edit now add the content to add an image just click here and
then click add media now choose the picture that you want to use and then
select the size I’m gonna keep it as full size and then click Insert into page now
click update and, then let’s view our page so, we now have our about page Next,
we’re going to add content to our contact page so when we go to our contact
the page you can see that, it’s empty right now so, we’ll add this contact form so
that people can contact us so, to create this form we need to install
a plugin let’s go back to our blog and then go to our dashboard and then go to
plugins and click add new and then let’s search for a plugin called Contact
Form 7 when you see that, just click install now and then click activate now a
the new menu item will be added here as Contact so, just click that you’ll see this
default contact form there and next to which you’ll find this shortcode so,
just select that and copy the code and then go to pages and then click edit
under contract and then paste that code here now click update and now lets the view
our page so, now we have our Contact form whenever a user fills out this
form and clicks send Now, the next item that we’re going to add to our blog is
the social sharing buttons so, these buttons will make it easy for your readers
to share your articles so, to add that let’s go back to our blog and then go to
dashboard and then go to plugins and click add new now let’s search for a
the plugin called Social by Danny when you find it just click install now and then
click activate so that's button will now
be added so, let’s check that by going back to our blog and then click any of
our blog posts and now when you scroll down you can see that we’ve now added
the social sharing buttons now when we click here we can share this post on
Facebook Next we’re going to see how to add these social media links Now, these
links will help your readers to find you on social media sites so, to add that let’s
go back to our blog and then click customize and go to menus now, let’s create
a new menu for our social media links so, just click here and let’s name it as
social and then click create menu now, choose the location as social menu and
then click add items now go to custom links and then enter the social media
links which you want to add so if you want to add facebook just enter your
Facebook page URL and then just type facebook and click add to the menu now do the
same for twitter and type twitter and then click add to the menu and lastly we’ll
add the Google+ link the text as Google+ and then click add to the menu so, now
we’ve added all the social media links so, let’s click save and publish and
then let’s go back Okay! So, now we’ve added the social media links if we
Click here It will take you to your Facebook page Next, we’re gonna see how to
add this about the author section below all the blog posts Now, this section
will help your readers to know about the author of the article so, to add that let’s
go back to our blog and then go to the dashboard and then under users click your
profile now, scroll down and enter the name and then the boy you can also add
your profile picture by going to this link and so once you’re done just click
update profile now, if we go back to our blog and then see below this post You
can see here that we’ve got the about the author section Okay! So, next, we’re
gonna see how to get this same thing on the sidebar so, to get this we
need to install a plugin so, let’s go back to our blog and then go to plugins
and click add new now, let’s search for a plugin called Smart Author and then
press enter now when you find this just click install now and then click
activate now let’s go to appearance and then go to widgets now, find this Meks
Smart Author widget and drag it into the sidebar now, let’s name this section
as about me and then scroll down and click save now, let’s go back to our blog and
then refresh the page so, now we got this about me section on the sidebar Okay..so
now let's see how to add these social media links on the sidebar so, to add
these links we need to again install a plugin so, let’s go back to our blog and
then go to plugins and click add new now, let’s search for a plugin called
smart social now, when you find this, just click install and then click
activate now, let’s go to appearance and then click widgets now, find the
Social widget and then drag-drop it here now, let’s add some text and then
add the social media links so, I’m going to add my Facebook link then the
twitter link and the google+ link once you’re done just click save now if you
go back to your blog and refresh the page You can see here that we’ve got the
social media links Okay...So, finally, we’re going to add this read more section Now,
this section will help your readers to continue reading more of your articles so,
to add that let’s go back to our widget page and then you’ll find this
a widget called Shamrock posts so, just drag and drop it here and then let’s name
it as read more and then scroll down and click save and now, if we go back to
our blog and then click refresh You can see here, that we’ve got this read more
section Okay!
So, now we’ve added all the items in our blog. So, this is
how it looks! So, there you go to Guys...We now have a fully functional blog created,
you can create your blog start now to start making your blog So, that’s it! I
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