Blogging is one of the cheapest ways to start an online business and make money from home. It's flexible, easy to start, cheap to maintain, and you can grow your income to thousands per month! I'm proof you can build a 6-figure business from your dining table. And you can do this too!
Whether it's a Homesteading Blog, a Mommy Blog, a Fashion Blog, or just a Blog about your Crazy Family, the information on starting a blog can be a little overwhelming.
Or maybe this is your first step towards trying to figure out how to start your own blog. Either way, I'm so glad you're here!
If you are ready to take the leap into blogging, to carve out a piece of the web-o-sphere all your own, to start making money for something that you love talking about, then you are in the right place!
Over the past 12 years, I've owned and created content for 8 different blogs. Each one served its purpose for a time and was well-loved by me... After years of practicing and learning and researching, I finally figured out exactly how to have a fun, enjoyable, profitable blog!
For almost 10 years now I've created content and made money through my blog A Modern Homestead. It provides not only a creative outlet for me, but also a full-time income for our family, and lets me share my passions with the world, not just my friends and family!
Have you been itching to try your hand at blogging? It's really easy to get started! Let me walk you through the 3 easy steps to starting your own blog!
How to Start A Blog (The Right Way)
If you don't have a blog, but making money on the side wherever you are sounds great... or maybe you're not even worried about money and you just want to have fun, here are the 3 steps to take to get started!
NOTE: I'm not going to tell you the cheapest way to start a blog. Instead, I'm going to show you the fastest and best way to get started with a profitable blog! While you may technically be able to start a blog for $3.95, you are left with a low-quality product, and zero idea of how to be successful!
These steps will lead you through every single part of starting a blog and making money from day one. And, while it may be a teensy bit more than $3.95 to get started, the money you spend will come back to you within your first month if you implement these steps fully!
Step One: Get a Hosting Service and Domain Name
Hosting is the service that allows my website to be viewed anywhere in the world. Without hosting, I would only be able to see my site on the computer and no one else would ever see it... which would be sad 🙁
But not all hosting accounts are created equal!
Bluehost is often pushed by bloggers, but as someone who was with them for 12 years on 8 different sites (and loved them until 2017!), I can tell you that their service went drastically downhill after 2017.
Instead, for the same price, you can get started with Siteground. Their service is phenomenal, their customer service and tech support are off the charts, and they will even transfer your existing site (if you have one) for free!
At the same time that you buy hosting, you need to grab a domain name.
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Click here to go to the hosting page and follow these steps:
1. Select "Get a New Hosting Account".
2. Select "Register a New Domain".
3. Choose your hosting plan. Tip: If you're just starting out, the cheapest plan is fine! You can upgrade as needed at a prorated price.
4. Complete the payment info section and submit! Tip: I would get both the privacy and site monitoring services, though they are optional.
Click here to take the first step towards creating a passive income for your family!
Step Two: Set Up Your Blog
Now that you have hosting and a domain name, you're officially a blogger! Congratulations! Next, it's time to actually get your blog set up and start writing content!
So in step two, you'll want to install WordPress and a theme!
Installing WordPress on Siteground
Follow these easy steps to install WordPress on your Siteground account.
- Log into your Siteground account.
- Click "My Account" at the top of the screen.
- Click "cPanel".
- Scroll until you see "Wordpress", click that button.
- Follow all on screen instructions to install WordPress on your domain.
Installing a Theme on WordPress
Now it's time for the really fun part! Installing a theme and customizing it to the look and feel you want for your blog! Follow these steps to install a theme on your WordPress account.
- Log into your WordPress account. (YOURDOMAIN.com/wp-admin and enter the information you entered during setup in the previous step.)
- Click "Appearances" on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Click "Themes" and browse the free themes until you find one you like!
- If you're ready for a gorgeous professional theme, this Genesis theme is the one I use and I absolutely adore it!
- Click "install" and "activate" to finalize your theme choice. Don't worry, you can do it again if you don't like the results!
To Customize Your Theme
- Click "Appearances" on the left-hand side of the screen.
- Click "Customize".
- This will open up the customize options for your theme. Play around with it and enjoy!
Step Three: Make Sure Your Blog is Money Ready
As you're setting up your blog it's also important to make sure you have everything in place to start making money.
If you don't, you will be leaving big money on the table! In fact, I have a second blog that made $1500 in its SECOND month!!
If I hadn't had everything set up and ready to go when I created that blog I would have missed out on that first big month, as well as the ones that followed!
Ways to Make Money Blogging
There are quite a few different ways to make money, depending on your page view bracket, but any blogger, at any level, can make money blogging!
I've written everything up for you if you'd like to see the exact income breakdown for my blog at $100,000 a year.
Here are a few ways to make money as a blogger:
- Ad Revenue
- Product Sales for Products You Create
- Sales for Other People's Products
- Sales for Services
- Sponsored Content with Companies You Trust
- ... and more!
To find out exactly where you should be spending your time to get the most money for your efforts, check out my free training video on profitable blogging!
Here are a FEW of the things you'll learn in this video!
- Secret #1 - Understand exactly what blogging looks like in the modern world (it's no longer just journaling about your life!) and find out my top tips for picking the best niche for YOU (that is also profitable!)
- Secret #2 - Find out how people actually make money with a blog! I'll break down the top methods for earning, as well as a general look at how much income each one generates!
- Secret #3 - Learn exactly where to focus so you can spend less time working, and more time living your life. Plus, get the easy weekly blogging task list that I recommend to ALL bloggers!
Grab the information to make sure you are making the most of your blog, no matter how big or small!
Are you ready to get started?
Now that you are armed with the best information you need to get started, it's time to take the leap!
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