Create a blog 16 mint.
You can create and manage your own blog with Blogger.
BLOGGER
- Sign in to Blogger.
- On the left, click the Down arrow
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- Click New blog.
- Enter a name for your blog.
- Click Next.
- Choose a blog address or URL.
- Click Save
Browsers you can use
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- MS Edge
What Is A Blog?
A blog is a web-based diary, an individual or group of individuals regularly update with content. Each update on a blog is called a blog post. The blog posts can be based on a particular topic or various topics, depending on the blog’s niche. The latest posts on the blog appear first, i.e., they appear in reverse chronological order.
Why Do Blogging?
There are many reasons for which people start blogging. To name a few –
- Supporting a social cause
- Professional networking
- Showcasing their writing skills
- Making money online without investment
- Marketing a business online.
Blogger Vs. Blogspot
Google owns both Blogger.com and Blogspot.com.
Is there any difference between Blogger and Blog
- You can manage a blogspot blog using the Blogger dashboard.
What is Blogspot?
You can create a free blog on Blogspot to make money without investment. Google does not charge a penny from you. The best thing is that you can monetize a Blogspot blog with AdSense.
Blogspot blogs have some advantages and disadvantages, so you must know them before setting up a blog on blogspot.com.
Advantages of Blogger
- Easier to use when compared to other blogging programs like WordPress
- Lots of options for customization
- Free of charge
- Faster indexing – Blogspot sites show up in Google search results within 24 hours
- Opportunity to make money with AdSense and other sources
- Can easily integrate any of the other Google products
- Option add your own custom domain.
- Free SSL certificate.
Disadvantages of Blogger
- Blogspot has lesser options for themes and plugins.
- You can easily lose traffic if you don’t keep updating your blog.
How to Sign Up for Google Account?
You can start blogging with Blogspot, but first, you need to create a Google account.
1. Go to google.com in your web browser.
2. Click on the Sign-in button to create an account.
3. You are on the login page. If you have an account, login with your email and password, else proceed to create account. You can create a Google account for yourself or manage your business. Select an option that is right in case of you.
3. Fill out all the necessary details and click on the Next button.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Blogspot
Blogger is a publishing platform, while blogspot?gspot.com is the root domain of your blog. Users create a blog on the blogspot.com subdomain. E.g., myblog.blogspot.com
4. Once the account is created, you will see a welcome message.
How to Create A Blog on Blogspot?
Don’t know how to set up a blog on Blogspot? Don’t worry, hereunder is all you want to know. Please read our guide carefully and do a practice with our screenshots.1. To create a blogspot blog, a Blogspot login is required. Visit blogger.com for this.
2. Click on the CREATE YOUR BLOG button and login with your Google account credentials.
3. After Blogspot sign in. You are now on the Blogger dashboard. On the top lift side, the Create blog option is given to you.
Creating a Post
- 1box. Click the button with pencil on it. When you hover over it it should say Create New Post.2. Type a title for your post in the post box
3. Type up a post in the post field below the post
Using the Toolbar
1. Click to undo changes in your post
2. Click to redo changes you undid.
3. Click to change the font of your post.
4. Click to change the text size
5. Click to make text into a heading, subheading, or minor heading
6. Click to bold text
7. Click to italicize text
8. Click to underline text
9. Click to strikethrough text
10. Click to change the color of your text
11. Click to highlight your text
12. Click to make text into a link
13. Click to insert a photo. A Select A File window should appear.
Click the Choose File button. A File Upload window should appear
Select a photo from your computer and click Open
Click the Add Selected button.
14. Click to insert a video. A Select A File window should appear.
Click the Choose a video to upload button. A File Upload window should appear.
Select a video from your computer and click the Open button.
15. Click to insert a jump break
16. Click to align text.
17. Click to number your text.
18. Click to bullet your text.
19. Click to format a quote.
20. Click to remove any formatting on your text.
21. Click to check the spelling on your post.
Using the Post Settings Menu
1. To add labels to your post click the Labels tab to expand it.
Then type labels into the text box and click Done
These labels will be words readers can search for your post with.
2. To schedule a time for your post to go live, click the Schedule tab to expand it.
Then choose Set Date and Time from the menu by clicking the circle next to it.
Then select a date and time for the post to go live.
You can do this by either typing in a date or selecting one from the calendar.
Then click Done.
3. To customize your permalink, click the Permalink tab to expand it.
Then select Custom Permalink by clicking the circle next to it.
Then type in a custom permalink and click Done.
This is now the URL for your post.
4. To add your location, click the Location tab to expand it.
Then type your location into the Search bar and click Search. The map should show you your location.
Then click Done.
5. The Options tab allows you to do many things once expanded
To disallow or allow reader comments, choose the preferred option by clicking the circle next to it.
To change the compose mode, choose the preferred option by clicking the circle next to it.
To change the way line breaks are made, choose the preferred option by clicking the circle next to it.
2. Select Customize under the preview titled Live on Blog
Here is where you can change the template from the one you chose at the beginning. For the purpose of this tutorial, please choose the first option given after choosing Dynamic Views from the groups at the top.
Finishing Your Post
When you are done editing and customizing your post, click the Publish button. Your post is now published to your blog.
Editing Your Layout.
Bloggers come to blogging arena with varying degrees of online and social media experience, but we’ve all made more than a few newbie mistakes – there’s always room for more learning and improvement, whether you’re a beginner or you’ve been blogging for years.
These articles may help you avoid some of the growing pains when it comes to your first blog – enjoy!:
And that’s it! I’m more than confident that your initial blog set up should now be finished and ready to go, and all that should have been really damn easy (unlike my first time, lucky you!). If you are having any problems installing WordPress on Hostgator then this guide may help.
If by some unfortunate circumstance you get stuck or have any questions for me about how to create a blog, just get in touch with me or leave a comment below. I’ll help you out with any problems.
Enjoy your new blog!
