How To Start a Blog In Less Than 5 Minutes

17 Apr, 2007 | Written by John | under Blog Basics

If your completely new to blogging and are totally confused about the steps needed to start a blog of your own then please read on, because i'm going to show you step by step how you can easily start a blog from scratch and within a matter of minutes be publishing your very first post for the world to see…

There are many different ways that you can start a blog, from the more advanced method of building one on your own domain name and using a blogging platform like wordpress to the more beginner friendly method of starting a blog at blogger.com

For this particular step by step tutorial i'm going to presume your reading this because your completely new to starting your own blog, therefore your going to build your blog using blogger which is completely free…

The following steps will form a great base from which you can add to your blogging knowledge at a later date…

How to Start a Blog - Step by Step Tutorial

Step 1 - Decide the Topic of Your Blog

Most beginner bloggers choose one of two approaches when deciding the topic of their blog. They either choose to blog about themselves and publish short posts on what they do in their lives on a daily basis, or they blog about a particular topic that they are interested in, like their favorite hobby. I would suggest that you take a look at a previous post i've published How to Choose the Perfect Topic for a Blog before making your decision…

Step 2 - Choose a Memorable Domain Name

Try and choose a memorable domain name for your blog which best describes the topic. For example, if you were going to write about playing golf and you were going to be giving specific tips on how to improve your game and reduce your handicap you could simply call your blog "Improve Your Handicap" The name you choose will form part of the blogger website address that you are given after you set up your blog. The name can also form part of the blogs title (will get to that step in a minute)

Step 3 - Set Up Your Blog

Go to blogger.com and set up a new account by clicking on the link that says "Create Your Blog Now" and fill in the details required. Then click continue and choose a title for your blog. Using the previous example you would use a title something like "Secret Tips for Improving Your Handicap" Then simply input the web address you would like based around your title. For instance http://improveyourhandicap.blogspot.com then click continue. Finally select a template to use for your blog and click continue…

Congratulations you now have your blog set up and ready for your first blog post…

Step 4 - Write and Publish Your First Blog Post

To publish your first post on your new blog just choose a title and then write whatever you want to say in the space below and click publish. In my example site i've published an article called "How to Eliminate Your Golf Slice Quickly and Easily"

Step 5 - Write Your About Me Page

Give some brief information about yourself on your "About Me" page such as your name, age, sex, where you live etc. This can be done by clicking on "Template" and then clicking on "Edit" underneath where it says "About Me"

Hopefully if you've done everything correctly you should now be the proud owner of a new blog that only took literally a few minutes to set up. Obviously once you have your base blog set up you can then customize the look and feel to your liking…