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Start A Blog from Scratch (Self-Hosted Blog Tutorial)

A Step by Step Guide to Starting A Self-Hosted Blog using WordPress

Instructor

Martie Dread

Category

Design

Web Design

21,930 Students enrolled

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Learn How To Start A Self-Hosted Blog Using WordPress…

A Step by Step Tutorial for Beginners!

I will guide you through the entire process of setting up your blog using WordPress, including how to setup hosting and domain name, install WordPress, add content and everything else you might need to know!

Why Take This Course?

Learn To Start Your Own Blog in Less Than 1 Hour
The Blog Will Be Fully Responsive (Mobile Friendly)
I Will Share A Coupon Which Gets Your First Month Hosting For 1 Penny!
Learn To Create A Logo For Free!
Using Most Up To Date Version of WordPress (unlike some others here on Udemy)
Get A Certificate of Completion
All Lectures Are Downloadable
I have got 6+ Years experience of working with WordPress
I own 2 different websites which combined have taught thousands of people how to create websites and start blogs using WordPress
This course is 100% FREE to enroll and always will be!
I always respond to my students questions!

There are a total of 16 Lectures (plus an intro and an outro) over a total of 55 Minutes.

Don’t worry if all you have you used your computer for so far is sending and receiving emails… by following this course I can almost guarantee that you will be able to start a blog using WordPress… and another thing… It will be awesome!

Not only will you learn to start a blog, step by step but I have also included a link to another video of mine which will show you how to make a logo for free!

So go ahead and enroll today and let’s start a WordPress Blog… TOGETHER!

Martie”

The Main Check-List

1

Introduction / Blog Overview

Video lesson

In this lecture I will introduce you to my course and show you the type of blog we will be creating throughout the course.

Registering A Domain Name and Web Hosting

2

The Main Check-List

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover the main steps we will be following throughout the course along with any costs involved. Don't worry, it will actually cost less than $13 to get started.

Logging into CPanel and Installing WordPress

3

Registering A Domain Name and Web Hosting

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover registering a domain name and web hosting for our new blog.

Logging into WordPress and Changing Password

4

Logging into CPanel and Installing WordPress

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover logging into what is known as the "HostGator CPanel" and then installing WordPress.

Changing Our WordPress Theme (So Simple Theme)

5

Logging into WordPress and Changing Password

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover logging into WordPress for the first time and also how to change our password.

Deleting The Demo Content

6

Changing Our WordPress Theme (So Simple Theme)

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover how to change our WordPress theme to the Free "SoSimple WordPress Theme" for blogging.

Customizing Our Theme

7

Deleting The Demo Content

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover how to delete certain content from WordPress, including pages, posts and plugins.

Adding Pages (About & Contact)

8

Customizing Our Theme

Video lesson

In this lecture I will be covering how to customize the SoSimple theme.

Creating and Assigning A Custom Menu

9

Adding Pages (About & Contact)

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover how to add different pages on WordPress, including our "About Page" and our "Contact Page".

Adding Contact Form to Contact Page (using Plugin)

10

Creating and Assigning A Custom Menu

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover how to create and assign custom menus on WordPress.

Changing The Sidebar (Widget Areas)

11

Adding Contact Form to Contact Page (using Plugin)

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover how to add a contact form to our contact page that we added earlier.

Adding Images to Sidebar and Widget Areas

12

Changing The Sidebar (Widget Areas)

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover how to change our blogs sidebar using what are known as "WordPress Widgets".

Adding Our Actual Blog Posts

13

Adding Images to Sidebar and Widget Areas

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover how to add images to our blogs sidebar and other widget areas.

Global Comments Settings and Social Share Buttons

14

Adding Blog Posts

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover how to add actual blog posts to our blog. Our blog posts will include titles, text, headings (text), images and video.

WordPress NOT Updating Right Away?

15

Global Comments Settings and Social Share Buttons

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover how to change the global comments settings along with how to add share buttons to our blog.

Congratulations!!

16

WordPress NOT Updating Right Away?

Video lesson

In this lecture I will cover what to do if WordPress is NOT updating right away, this method should work 9 times out of 10!

How long do I have access to the course materials?

You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

Can I take my courses with me wherever I go?

Definitely! If you have an internet connection, courses on Udemy are available on any device at any time. If you don't have an internet connection, some instructors also let their students download course lectures. That's up to the instructor though, so make sure you get on their good side!

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