Monday, November 3, 2008

How To Create A Blog Page Using Wordpress

By Don Bethune

One of the easiest ways to start your first blog page is by using Wordpress. Many people prefer Wordpress over other utilities for several reasons. Some of these are Wordpress' clean interface, high usability and its ease of use. All these reasons make Wordpress a great tool for starting to write your first blog page. Creating a page is not as difficult as it seems. This article will teach you how to open a Wordpress account, create a page and write your first blog.

Creating an Account in Wordpress is as easy as wanting one. Simply visit the Website, Wordpress.com and click the large button that reads "Sign Up Now". Select a username; this is what others will see when they read your blog posts, or otherwise. Next, select a password; this should be a secure password as you do not want your account to be compromised. Type this word into the "Password" and "Confirm" fields. Next, you will need to type an e-mail address. You should have an e-mail address, as most ISPs provide you one for free. If not, you can create one for free at gmail.com , hotmail.com , or yahoo.com. You should read the terms and conditions by clicking the link to "fascinating terms of service", check the box next to that when you are finished. Make sure the radio button for "Gimme a Blog" is selected, otherwise you won't be able to create a blog page. Select submit. Next, check your email for a confirmation from Wordpress. Click the link inside the message to confirm your creation of an account. Congratulations, you officially have a Wordpress account.

When you first sign into your account, you should be in your dashboard. This is the page where you can create blog pages and change general settings for your next blog. On your homepage, select "write a new page" and then "change theme" button, which take you to a page that displays all the themes available for your blog. On this page, you will see themes of similar colors, styles and width. If you do not know exactly what you would like to have on your blog page, you can browse available styles by clicking "next" at the bottom of the page. Browse through the styles until you find one that you would like to use.

Widgets can also be very useful when compiling a blog. These will aid you and you readers in reading and digesting your blog, and syndicating accounts with other websites into Wordpress. Click on the "Design" tab and then "Widgets" to see what you can do to increase usability of your blog. Click the "add" link next to one that intrigues you. I would recommend "Archives", "Meta", and "Search".

Some styles will allow you to add a custom image header. If you would like to do this, click the "design" tab and then "custom image header". Click on "browse" to select an image from your computer that you would like to add. Then you can navigate to the image that you would like to use. Keep in mind that images may be cropped to be usable by the blog page and choose your image carefully.

You can choose to purchase upgrades for your blog. They will allow you to remove ads, add extra storage space and perform similar functions. If you would like to get an upgrade, click on "upgrade" and choose the upgrade that you would like to use. After you make your selection, fill in the required information and confirm your selection. Upgrades can often make blogs more functional.

The content is the most important part of your blog and you need to choose a topic that interests you. You may simply write about your life. You should also decide on the frequency of your posts, which will determine the length of each post. Keeping posts simple, to the point and with proper grammar will result in more people reading your posts.

That is all you need to know to create a blog, customize it, add widgets, design, upgrade and write your posts. Congratulations on being one more person with ideas that improve the blogosphere. Thank you for adding your comprehensive and educated ideas.

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