How To Start A Blog In 2024 & Make Easy Money?

Wondering “How To Start A Blog and make money online“? Then you have reached the right place.

Forget everything for some time and sit in a peaceful corner of your house and focus on every word of this guide.

By showing interest to read this article, you proved to me that you are very focused and serious about your future in blogging.

When I start blogging, I had a few questions in my mind like whether I can start blogging for free.

How to make money from blogging? etc. So, if you also have the same question, then you will get the answer after going through this article.

Here I am going to give you the exact directions and steps which I used to build my blogs.

Read this complete guide to start a blog and start your blogging journey.

Benefits Of Starting A Blog

All humans on this earth, always look for benefits in every kind of work, either in Study, Job, or anything we have in our life, we always want the benefits first.

So Check out the benefits of starting blogging here.

1. It’s the best tool to share your knowledge with the world.
2. Help you to enhance your interest and passion.
3. Make money from your skills.
4. Win the trust of your blog readers with your words.
5. You will become a teacher for newbies.
6. You will be capable to live your life freely with your own money.
7. You have lots of time for yourself and your family also.

So now let’s see the Complete Guide on How to start a blog.

How To Start A Blog And Make Money

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Check every point very carefully and I promise that you will become a better blogger soon.

If you face any problem here or anything in the future you can contact me anytime and you will get an instant reply from me.

Let’s start now.

Find Your Passion, Interest, and Topic For Your Blog

There are lots of newbies who have the question “What should I blog about?”

Find your passion for a topic that you want to show to everyone in this world.

Deciding on the topic is the hardest part of this blogging journey. So for this solution, you have to ask these few questions yourself.

• Can I write about my favorite topic?
• Do I have proper knowledge about my topic?
• Are there any readers on my topic?
• Can I write for 6 months without thinking about money from my blog?
• Am I eager to learn new things from others also?

If you are not clear about your topic, you can start blogging about your hobbies or anything you like. Here are a few blogging topics:

• Food Blog – We all love food. Start blogging about your recipes or write local restaurant reviews.
• Gaming Blog – Everyone plays games. Create a blog about the games you play, and write about updates, hints, or even cheats.
• Entertainment blog – Celebrities are all the rage, there are tons of TV shows and movies to write about.

Now that you know your blogging subject, we can move on.

Discover The Name (Domain Name) For Your Blog

Now, this is one of the most important things for your blogging journey. I am talking about the domain name for your blog.

Example: Google.com, Wikipedia.com, Moz.com, Yahoo.com etc. These types of names are called Domain Names.

Now there are lots of companies out there who provide good services after purchasing the domain. But I suggest to you the best places for finding your domain name.

1. Godaddy
2. NameCheap

In domain names you have to choose the extension like .com, .in, .org, .net, etc.

It depends on your choice but personally, my choice for domains is the .com extension.

All over the world, 95% of internet users want to remember the domain which has a .com extension.

The Process Of Buying Domain Name

Just open any website listed above, and proceed with these steps

1. Open the Godaddy website.
2. Enter the name which you choose for your blog and check that is it available or not.
3. Then you get a popup as a text line under the search bar that whether the name is available or not if it is available then it will show you that “Congrats! Your name is available, Grab it fast” or if it’s not available then it shows that “the Name you entered is already taken”.

After you get the exact domain name that you want for your blog then you can proceed with the registration process and process the payment.

Follow and remember these things before purchasing the Domain names:

Choose Short Name

Short domain names are easy to remember for anyone, so I recommend you choose just a two-word domain name as I do for my blog.

Don’t Go with Numeric Words for Domains

Do not use numbers on your domain name.

For example Tech2top.com, and top10things.com. Always go with the alphabetical keywords for your domain names.

Mostly Prefer Dot Com for Domains

As I already mentioned in this guide that .com domains are the most successful and most demanded domains in the world. If you did not get a .com extension, you can choose other extensions.

Choose Domain Name according to Blog Topic

Always choose the domain name according to your blog topic.

If you want to start a tech blog and your domain has keywords like dailyhealth.com then it’s a blunder.

Your domain name must be similar to your blog topic.

Check: Complete Guide to find a perfect blog name

Choose Your Blogging Platform Or CMS

The content management system is a platform to publish the data which you create for your blog.

Here I recommend you a platform that has over 60 million websites in the world. I am talking about WordPress.

It has a very simple dashboard where you can easily add content, images, videos, and many more.

You have so many tools to customize your data:

• Visual Editor
• Content Editor
• Add the Media button for adding images.
• HTML editor – to edit the code if you know to code.

With this tool, you can edit anything you create and design your look content according to your theme.

In WordPress, you have the freedom to install plugins that will give you advanced functionality to monetize your view of the blog.

Why do I recommend WordPress for blogging?

Freedom to develop anything because it is an open-source platform.

Easy dashboard and editors.

Just one click install with your hosting cPanel.

If you are stuck anywhere in WordPress then you can get help from WordPress users where many users share their views and help others in the community.

You will feel freedom after using this platform.

Get Hosting For Your Blog

After selecting the domain name, you need to get hosting to store your website information.

You need to select a hosting plan from a reputed company that has the capability of providing 24×7 service.

If you are serious about blogging and you have a passion for blogging then I recommend you to take an annual plan of hosting. So, your mind is free for at least one year. After that, you can focus on your quality content.

I recommend GreenGeeks.

As a newbie, you can select shared hosting in the beginning. Later, you can choose dedicated or VPS hosting.

The available shared hosting plans are shown in the image below:

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Follow the steps to buy the web hosting plan:

1. Click on this link to activate the discount.
2. Click on share hosting and choose the Pro plan (to host multiple sites).
3. Select the option “I will use my existing domain and update my nameservers” since you have already bought a domain.

Choose the billing for more than 2 years to save money.

Enter the details and complete the payment.

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Congrats!! You have bought your hosting.

Install WordPress

If you want to create a WordPress blog, you need to install WordPress software.

When you completed purchasing the web hosting in the previous step, you should have received an email from GreenGeeks with details on how to log in to the cPanel.

Login to cPanel and choose WordPress to install.

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Enter the Site Name, username, password, and other details for your site. 

Once WordPress is finished installing, you will see the success notice.

Your WordPress login URL will look like this:

https://yoursite.com/wp-admin

Click on the link to log in to your dashboard.

Now we need to customize the site appearance and start blogging.

Choose The Perfect Theme (Design Of Your Blog)

The theme is the front end of your blog where users access your blog with a menu and links.

You can pick the theme according to your category and install the theme easily. WordPress has tons of free themes available on wordpress.org/themes.

I recommend you choose a premium theme because it is very helpful for you in the future

As per my research, I found that Astra and GeneratePress are the best and fast loading WordPress Themes.

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Whatever topic you choose for your blog, you get all categories of creative, blog, retail, entertainment, technology, real estate, education, and other categories on Themeforest.

Check out this complete guide on How to choose a WordPress Theme.

Top Points To Follow Before Buying WordPress Theme

1. Always buy an unlimited site license.
2. Choose always a simple and sober theme.
3. The theme must be compatible with the latest version of WordPress and the theme service provider must give you updates for a lifetime.
4. The theme must be responsive (Compatible with all devices like mobile, tablets, laptops, and desktops).
5. The theme must suit your topic.

Check: Best WordPress Themes from Mythemeshop

Customize The Site

Before you install the themes and plugins, you need to change some settings on your blog.

Configure general site settings like title, and description by navigating to Settings> General option on the Dashboard.

You need to delete the default Page (Sample Page), default Post (Hello World), and Comment using the options on the Dashboard.

The default permalink looks ugly and is not search engine friendly.

To make permalink search engine friendly, choose the post name which is the most common.

Click the Permalinks option from Settings on the Dashboard.

Select the post name and save the changes.

Make sure you change the admin username to a unique one. Leaving the admin username like that may end in a security vulnerability for your site.

Install Recommended Plugins

Once you have installed the right theme for your blog, you need to install the essential plugins.

Using plugins, you can add new features to your blog.

Install the following essential plugins for your blog.

WPForms

The contact form helps connect a visitor to the website owner. By default, WordPress does not have one. You need to create one using a plugin.

WPForms is one of the most recommended and best contact forms for WordPress.

WPForms’ drag & drop online form builder makes it the most user-friendly form plugin for WordPress.

To create a form on your blog, first off, you’ll have to install WPForms by navigating to Plugins » Add New. Search for the WPForms plugin and, when it shows up, click Install Now, and then Activate.

Read the complete WPForms Review

RankMath

RankMath is the new SEO plugin developed by the MyThemeshop team.

RankMath is the best alternative to the Yoast SEO plugin. It is one of the best WordPress Plugins developed so far.

Solid Security

Solid Security is one of the most trusted WordPress security plugins available.

It offers more than 30 different ways to protect your blog.

Akismet

Akismet is a plugin that checks your comments to see if they look like spam or not and lets you review the spam it catches under your site’s “Comments” admin screen.

Check out the other essential WordPress plugins you need to install on your site.

Start your Social Media Accounts Now

In today’s world, we all know the importance of social media. It is the most powerful tool for bloggers to increase their visitors and followers.

The first task after selecting the domain and blogging platform is to start all Social Media accounts like Facebook Page, Twitter, and Instagram.

If you want to save time before making all the social media accounts so just check out this website (namecheckr.com) and find your name available on all social media platforms.

Write Your Post

I feel so glad because you followed all the steps and now you are the owner of your blog which is built with your hard work and focus.

Just one thing is missing which is the post on your blog. So, start writing today by yourself.

You can start creating your necessary pages like About us, Contact us, Affiliate Disclosure, Disclaimer, Privacy policy, etc

On the WordPress dashboard, click on Posts-> New Post and write your first blog post.

Drive Traffic To Your Blog

You got everything for your blog. Now you need to drive traffic to your blog.

There are many ways to drive traffic to your new blog. Here is the complete guide on “How to promote the blog to increase traffic?“

How to Make Money From Your Blog

I hope you have learned how to start a blog in WordPress easily.

The next part is to make money.

Wondering how to make money from your blog?

There are different ways to make money online. Most of the get-rich-quick schemes available online are scams.

Blogging is not about making money. It is about creating useful content that benefits your visitors.

It should attract and make them come back again to your site.

Once your blog has enough traffic and visitors, you can make money easily from your blog.

Let us see how to make money blogging.

Run Ads on your Site

You can run ads on your site. Whenever someone clicks on that ad, you will be paid for it.

There are many ad networks available online. But Google Adsense is the best one.

If you are in a niche that is not approved by Google Adsense, then you can check out these Adsense Alternatives.

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is another great way to make money online.

You just need to sign up for affiliate products and promote them on your blog.

Whenever someone buys that product using your affiliate link, you will be paid by the affiliate network.

Check out this Affiliate Marketing guide for more information.

Sell your Products and Services

If you own a product or offer any service, then you can make money from them by using your blog.

There are many plugins available in the market to integrate into your blog and start selling.

Sell eBook

You can start selling an ebook and make money from your blog.

You can just use the existing content on your blog and convert it to an ebook.

You can sell your ebook either on your blog or you can sell it on Amazon.

Sponsored Posts

Sponsored posts are a great opportunity to make money from your blog.

Advertisers are looking to promote their products and are willing to pay a good amount for sponsored posts.

Those posts usually promote the advertiser’s products or services and they are a good source to earn additional income from your blog.

Check out this post for how to make money from Sponsored Posts.

There are many methods to make money from your blog.

You just need to choose the right method that suits your niche and your audience.

Final Words

Thanks for reading my guide on how to start a blog and make money online.

I am sure you are happy to start your blogging journey.

I always prefer to help people around me and if you also prefer the same share this guide with your friends and help others because sharing knowledge is always the best to help others.

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