Build a Blog Website

Build a Blog Website : 

Build a Blog Website How to build a simple Blog Website Using WordPress

Planning Stages : 

Planning Stages Domain Name, URL Hosting Subject of your Blog or Niche Colors and Themes Who is your audience How will you get seen? Getting Help

Domain Names : 

Domain Names What will Indentify You or your Business There are three parts to a domain name Example: www.WebsiteDesigningPlus.com First part is a prefix (or subdomain) www. 2nd is the NAME WebsiteDesigningPlus 3rd Part is the suffix .com You can use the whois on WebsiteDesigningPlus.com to see if the domain name you want is taken.

1st Part of a Domain Name : 

1st Part of a Domain Name Everyone has heard of the www www means world wide web But you can also use this for subdomains An example of this would be blog. sales. store. sanantonio. or anything else you might think of that you want separated from your main www site.

2nd Part of a Domain Name : 

2nd Part of a Domain Name The 2nd part is totally unique to you or your business If your Blog is about Widgets you don’t want a domain name called Potatoes. If your Blog is about Joe’s Widgets then the best Domain Name (URL) would be joeswidgets.com Sometimes the domain name you want is taken so it is best to think about a couple different names you would like to use. Remember the best domain names today are as short as possible but long enough to include what is needed. No one likes typing in domain names they can’t remember like blogjoeswidgetsthebestwidgetblogintown.com

3rd Part of a Domain Name : 

3rd Part of a Domain Name The 2nd part (the suffix) after the dot is important Examples: gov - Government agencies edu - Educational institutions org - Organizations (nonprofit) mil - Military com - commercial business net - Network organizations ca - Canada us – United States th – Thailand Many others too You need to use the best one to fit your blog

Hosting : 

Hosting Hosting is simply the place that all your files are held so people can find your website. When selecting hosting it is important to get hosting with all the features you will be needing. Without an feature like PHP your blog would not run. Some hosting have extras, like installs for WordPress. WebsiteDesigningPlus.com is one such place. This just makes it so much easier to get your blog started.

Subject of your Blog or Niche : 

Subject of your Blog or Niche Once your blog is installed the big question is what are you going to write. It is best to write about what you know. If you want to write about widgets and you have never seen a widget, the task of writing your blog becomes impossible.

Color and Themes : 

Color and Themes What colors you select can make your site or break your site. Themes are how the elements and color are laid out on the page. In the next few pages I will give you Color Meanings and Basic Theme Designs Types

Color Purple : 

Color Purple

Color Green : 

Color Green

Color Yellow : 

Color Yellow

Color Blue : 

Color Blue

Color White : 

Color White

Color Black : 

Color Black

Color Red : 

Color Red

Basic Theme Design Types : 

Basic Theme Design Types Themes can have columns on the left side or the right side. They can have 2 or more columns. Themes can have colorful headers at the top or just the Title of Your Blog. Nice thing about WordPress is you can change the design many times to test out what you like.

Who is your audience : 

Who is your audience Who do you want to reach with your blog? If your writing for children you don’t want to loose them in technical jargon. Knowing your audience will help you in writing your posts.

How will you get seen : 

How will you get seen Don’t expect to write a masterpiece if you just write it then don’t consider doing a bit of extra work in marketing your blog. Use of key words help. Plugins are a very useful tool in helping get your blog seen. Plugins are mini programs within the Wordpress program which help with almost anything you can think of for your blog. Most plugins are free, but take care in selecting and researching which plugins you select to use.

Getting Help : 

Getting Help At Website Designing Plus we have built many blogs for our self as well as others. If you feel building the blog is to hard or you just don’t have the time to learn how, we can help you too. Here is a sample of our prices: Domain Name (URL) start as low as 2.99 a year Hosting start as low as 9.98 a month Wordpress install and set-up start as low as $200.00 Contact us at http://websitedesigningplus.com