How to build your own blog without knowing a damn thing in 2021 ?
A step by step guide.
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A step by step guide.
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If you are writing here, there is chances that twitter may be too "small" for the things you want to share.
And one of the most efficient solution to be able to share long form content is a website.
Many thinks a website is something hard to do, but it's not.
Let's see how
And one of the most efficient solution to be able to share long form content is a website.
Many thinks a website is something hard to do, but it's not.
Let's see how
First thing, there's many type of websites :
- your own
- dedicated platform where you can share your work (medium, substack...)
In this thread, we will focus on building your own website.
Why ?
Because you will have more power to do things and expand your brand if needed.
- your own
- dedicated platform where you can share your work (medium, substack...)
In this thread, we will focus on building your own website.
Why ?
Because you will have more power to do things and expand your brand if needed.
To start this adventure, we need to buy a domain name and a hosting plan.
Prices will depend of the plan.
There's many plan who vary between 30$ and 100$ / year average.
Most popular hosting services is bluehost.
If you want to compare, check here
techradar.com
Prices will depend of the plan.
There's many plan who vary between 30$ and 100$ / year average.
Most popular hosting services is bluehost.
If you want to compare, check here
techradar.com
Now that you own your domain and your domain is hosted somewhere.
We'll build the website with wordpress.
Many hosting providers auto install wordpress on your domain.
It's an easy step.
You now have your wordpress but it doesn't looks good.
You need a premium theme.
We'll build the website with wordpress.
Many hosting providers auto install wordpress on your domain.
It's an easy step.
You now have your wordpress but it doesn't looks good.
You need a premium theme.
You will find a premium theme on themeforest.net
The prices will depends of your need.
A good theme is around 50 $
You can skip this step if you want because there's many "free" wordpress theme who can work but i do think that premium theme spare a lot of times.
The prices will depends of your need.
A good theme is around 50 $
You can skip this step if you want because there's many "free" wordpress theme who can work but i do think that premium theme spare a lot of times.
Why ?
Because many premium themes include good looking landing/post pages.
Instead of building it manually, you will just have to choose the overall design theme of your website, apply and customize
Also, some premium theme include support if you don't know how to something.
Because many premium themes include good looking landing/post pages.
Instead of building it manually, you will just have to choose the overall design theme of your website, apply and customize
Also, some premium theme include support if you don't know how to something.
Now, we have our website and our themes.
It's time to begin to configure your website.
You go into your wordpress settings and take care of it.
Nothing hard here.
Be careful about : PERMALINKS.
Change from plain to sample post.
Also hide admin name in post to avoid hacks.
It's time to begin to configure your website.
You go into your wordpress settings and take care of it.
Nothing hard here.
Be careful about : PERMALINKS.
Change from plain to sample post.
Also hide admin name in post to avoid hacks.
Before designing the menus, take a piece of paper and think about :
What's your website going to looks like ?
Do a sketch.
Create your category.
Add to the primary menu.
There's every kind of easy tutorial to do menu on Youtube.
Use it.
What's your website going to looks like ?
Do a sketch.
Create your category.
Add to the primary menu.
There's every kind of easy tutorial to do menu on Youtube.
Use it.
It's time to install google analytics for your website.
Create a GA accounts, follow the step, they'll give you a code.
Youtube : How to paste google analytics code if you don't know how to do it
Or easier, use monsterinsights plugin, they have a tutorial built in the plugin
Create a GA accounts, follow the step, they'll give you a code.
Youtube : How to paste google analytics code if you don't know how to do it
Or easier, use monsterinsights plugin, they have a tutorial built in the plugin
Time to build some :
- legal pages
- RGPD pages
There is a template included in the wordpress theme.
Settings --> privacy.
Use them.
Install the RGPD cookie bar if needed
Build a contact page or add a widget on the footer of your website with contact.
Widget ?! What is this
- legal pages
- RGPD pages
There is a template included in the wordpress theme.
Settings --> privacy.
Use them.
Install the RGPD cookie bar if needed
Build a contact page or add a widget on the footer of your website with contact.
Widget ?! What is this
Widget is some kind of "blocks" where you will be able to put things in
You will be able to deplace them across your website
Let's imagine you want to put your twitter feed in your sidebar : you will use a widget to do it
Once were done with all the widgets, time for graphics
You will be able to deplace them across your website
Let's imagine you want to put your twitter feed in your sidebar : you will use a widget to do it
Once were done with all the widgets, time for graphics
You need a favicon.
If you don't know how to build one.
There's easy website like
favicon-generator.org
You also need a Logo.
It's time to design one.
If you don't know how to build one.
There's easy website like
favicon-generator.org
You also need a Logo.
It's time to design one.
You need to add a contact form for people able to add their mail to your newsletter.
That's a part who's a bit more complex because it will depends of the kind of style you want and also which newsletter provider.
Few names :
- Sendinblue
- Mailchimp
That's a part who's a bit more complex because it will depends of the kind of style you want and also which newsletter provider.
Few names :
- Sendinblue
- Mailchimp
We are almost done.
You don't want to lose your website someday so it's time to add a backup plugin.
A plugin who will save often your website
It's extremely important to be able to restore it if an update goes bad
There's hosting provider who include this in some hosting plan
You don't want to lose your website someday so it's time to add a backup plugin.
A plugin who will save often your website
It's extremely important to be able to restore it if an update goes bad
There's hosting provider who include this in some hosting plan
Website is functionnal.
Logos, menus, theme ...
Time to write your first piece of text to see if the overall looks good.
After uploading it, test it with many browsers and different devices to see if the responsive is good enough.
A last step...
Logos, menus, theme ...
Time to write your first piece of text to see if the overall looks good.
After uploading it, test it with many browsers and different devices to see if the responsive is good enough.
A last step...
Send your sitemap to the google console search.
You want reader right ?
It will help google to crawl your website and reference it.
That's it but it's only the beginning of a new adventure.
If this thread was helpful, you can follow me and retweet the first tweet.
Thank you.
You want reader right ?
It will help google to crawl your website and reference it.
That's it but it's only the beginning of a new adventure.
If this thread was helpful, you can follow me and retweet the first tweet.
Thank you.
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