Master Blogging Tips: Wordpress Tutorial

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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: #38761d; font-size: small; text-align: right;">By Ashley  Larrimore</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Blogging is a great way for freelancers and small business owners to market their services.<br />Blogs are a lead magnet to pull in clients.
 The more blog posts, videos and images you have on your blog, the 
better your chances of potential clients coming across you when they’re 
searching Google or browsing social media.<br />Not every visitor to your blog will become a client – only a tiny 
percentage will. But the more visitors your blog gets, the more people 
will get in touch to ask about your services.<br />In this article, I’ll show you how to get started creating a blog for
 free, using the website WordPress.com. But first, it’s time to go back 
to basics. What is a blog?</i></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is a Blog</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"><i>As a professional blogger, it’s easy for me to assume that everyone 
knows what a blog is. Yet recently, I’ve met business owner after 
business owner whose first question to me is “What’s a blog?”</i><i>Blogging is simple. Blogs are made up of blog posts. A blog post is a
 short article, usually 250-750 words. Blogs are updated regularly, 
typically at least once per week.</i><i>The article you’re reading right now is a blog post.</i><i>Freelancers usually write a blog about the service they provide. 
Their blog posts address common questions or problems faced by their 
clients. Small business owners usually write on a topic related to the 
product they sell. Potential clients visiting the blog will see the 
business owner knows what they’re talking about.<br /> </i><i>Writing a blog post is as simple as writing an email. This is true 
both in terms of the writing skills you need to blog, and the technical 
skills you need to use blogging software.</i><i>If you’d like to try out blogging, there’s a simple, free way to start.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why WordPress.com?</span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>WordPress is the world’s most popular blogging tool. You can use it 
on a self-hosted website. This is a good option for those with 
intermediate computer skills, but for those just starting out, setting 
up a self-hosted site can be intimidating.<br />Alternatively, you can use WordPress on WordPress.com. A basic 
account is free to set-up and use. It’s an easy way to dip your toes 
into the blogging waters and see if blogging is right for you. What’s 
more, if you enjoy it, you can stick with it, there’s no need to 
transfer over to a self-hosted blog, unless you want advanced functions.
 Even if you decide to go self-hosted, you’ll have the advantage of 
already being familiar with how WordPress works.</i></span></h3>
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Advantages of WordPress.com:</h4>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">It’s easy to set up.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">A basic account is free.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Your blog has a high level of security against hackers.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">All technical maintenance is done for you.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Even if your blog goes viral, it won’t crash under the weight of the
 traffic, because WordPress.com has the servers needed to do the heavy 
lifting under heavy traffic conditions.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">You’re part of the WordPress.com community, and this will help you 
find readers. This is especially helpful when you’re starting out.</span></li>
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Disadvantages of WordPress.com:</h4>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">WordPress places adverts on your blog. You have no control over what these ads say.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Your website is a WordPress.com subdomain, i.e. 
yoursite.wordpress.com, which looks less professional than having your 
own domain, i.e. www.yoursite.com.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">You have limited options for visual customization.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">You don’t have full control of your content. If WordPress.com ever 
folded, you could lose what you’ve published. (This, however, is 
extremely unlikely as things stand.)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">You can’t use plugins or ecommerce features.</span></li>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">While these disadvantages are significant, they shouldn’t stop you 
from dabbling in WordPress.com as a way of getting familiar with 
blogging. What’s more, if you want to stick with WordPress.com, many of 
these disadvantages can be overcome with <a href="http://en.wordpress.com/products/" sl-processed="1">paid solutions</a>.
 These work out at around the same or a slightly higher cost than a 
self-hosted site, but it’s well worth it if you’re willing to spend a 
little more to save yourself on the hassle of self-hosting, particularly
 if you’re not technically minded.</span></h3>
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Tutorial Assets</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;">To complete this tutorial, you will need:</span><ul>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">An Internet Connection</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">An Email Account</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: #38761d; font-size: large;">1. Sign Up for WordPress.com</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;">Step 1:</span> Visit WordPress.com</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>To sign up for your WordPress account, visit <a href="http://wordpress.com/" sl-processed="1">WordPress.com</a>, then scroll down and click Create your WordPress.com blog now! </i></span></h3>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">Alternatively, you can visit the <a href="https://signup.wordpress.com/signup/" sl-processed="1">WordPress.com signup page</a>.</i></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;">Step 2:</span><span style="background-color: white;">  </span>Choose Your Blog Address</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>You’ll be asked for your email address, a username, password, and blog address, so enter these.</i></span></h3>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">Your blog address is what people will type into their web browser to 
visit your blog. Make it memorable and relevant to your business. For 
example, if you’re a copywriter, consider including the word “writer” in
 your blog address. Avoid numbers, because these are confusing in 
website addresses (is it blogone.com or blog1.com?).</i><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>The name you choose will be appended by .wordpress.com, so your site name will be yoursitename.wordpress.com.</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Alternatively, at this stage, you can sign up for your own domain 
name by clicking the blue arrow in the blog address form. Options are 
.me, .com, .net, and .org. Only do this if you’re confident you’ll stick
 with WordPress.com over a self-hosted site. If you’re unsure now, you 
can buy your own domain name from WordPress.com at anytime in the 
future.</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Once you’re done, scroll down and click “Create Blog” at the bottom of the page.</i></span></h3>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">You’ll be asked if you want to update to a paid option, and you’ll be 
offered a significant discount. Don’t feel pressured to upgrade, as the <a href="http://store.wordpress.com/bundles/" sl-processed="1">discounts are available at any time</a>.</i></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;">Step 3:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span>Confirm Your Email Address</h2>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">WordPress.com will send you an email confirming your registration. To
 activate your blog, check your email, then click the “Activate Blog” 
button in the WordPress email.</i></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #38761d; font-size: large;">2. Set Up Your Blog</span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c;">Step 1:</span> Choose a Title and Tagline</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>When you click the link to Activate your blog, you’ll be taken to WordPress.com and guided through setting up your blog.<br />First, you must choose a blog title and tagline. As with your blog 
address, make them memorable and relevant to your business. In 
particular, you’ll want to include what you do somewhere in the title or
 tagline, so visitors to your blog immediately know that you’re a 
writer, consultant or designer. This also helps people who are looking 
for your services find you on Google.</i></span></h3>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">Don’t worry too much about making it perfect, as you can change your blog title and tagline at any time.<br />You also set your language at this stage.</i></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c;">Step 2:</span> Choose Your Theme</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>In WordPress, how your blog looks is determined by your theme. Themes
 are a simple way to change the appearance of a website without having 
to know any code.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Initially, you’ll be shown nine themes, some free, some paid. You can
 browse more themes by scrolling down and clicking “Show More Themes” at
 the bottom of the theme list. As with your title and tagline, there’s 
no need to agonize over this decision, as you can change your theme at 
any time.<br />To find out more about a theme, click on the theme name. You’ll be 
given an overview of the theme’s features, and a bigger same view of the
 theme.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>If you want to take a look at a different theme, click “Back to previous step”.<br />Once you’re happy with your theme, it’s onto the next step.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #38761d; font-size: large;">3. Create Your First Blog Post</span><span class="below"></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c;">Step 1:</span> Select Post Type</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Once you’ve selected your theme, WordPress guides you through 
creating your first blog post. You can choose to share a text post, a 
photo, a video a quote or a link.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Note: Blog posts are typically multimedia, and can include any combination of these media types.<br />For this tutorial, we’ll create a text post, as this is the most common type of blog post.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #134f5c;">Step 2:</span> Try Out The Editor</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>You’ll be taken to the WordPress editor. If you used a web-based 
email client such as GMail or Yahoo, this will look familiar you. 
Essentially, it’s a basic word processor.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>Using the toolbar at the top of the editor, you can make your text 
bold or italic, create a bulleted or numbered list, selecte text 
alignment, insert links and quotes, and conduct a spellcheck.<br />Type one or two sentences into the editor and play around with the different options.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;">Step 3:</span> Pick a Title</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>The title or headline is the most important part of any blog post, as
 from the title readers will decide whether or not to read on. In the 
title bar of the editor, type your title.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;">Step 4:</span> Write Your Blog Post</h2>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">Next, type out your blog post. As you’re learning how WordPress 
works, it doesn’t matter what you write. Like everything on WordPress, 
you can change the blog post later, or delete it if you want to.</i></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;">Step 5:</span> Add an Image</h2>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">Images grab the eyeballs of your readers and encourage them to read your blog post.<br />To add an image, start by placing the cursor in the editor where 
you’d like the image to appear. At the start of your blog post is a good
 place.<br />Next click “Insert Photo” next to the title bar. Browse your computer to find a suitable image.<br />To edit how the image appears, click on it, then click the small 
button (it looks like a mountain) that appears at the top right of your 
image.</i></h3>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>You can choose how the image is aligned, and give it a title.</i></span></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;">Step 6:</span>  Add Tags</h2>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">Beneath the editor, you can insert tags for your blog post, separated
 by commas. Tags allow you to organize your blog post into different 
categories. Don’t worry too much about tagging your first blog post. 
You’ve guessed it, you can edit tags later!</i></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;">Step 7:</span> Publish Your Post</h2>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">Finally, click “Publish Your Post.” The post you’ve created will now be live on the Internet.Type the web address of your blog into your web browser, yourblogname.wordpress.com. Admire your beautiful creation!</i></h3>
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<span style="background-color: #0b5394;">Step 8:</span> Rinse and Repeat</h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><i>To add more blog posts in the future, visit WordPress.com, log in 
with your username and password, and click “New Post” in the top right.</i></span></h3>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">Blogging really is that simple. So go on, now you’ve read the tutorial, follow the steps and get started today!</i></h3>
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<i style="font-weight: normal;">Source: </i><i><a href="http://freelanceswitch.com/industry-tips/set-up-a-free-wordpress-blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">freelanceswitch</a></i></div>
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