Start a Blog Right Now

Each and every day, thousands and thousands of people sign up with a free blogging service so they can express themselves and feelings on the internet. I'm here to teach you the simplest ways to get your own blog up and running within just 15 minutes. You'll be able to use your new blog to post any type of content you like; whether that be sharing recipes with friends, posting how you felt that day, adding pictures of your pet, or anything else. If it's important to you...you can blog about it! And the best part of blogging is that it's FREE. Yes, you can sign up for a free blogging account today and start adding your content too.

Here are the steps for starting a blog right now:
1) Have an Idea for a Blogging Topic in Mind
2) Choose a Blog Network
3) Sign up
4) Confirm Your Email Address
5) Start Blogging

Have an Idea for a Blogging Topic in Mind

This is probably the most important thing to focus on. Many people (myself included) have signed up for blogs without thinking about what we were going to write about. This is a sure-fire way to get unmotivated and stop writing often. Have something in mind that you love talking about and you'll be proactive in blog daily or weekly.

Choose a Blog Network

If you're new to blogging, some of the following names might not be familiar: Blog, Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr. Any of those ring a bell? If not, that's ok! Below are a few images that will help you recognize these blog networks:

Blog.com

Wordpress.com

Blogger.com

Tumblr.com

All of the blogging companies above offer a free blogging service. As you may have noticed, I chose to go with Blogger.com to use for my blogging. I like using Blogger.com because I can sign up for a new blog account and within minutes I'm up and running a full-fledged blog!

So if you're ready to move onto signing up for a blogging account, follow the next set of steps below.

Sign Up

Below are the sign up pages for each of the blogging networks listed above:

1) Blog.com Sign Up - http://www.blog.com

Watch a video on signing up for Blog.com - http://screencast.com/t/vPIuQPC7MRry

2) Wordpress.com Sign Up - http://www.wordpress.com

Watch a video on signing up for Wordpress.com - http://screencast.com/t/Qzyjx4m7oY

3) Blogger.com Sign Up (you will need a Google Account) - http://www.blogger.com

Watch a video on signing up for Blogger.com - http://screencast.com/t/nhyKMay2qvFx

4) Tumblr.com Sign Up - http://www.tumblr.com

Watch a video on signing up for Tumblr.com - http://screencast.com/t/0OFRW75Tv0K

For each of the sites above, you need to click one of the links and sign up for that website. Most of the blogging websites are the same; you go to the website, choose a username and password, add your email address, and then you're done. If you have any problems signing up, feel free to leave a comment below OR contact the blogging company you're signing up with.

Confirm Your Email Address

After you've signed up with a blogging company above, you should have received an instant email telling you to confirm your email address. This is to prevent spammers from signing up to thousands of blogs at a time and filling the webspace with junk. If you're the "real deal" then you should have received an email in your email account. All you need to do is follow the instructions in the email and you'll be 1 step away from starting your own blog!

Start Blogging

Once you've confirmed your email address, you will be ready and able to start blogging. You can write about anything you want. Good luck and have fun blogging!

Let me know (below) if you have any questions or comments.