It Will Change Your Life
It is possible to completely change your life with a blog; trust me, it definitely changed mine!
It’s sometimes easy to think that creating a blog is incredibly difficult and even expensive, but I’m here to prove that wrong!
Today I will be walking you guys through the incredibly easy and cheap way to set up your very first blog.
First I’m going to walk you through how to set up your first website for completely Free!
Then later I will get into setting up one in an alternative way that is cheap and easy!
If you want to learn how to grow your blog and make it earning enough to quit your job, I highly recommend checking out my top rated training course Wealthy Affiliate!
They have incredibly comprehensive training modules which all include both videos and highly detailed how to articles.
I sign up for their training before I knew anything about blogging or making money online, and they helped me grow my website to where it is today.
I make my full income online and it was absolutely the best decision I ever made in my life.
Why Start A Blog?
There are honestly countless reasons to start a blog, but here I’m just going to list a few of my top 5 reasons!
- You can write about things that you love
- You can help literally thousands of people
- You can make money from it!
- You CAN quit you day job! (Like I did)
- You can spend more time doing what you want!
These are just a few of the ways blogging has changed my life for the better.
Just follow these upcoming steps and you will be on your way to changing your life as well!
Potential Earnings!
Creating a blog can become both a decent secondary income and even your full time income as well.
When I first started out I originally planned for my blog to simply be a side income that helped us pay for some extra luxuries, however it eventually turned into my full time income.
Here I am going to give you an example of a person I know who was able to grow his website up to making $10,000 a month in just around a year.
You can click here to read more about him.
Long story short, Colton created his website and was able to grow it out to making $10,000 a month by only using free traffic from Google. He didn’t use any paid advertisement or focus on social media marketing. Just think what you could do if you added those things into your equation!
I even know multiple blogger who make MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year!
Let’s Get Started
This way is completely 100% free, however there is one thing to think about.
The website you will create will be on a sub-domain which means instead of it being a .com it will be .siterubix.com.
Fear not though, this is a great way to get your website set up without spending any money, then later down the road at anytime you can transfer all of the content to your very own domain.
That is what I did when I first started my website!
The reason I recommend using Siterubix is because they are powered by Wealthy Affiliate which means once you create your account you will get access to training modules that will show you how to customize and monetize your website you start bringing you in money!
4 Simple Steps
Step 1: Create a Free Account
The first thing you want to do it take a few seconds to create a free account at siterubix.com.
Just enter in your name, email address, password and username and you immediately be taken to the next step
Step 2: Choose a Site and Name It
This part is pretty self explanatory, just click on the button that says “A Free Website” and type in the domain you want you website to be at.
After that just name your website. (This can be changed later on)
Step 3: Choose a Template
This part is pretty awesome, you can go through and demo all of the templates that are offered and see exactly what your website will look like once it is launched.
Step 4: Press Done
It’s seriously that simple, once you’ve chosen the look you want just press “I’m Ready, Build My Website Now!”
Siterubix does all of the background work and coding for you at this point, and all you have to do is sit back and wait a second.
Once it’s done you will be able to go through and customize your own blog to your own liking!
Starting A Cheap Blog With HostGator!
This 8 step process will cost you a little bit of cash, but it’s truly nothing compared to the money you can potentially make with your blog.
Step 1: Choose a Plan
Simply go to HostGator’s Main Page and click “GET STARTED NOW.” You will then be taken to a page where you are given 3 different plans to choose from.
I personally recommend starting out with the Hatchling Plan, you can always upgrade later.
Step 2: Pick A Domain Name
Your domain name will be the URL that your blog is located at, and the name that you build your business around.
So be sure to choose wisely!
I recommend trying to stick to a .com address that is easy to spell and remember.
Step 3: Username and Pin
At this part you simply confirm the plan that you already chose, and then create a username and pin.
Pretty Simple.
Step 4: Billing Information
If you’ve ever made an online purchase before you should have no problem figuring out what to do here…
Step 5: Pick Additional Services
There are 4 different add-ons to go with your plan and I suggest that you get all of them.
However, you can always add them on later but you should at least get the backup so you don’t lose all of your work!
Step 6: Review and Submit
After you’ve completed filling everything out you just have to simply review all of your info to make sure it is correct, and press the “check out now” button at the bottom!
Step 7: Install WordPress
Don’t worry you’re almost done!
Just simply log into the account that you just sign up for and click the “Hosting” tab at the top of the page.
Look for the “Special Offers” section and choose “get started with WordPress Today”
This will take you to the “QuickInstall” area. Select “Enable Auto Upgrades” and just simply fill out the information boxes the way you want them.
Then just hit the “Install Now” button.
Step 8: Finish
You will receive an confirmation message once WordPress has finished installing. In this email you will get all of the information about accessing your WordPress area.
You can login into WordPress by going to yourwebsite.com/wp-admin and signing in there.
Making Money With Your Blog
There is so much that goes into making money with your website that I couldn’t possibly include it all here.
However, I do have a few resources that you could utilize to get you to where you need to be.
First off, I recommend that you get started for free over at Wealthy Affiliate!
They are an incredible training resource and community that will walk you through all of the basic, and complicated aspects of getting your website bringing in money every month.
I didn’t know anything about creating websites, or making money online until I joined them and now I make my entire income online and it is all thanks to them.
You can read more about what they have to offer by clicking here!
Conclusion
Blogging is an incredible way to make some extra cash online, or to even supplement your current income like I did.
Blogging opens up so many doors, and gives you access to endless possibilities of income!
It will take some time, and quite a bit of effort but trust me when I say that it will all be worth it when you get to literally do whatever you want whenever you want.
Hopefully this was helpful
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know in the comments below!
Hello and thanks for sharing, starting a blog is a great way to start a side job and if your a success you can drop the nine to five and work full time for yourself. Many people are now living the dream of owing there own business and all of that wonderful benefits that comes along with it. Wealthy affiliate is a great place for anyone who wants to start there own business. The community is there to help, the training is awesome and the tools are great. I would encourage anyone to become a of this awesome community.
I absolutely agree Norman.
Wealthy Affiliate is where I got started out, and joining was one of the best decisions that I ever made. The great thing about a blog is that it can start out as a side income, and quickly grow into something that is a full time job with full time income!
Hello here. Yes, the blogging is one of the most rewarding and in the same time demanding job when we work for themselves.
It sounds easy but it takes time to research material, gather information and put everything together in the website.
Overall nothing comes for free. What I like about blogging that it can be done at any time and anywhere. The Internet and computer are main things which help you succeed.
You can blog about everything. What is most important that information in the blog would be important for visitors.
Thanks for the interesting read, all the best, Nemira.
Hi Nemira,
I totally agree. Blogging is a lot harder than everyone seems to think, however being able to work whenever you want and where ever you want makes it totally worth it. It takes a bunch of self motivation, determination and hard work but I can honestly say it’s the best job I’ve ever had.
Thank you for your input!