| People love to blogs and Google loves blogs. In | | | | site name, description and meta keywords. Tweak |
| today's online world it makes sense to have a blog, | | | | the layout and add pages, side bars as you see fit. |
| but not just any blog. You need a WordPress blog to | | | | Step 3-Upload a new theme related to your niche |
| compete in specialized niches online. Now most people | | | | and add some basic plugins. You should add All in one |
| shy away when learning how to build a blog from | | | | SEO and configure your permalinks by clicking |
| scratch. Follow these very easy steps and your blog | | | | permalinks, select custom and add in %postname%, |
| will be online in no time. | | | | XML Site Map Generator, Easy Privacy Policy, |
| How To Build a Blog From Scratch! | | | | Webmaster Tools Verification. and Evermore. You |
| Step 1-Buy a domain name and hosting account. | | | | can add more later on. |
| Make sure you use a hosting company that has | | | | Also make sure you submit your new site map to |
| Fantastico. This simple tool makes building and | | | | Google and sign up for webmaster tools. These are |
| installing WordPress sites just a few clicks of your | | | | all beneficial and crucial steps in building your blog |
| mouse. The hardest part is pointing your domain | | | | from scratch. |
| name at your new hosting account. Here is how it's | | | | Step 4-Now you're ready to start adding some great |
| done... | | | | content. I suggest you write two posts of about 300 |
| Find the DNS settings your hosting company provided | | | | words with no outgoing links. For SEO purposes use |
| to you (Hostgator is the easiest). Log into your | | | | your main keyword and 2 long tailed or LSI |
| domain registry account and Click our domain name. | | | | keywords in each post. |
| Next, find the DNS server space (could be called | | | | As an example I might write my first post about my |
| server name) and click edit or click the actual DNS | | | | main keyword adding in 3 LSI kw's and my second |
| already given. Hit custom and add your new DNS | | | | post with all LSI kw's or long tails. The density |
| codes (in most cases it will be two) from your | | | | doesn't seem to really matter with WordPress, but |
| hosting company. That's it your new domain is up and | | | | shoot for 1.5 to 3% kw density. Your SEO plugin |
| running usually in 24 to 48 hours. | | | | does the dirty work for you. |
| Step 2-How to build a blog from scratch using | | | | After you accomplished steps 1-4 you're now ready |
| Fantastico. Find Fantastico (Looks like a smiley face). | | | | to start promoting your new blog. Yes, pat yourself |
| It asks you some very basic set up questions and | | | | on the back you just learned how to build a blog |
| you now have built a blog from scratch. Fill in your | | | | from scratch in 4 easy steps. |