Do you want to pen down your ideas and share them with the world? Yes,
then you must try blogging.
Through blogging, you can share your thoughts, articles,
publications, and whatnot with wider audiences on the web.
I have been blogging since JAN 2020 and own 4 blogging sites. All
of them are hosted for free on Blogger.
In this blog, I will share the steps for creating a blogging site
and publishing blogs using Blogger.
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1. Why choose Blogger for blogging?
To start with blogging, you will need a blogging site with a domain of your choice. There are many sites that host blogs like WordPress, Wix, and medium but my favorite one is Blogger.
3 Reasons for choosing Blogger
1.
Managed by Google
Blogger is managed by Google, which means your blogging site is safe. You need not worry about cyber-attacks and plagiarism.
Google
already has processes in place to counter cyber attacks. For Blogger is under its
vigil.
Google gives the same amount of importance to the content published on Blogger in comparison to any other domain. So, copied content and stolen content is not indexed by Google and will not appear in its search results. Be rest assured your content is in safe hands.
2. It's Free:
Any site published on Blogger comes with a subdomain “blogspot.com” which is a free domain.
If you don’t want a free domain, you always have the option to buy a domain name and still host the blogging site on Blogger for free.
3. Easy to use CMS:
Blogger is a content management system that is absolutely easy to use. It has easy navigation options with many facilities.
You cannot be lost while setting up your blog as you have google support and a forum to help you if you are stuck anywhere.
4. Monetize your blogging site:
A blogging site on the subdomain “blogspot.com”
can be monetized. This blogging site is a live example of it.
2. Prerequisite to start a blogging site on
blogger
The only prerequisite to start
blogging on Blogger is to have a Gmail Id.
If you don’t have a Gmail id create it from here Create your Google Account
3. Step-by-step process to create a blogging site on Blogger
Below is a step-by-step process for creating a blogging site on blogger. I have tried to insert images wherever I could to make the process understandable.
3.1 Sign up on blogger
Log in to Blogger using the below URL and sign
in with your Gmail id.
URL: https://www.blogger.com/about/?bpli=1
3.2: Now go to the Main Menu and click on New Blog
3.3 : Write your blog name and click on next
3. 4: Choose a blog URL
Get creative here. Choose a name that
is short and striking.
If you can’t think of a nice name check
out some blog name generators online.
You might have to try with two or three names if the domain is not available.
Once the URL name is available click
on save. Your blogging site is ready.
4. 4. How to write and publish a blog?
To write a blog use the new post
option as shown below.
A new window will open. Add the blog
title and write your blog in the text area. Mention labels for your blog. Label
are blog categories e.g. bookreview, travel story.
Your blog will be published.
5. How to make your blog visible to the Google search engine?
In order to make your blog visible to people on the web you need to do some settings in your blog.
For this go to the settings and enable Privacy.
6. How to check your blog's reach?
The stats tell about your reader base and sites that reached your blogs.
This is a very important tool offered by Blogger.
It looks like this.
7. How to set up Blog language?
This is a very important parameter for search engines as the
engines can quickly determine the blog language and send traffic to your blog.
You can select only one language here.
Go to settings> Blog language and select the language of your
choice.
That brings me to the end of this blog. Hope you found this
content helpful. Do share your feedback by commenting in the comment box below.
I am planning to share more on blogging under the label ‘bloggingtips’
on my blog. So watch this space for more.
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