How To Setup A Wordpress.com Blog
Creating a Wordpress blog is extremely easy, you can start creating posts within a matter of seconds. Here is the step-by-step procedure for creating your Wordpress blog.
1) Go to wordpress.com. You can find a small widget on the left, with a button that says "Get Started".
2) Click on the button; it will take you to a page where you will have to provide details such as Email address, Username, Password and your desired URL. The built-in autocheck option will verify whether the URL you've provided is unique. If not, provide another one. The suffix '.wordpress.com' will be added to your URL. It will cost you $18 if you choose not to add the suffix.
3) Then, choose one of the two services- free or premium. The premium option comes with additional features such as Domain Name and Mapping, 10 GB Space Upgrade, Custom design, Video press and Ad-free hosting. At present, the premium service is valued at $99. Once you have chosen your desired service, click the respective button that appears below the selected service - 'Create Blog' or 'Upgrade'.
4) You will be redirected to another page, where a message will be displayed instructing you to click on the activation link in the email you have provided. Log on to your email and click on the 'Activate Blog' button in the message received from Wordpress.
5) Now, a series of steps will be displayed to complete your blog creation. In step 1, fields such as Blog title, Tag line and Language will be displayed. Whenever someone visits your blog, the blog title and Tag line will be visible at the top of your page, . Example - "WordPress, Create Blogs of your own" or "John, Aimless Wanderer. Choose the desired language as well and click on 'Next Step'.
6) In step 2, choose a theme from the different themes displayed on the page. Themes provide layout and design to your blog. Themes can be changed anytime you want. After selecting, click on 'Next Step'.
7) In step 3, the name, description and picture of your selected theme will be displayed. An option to customize your theme is also available. Clicking the customize button will lead you to a page where you can change the color, background of the theme.
8) In step 4, you can connect your blog to your twitter or Facebook account if you want to share your blog posts on these social networking sites.
9) And in the final Step 5, you can create your first post!! It can be Text, Photo, Video, Quote or Link. If you choose to create it later, simply click on the 'Finish' button at the bottom. Your blog is now created!!
The blue navigation bar at the top of the displayed page has options such as Reader, Stats, My blog, Freshly Pressed and New Post.
Clicking on New post will enable you to create posts and stats will give you statistics of your audience. 'My Blog' will display all your posts in the reverse order. By switching between the tabs in the reader page, you can follow other blogs (posts of followed people will be displayed), find friends, monitor your activity. Freshly Pressed will display new posts irrespective of your friends and people you follow.
Now Blog on people!