HOW TO CREATE A FREE BLOG SITE WITHOUT PAYING A DIME

How Can i Create a Free Blog Site?

Have you ever thought of creating a blog site and you don't know how to go about creating it? never to worry cause i will be giving you a step-by-step guide on how to create a free blog site.  there are many blogging platforms online that you can use in setting up you own blog site.

THE POPULAR BLOGGING PLATFORMS ARE LISTED BELOW:

1. WordPress
2. Wiz
3.  Blogger 
4. Tumblr
5. Medium 
6. Squarespace 
7. Joomla 
8. Ghost 
9. Weebly

I think i have been able to list out at least 9 blogging platforms which you can use in building up your own personal blog site. but mind you there are about millions of blogging platforms apart from the ones listed above which you can also use in setting up your own blog.

Before we Start, I will like to give the meaning of Blogging and Blog:

WHAT IS BLOGGING?

Blogging can simply be said as a way of expressing one's ideas, thoughts, opinions or experience.

WHAT IS A BLOG?

A Blog is a contraction of "term", Meaning an online Journal or Log compromised of multiple entries posted by the users.The entries are generally displayed in reverse chronological order.

A Blog can contain thoughts, ideas, videos, audio, link to other Web Sites, and forums in which Discussions can take place through comments.

Haven defined the Meaning of Blogging and Blog, I think it high time we move forward.

5 MAIN STEPS ON HOW TO CREATE FREE BLOG SITE:

1. Chose a Blog Platform (Blogger Recommended)
2. Pick your Blog Name and URL(website address) 
3. Get Your Blog Online
4. Customize your Blog 
5. Write and Publish your First Post. 
6. Promote Your Blog 
7. Make Money from Your Blog 
 

All those steps that are listed above will be broken down bit-by-bit to your understanding:

CHOOSING A BLOG PLATFORM (Blogger Recommended)

This is the first step to take when creating a blog. many of you might be wondering, "what is a blog Platform?. but never to worry to cause i will be giving you the meaning of blog Platform.

WHAT IS BLOG PLATFORM?
A Blog Platform is a software of service that you use in publishing your content on the internet in form of a blog. in other words,  it can also be said as a platform where your blog or your potential blog can or will  be created on.

So haven defined the meaning of Blog Platform, it now time to move on to the next agenda.
choosing a blog platform can really be head cracking, but you don't have to start thinking about the Blog Platform you want to use in creating your blog. Blogger and WordPress are free, but i recommend you choose BLOGGER. Everything about Blogger is completely free, you don't have to upgrade unlike WordPress.com when you will have to upgrade someday, by paying money. WordPress.com has so many restriction but Blogger has zero restriction (Completely Free).

         CHOOSING A BLOG NAME

This is one of the step you need to follow when creating a blog. Before creating a blog you must have a name already in your mind you want to use. e.g. Blog Name:"PHONES AND GADGETS", Blog URL (Website Address): "phonegadg.blogspot.com".  Before you choose a name you must really sit down  and think at the same time asking yourself this question, "What name would i like to give my blog. mind you the blog name you will use or about to use must be in line or correspond with the type of topics you will be writing about.

See below screenshot on how to write your blog name and url(website address) on Blogger.

GETTING YOUR BLOG ONLINE 

 After choosing your preferable name for your blog it now time to get your blog online, just click on create and guess your blog has been published online. 

CUSTOMIZING YOUR BLOG TO SUITE YOUR 

OWN TASTE  

After getting your blog online, and seeing how beautiful or ugly your blog site is online, you might want to customize your blog to suit your own taste, then never to worry because on my next Article i will be hinting you on "how to customize a blog on blogger to suite your taste".

WRITING YOUR FIRST POST AND PUBLISHING IT ONLINE

After you are done with customizing your blog, the next step to take or follow is writing your first post. Mind you like i have said before, the topics you will be writing on must be inline with or related to what your blog is all about. let take for instance your blog name is Phone and gadgets and url is phonegadg.blogspot.com. you will be writing articles about phones and gadgets. like giving updates on phones, gadgets and any other phone and gadgets related stuffs.

PROMOTING YOUR BLOG

This is one of the step you will need to follow if you really want make your blog made known to the world. some of you might be wondering. "How on earth can i promote my Blog?". well, i have good news for you, and guess what, it is very easy to make your blog made known or promoted. For you to make your blog made known to the world or popular online rather you will have to do the following:

1. Advertise your blog on well known, prominent, popular or standard blog that have achieved so much out of blogging(Money and Other Stuffs). 
2. Create a social Media group or  forum (Facebook, twitter, whatsapp, telegram or Instagram). well to  relieve you of stress, you  can just choose one platform out of the platforms listed in brackets then create a group and start engaging your Audience. it's as simple as that. well if you decide to create all, then no problem then, the decision is your to make, it all depend on your capability to handle all of them. it's not going to be easy handling all though, but you can just give it a try. 
3. Marketing other companies's products on your blog. Standard Companies Precisely. Like Affiliate Marketing and stuffs like that. 

           If you can carry out the above listed ways, then believe me, your blog will be well known             and also will be making money for you at the same time.

MAKE MONEY BLOGGING

This is the Last and most of all the Interesting and fascinating part of them all. do you really want to earn money blogging? hmm, it pretty simple. have you ever asked yourself this question that goes thus: "How can i make money blogging. well like i have said before, it pretty simple.

There are some certain things you will need to do in order to make money blogging. They are listed below.

1. Placing of Google Adsense on your blog:  Google Adsense is one of the ways you can use in making money while blogging. Google Adsense is simply an ad network run by the famous google. they allow publishers, bloggers and online Business Owners to edit or create automatic text, video, image or interactive media, advertisement, that are targeted to site contents and audience. 
2. Marketing Products or Services of Prominent and Standard Online Companies on your site.
3. Selling your products and also rendering of services on your blog. that's if you have a business you are into. it's as simple as that. 

WRAPPING UP: HOW TO CREATE A FREE BLOG SITE WITHOUT PAYING A DIME

I hope this Article was in one way or the other helpful to you. if you eventually have anything to comment about this Article, Then, Don't hesitate to use the Comment Box. Thank you and stay tuned for my next Article.