creat-a-blog-at-wordpressWordpress is another popular blog platform that can get you up and running in no time at all. If your choice is a professional blog, and you want the easy blogging interface, then, WordPress is for you. All you have to do is SIGN-UP for free at Wordpress.com. And when you are ready to sign-up, you need to prepare your (a) username (b) password (c) your email addressed which will be very useful for the confirmation of your account (d) be ready also with your desired URL which look like this http://your-blog-name.wordpress.com.

Gimme a blog Step 1: [First Window] Sign-up now at http://wordpress.com. Complete your (a) username (b) password (c) your email addressed, Check the legal flotsam, retail the “Gimme a blog” and then click next

Step 2: [Second Window] You will enter also your blog domain /your-blog-name.wordpress.com. Your-Blog-Name can be any words which must be at least four (4) characters, it can be catchy enough and easy to remember by your viewers or readers. Enter your Blog Title : This can be change anytime: Choose the language ; Check the privacy policy, and Click SIGN-UP

Check your email to complete the registration, or update your profile (firstname, last name, about yourself or your blog.

However, if there is no email confirmation yet, there are number of things you can do.

  • Wait a little longer, sometimes delivery of email can be delayed by process outside of your control.
  • Check the junk or spam folder of your email. The email sometimes ends up there.
  • If all fails, contact wordpress support at http://en.wordpress.com/contact/

If your email is incorrect, change it using the update email form. Then new activation will be sent to your new email address.

Once verified. You can LOG-IN to wordpress.com using your username and password. Viola! We have a blog! Like blogger.com the wordpress blog can be manage at the “dashboard”, Explore your dashboard, try to delete the “Hello World” post and change it to “Welcome to My Blog”. Add a post and change the theme.

If you want to learn the wordpress dashboard, the basic of posting, installing plugins, change theme, and optimizing, you can subscribe to my 7 lessons about “Basic Blogging” its free, don’t worry you can unsubcribe after the lesson.

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