How To Set Up A Wordpress Blog

2012-0009: A Tutorial on
HOW TO CREATE A BLOG AT WORDPRESS.COM

Copyright 2012 -- www.livingavirtualassitantlife.wordpress.com
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How to Create a Blog at Wordpress.com
How to Set Up a
Wordpress.com account
How to set-up a wordpress.com account
Go to http://www.wordpress.com/
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Click on Get started here button.

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Start filling up the required information.

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Type in your desired Blog Address.

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Make sure that the blog address is available.

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You have an option to change your address.

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Take note of the cost. Click if you agree.

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But if you want it for free. Click here.

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Type in here your desired username.

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Type in your password.

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Confirm your chosen password.

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Enter your e-mail address.

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Click here for option to subscribe to updates.

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Set you preferred language for blogging.

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Click on Create Blog.

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You will be directed to activate your account.

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Locate your e-mail from Wordpress.

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Click on Activate Blog.

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Well done! You now have your Wordpress blog.

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How to use Wordpress.com

Updating your Profile
Creating a blog post

Customize your General Settings Update about page Using Wordpress themes
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How to update your Wordpress Profile
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How to update your Wordpress profile
Click on your account name as shown above

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And click on Edit My Profile.

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It is time to fill in your account profile.

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You can click here to add your profile picture.

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Fill in your basic details.

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You can also provide your contact details here.

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When done, click on Update Profile.

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How to create a blog post
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From your dashboard, click on Post.

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This brings you to your post dashboard.

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You have here a default Hello world! blog post.

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Click View or right click to open in another tab.

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This is what your Wordpress blog looks like.

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Lets delete the

default blog post and create our first blog post
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Click on Trash as illustrated above.

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To create a post, click on Add New.

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Now we are ready to write a blog post.

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Type in the title of your blog post here.

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Start writing your post text here.

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Click here to insert an image or any media file.

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Select the file to insert into the post.

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You can also insert other files like video, audio, etc.
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To insert a link, click the link icon...

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Type in the URL and title of the link

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And click on Add Link.

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Good job! We now have a link.

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Before publishing our post, we can add categories.

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As much as possible, associate words related to your blog topic.
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Click on Add New Category.

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Type in the category of your post, then click Add...

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You can add as many categories you want.

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You can also add tags to your blog post.

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Tags are similar to categories but they are more specific.
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Adding categories and tags associated with your post will help Wordpress users to find your blog.
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Type in your tags and click Add.

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When done typing your blog, click Publish.

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Click View Post

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To view your published post.

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How to customize your General Settings
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How to customize your general settings
From your dashboard, click on Settings

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Then click on General.

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In this page, you can start customizing.

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You can change your site title here.

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Change your blog tagline here.

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Leave you e-mail unchanged unless you need to.

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Choose your timezone here.

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Set your preferred date format here.

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Set your preferred time format here.

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Set your preferred language for your blog here.

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Click Save Changes.

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To view your changes, click here

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And click on your blog name.

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Notice the changes.

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How to update the About Page
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How to update About page
From your dashboard, click here

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Or click on Pages tab.

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Then click on All Pages.

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Hover your mouse pointer at About page.

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Click View to look at the About page.

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Here is what our About Page looks like.

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Click on Edit.
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Type in information about your site here.

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When done, click on Update.

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To view on your updated page, click View page.

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That is how you update your About page.

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You can create pages like your About page when
you need it
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To create a page, just use the Add New button.

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How to use Wordpress themes
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From your dashboard, click on Appearance...

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Then click on Themes.

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This is the Themes dashboard.

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Scroll down to see the various themes available.

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Click on Preview ....

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And see how the theme looks on your blog.

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Click Activate.. to apply the theme on your blog.

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And that is how you

create your own free Wordpress blog
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2012-0009: A Tutorial on

HOW TO CREATE A BLOG AT WORDPRESS.COM

How to Create a Blog at Wordpress.com

Copyright 2012 -- www.livingavirtualassitantlife.wordpress.com

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Click on Get started here button.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Start filling up the required information.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Type in your desired Blog Address.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Make sure that the blog address is available.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

You have an option to change your address.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Take note of the cost. Click if you agree.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

But if you want it for free. Click here.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Type in here your desired username.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Type in your password.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Confirm your chosen password.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Enter your e-mail address.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Click here for option to subscribe to updates.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Set you preferred language for blogging.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Click on Create Blog.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

You will be directed to activate your account.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Locate your e-mail from Wordpress.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Click on Activate Blog.

How to set-up a wordpress.com account

Well done! You now have your Wordpress blog.

How to Create a Blog at Wordpress.com

How to use Wordpress.com

Creating a blog post

How to use Wordpress.com

How to update your Wordpress Profile

Copyright 2012 -- www.livingavirtualassitantlife.wordpress.com

How to update your Wordpress profile

Click on your account name as shown above

How to update your Wordpress profile

And click on Edit My Profile.

How to update your Wordpress profile

It is time to fill in your account profile.

How to update your Wordpress profile

You can click here to add your profile picture.

How to update your Wordpress profile

Fill in your basic details.

How to update your Wordpress profile

You can also provide your contact details here.

How to update your Wordpress profile

When done, click on Update Profile.

How to use Wordpress.com

How to create a blog post