This post has a complete tutorial of how to start a wordpress blog on Siteground with all steps that you need. SiteGround WordPress hosting is #1 host for the new bloggers due to budget and features.

Start a Blog with SiteGround easily and using the right guide.

 

If you want to:

Start Blogging on WordPress form Begining?

or

Want to make money online?

or

Start a WordPress Blog on SiteGround?

Then you’re on right page.

 

Below 10 Steps will completely help you to Start your Blogging Carrier.

This post helps you in:

• Choose a Right Blogging Niche
• Find and Select a Best SiteGround Plan
• Pick a Correct Domain Name
• Right Configuration of Hosting
• Install WordPress on SiteGround
• Suggest Useful WordPress Plugins
• Free Best Blogging Tools
• Writing your first  post
• Get traffic on your new blog
• Make your first $1000

 

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What is Blogging?

A Blog(Wiki) is your online diary where you can share your own experience and express your thoughts. The best part of blogging is you’re getting a palace where you can share whatever you want.  😀

A Blog also teaches you about Digital Marketing, Social Media Marketing and so many technical terms that you use to grow your Blog.

And if you apply monetization and some other marketing tactics you can also earn real money via blogging. So here in this post, you will get a complete guide of how to start a WordPress blog with Siteground and make money from it.

Benefits of Start Blogging:

Blogging has a lot of advantages for biz or personally both. you can start a blog to make money online and as a side Income source. Blogging allows you to work freely and where you want. You can also travel the world and work from anywhere.

Some Advantages of blogging:

• Keep writing your passion
• Travel the World
• Make Money from Blogging
• Express biz services and offers
• Promote your Business Online
• Share your experience and thoughts
• No Boss, No time only Freedom here

 

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Why Choose SiteGround Hosting for Blogging?

You’re also thinking why should I create my Blog on SiteGround(SG) or Why Should I choose Siteground hosting for my Blogging carrier?

I’m also using SiteGround WPhosting since Jan 18 and I’m happy with their services and support. my Blog is always online and you can always read my posts.  🙂

Siteground Hosting Benefits:

• Budget Hosting for Beginners
• Lots of WordPress Features
• Superior Customer Support
• Recommended by WordPress

Check All SiteGround Features Here

 

SiteGround is also a leading hosting company now in Bulgaria, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Vietnam, India and Also in the USA.

Did you know – SiteGround hosting is also recommended by WordPress.

Our choice for new blog hosting as SiteGround Managed WordPress is right due to ist support, never sleep sever and website security features.

Yes! here you get all essential features that a blogger need to reach blogging at a professional level.

After this discussion of blogging, and why to choose siteground now let’s finally move towards our process of how to start a WordPress blog on Siteground.

• Easy
• With All Screenshots
• Right Suggestion & Move
• Enjoy it.

Best of Luck!

 

Start a WordPress Blog With SiteGround

Here 🎯 are 10 Comple step by step guide ✅ to Start a WordPress Blog on SiteGround Hosting.

1. Find a Blogging Niche

First, to start Blogging, we need a Niche or a Topic on which we will write. It specifies your Blog category and helps your audience to understand your Blog AIM.

To Select a Blogging Niche you can choose your own experience or a new topic on which you also wanna do some research. You can also choose multiple Niche and cover all of them on your Blog.

Blog Niche Examples:

• Travel or Food Blog
• Finance orMake Money Blog
• Fitness or Beauty Tips Blog
• Fashion or Lifestyle Blog
• Blogging for yourself

You can select a niche from Above niche or else write on a different topic that you love.

 

2. Select a SiteGround Hosting Plan

Here we’re going to Start Blog with SiteGround Hosting so we will choose Its WordPress Hosting for our new Blog.

• Click here to Start Process Together  🙂  ➡ 

 

SiteGround WordPress hosting is optimized for WordPress and Earlier I’ve told you Its benefits.

Hosting is recommended by Hosting Industry Experts and It has got good reviews from all its users. This web hosting mostly know for its speed and quality support.

SiteGround is the best Budget Hosting for WordPress Blog or Sites, It is a medium Budget Hosting with Super cool features that make your Blogging more worthy. With each hosting plan, you get best and unique features that make your WordPress Blogging with Siteground super cool.

So finally Its time to Choose a SiteGround Hosting Plan.

Here below there are 3 SiteGround Hosting Plans:

SiteGround Provides 3 Kinds of Hosting Plans and they are:

• StartUp Plan (Start from $3.95/mo)
• GrowBig Plan (Start from $5.95/mo)
• GoGeek Plan (Start from $11.95/mo)

SiteGround Plans start from $3.95/mo where you can host 1 WordPress Blog or It can handle up to 10000 monthly visits. Or the SiteGround Bigger Plans Start from $5.95/mo and $11.95/mo.

But which plan is best for you? 🙄 

2.1 SiteGround StartUp Plan

It is starting a plan of Siteground WordPress hosting, StartUp Plan cost $3.95/month and here you get 10 GB Space, up to 10,000 monthly visits and but here you can only Install 1 WordPress Site/Blog.

It is the best Plan to Make a Blog on WordPress in low Budget and also good for Blog Beginners.

StartUp Plan Best For

• Blog Beginners
• Wants to Host 1 WordPress Blog or Site

67% OFF | Get StartUp Plan

 

2.2 SiteGround GrowBig Plan

This is SiteGround’s mid-range plan where you get 20 GB Disk space, 25000 monthly visits and the best part of this pan here you can host your multiple websites or Blog. Mean I you’re a Blogger or a Web Developer or running an Agency you can ost your own or client’s WordPress and PHP both Sites on SiteGround.

GrowBig Plan Best For

• If your Blog will get High Traffic
• Wants to Host multiple Blog/Sites
• Web Developers

70% OFF | Get GrowBig Plan

 

2.3 SiteGround GoGeek Plan

This is SiteGround highest Hosting plan where you get 30GB web Space and a Huge number 100,000 of monthly visits. Here you can also host your multiple websites or blogs.

The best part of this Plan is here you also get Geeky WordPress Features like WordPress Staging, Pre Installed Git and Free Backups anytime whenever you need. However, it has a cost of $11.95/mo but it is worthy if you’re a Developers and making big WordPress sites.

GoGeek Plan Best For:

• Create a Huge Traffic Blogs
• Need more Space and Features
• Best for WordPress Developers
• Perfect for StartUp and eCommerce

66% OFF | Get GoGeek Plan

 

SiteGround WP Plans	StartUp Plan	GrowBig Plan	GoGeek Plan
No. Of Websites	1	Unlimited	Unlimited
Web Space	10GB	20GB	30GB
SSL and CDN	Yes	Yes	Yes
Monthly Visits	10,000	25,000	100,000
SuperCacher	____	Yes	Yes
Staging	____	Yes	Yes
Site Migration	____	Yes	Yes
Git Integration	____	____	Yes
Price	$3.95/mo	$5.95/mo	$11.95/mo
	GET STARTUP	GET GROWBIG	GET GOGEEK

 

3. Choose a Domain name

you know that Domain Name(Wiki) is the name of your site. you have to choose a domain name where your viewers can land and see your blog content.

• Search your Domain Name at SiteGround ➡

To Start a WordPress Blog with SiteGround we need a Domain name that will be a digital address of our Blog and you can also make It to the title of your blog.

Now on Siteground, there are 2 situations.

1. you’ve already bought a domain name
2. Register a new domain name with Siteground

3.1 If you already have a Domain name

If you’ve already registered it from any domain registrar company.

don’t worry.

Later, You just need to change the DNS(Domain name server) of the domain.

3.2 Register a New Domain Name

Still, if you’re looking for a domain name just register a new domain name from SiteGround. It will cost you the same as a regular price.

One advantage of buying a domain name from Siteground is that you don’t need to worry about DNS and Domain name loading time and also renew tension at different palaces.

If you got your domain name keep continue on the second step.

Now we have chosen our Hosting Plan and Domain Name, We just need to enter some of our Personal Details and payment info to use SiteGround Services.

Register New Domain on SiteGround

 

4. Configure your SiteGround Account Info

To Start a Blog on SiteGround Hosting we have to enter some Personal Infor and Create a SiteGround Account Login credentials.

Because, Here we are using SiteGround WordPress Hosting and Registering a new domain name from SiteGround os we have to enter our Personal, Payment Information and Last we configure our Hosting Package.

4.1 Account Information

Now you’ve got your domain name, Its time to next step.

To start a blog with SiteGround hosting we need to enter some of our details.

Enter below two detail:

• Email
• Password

 4.2 Personal Information

• Name
• Address
• Mobile Number
• Country
• Etc…

Siteground need these details because you’re registering new domain name also, so enter your correct details and fill up the form.

4.3 Payment Information

Of course, you’ve to pay for Siteground services.

Completely scroll down till below to see the total amount that you’ve to pay.

Siteground Hosting accepts three types of cards:

• American Express
• Master Card
• Visa

Enter your card details right and move to the next step.

4.4 Configure SiteGround Hosting Plan

To Start a blog on SiteGround we have to choose Hosting options.

4.4.1 Hosting Plan:

Confirm your SiteGround Hosting plan, I’ve already recommended StartUp plan for your new blog.

4.4.2 Server Region:

Siteground has 4 main servers worldwide, select one that is nearest to your target audience.

4.4.3 Hosting Period:

Select a hosting period.

For how long you wanna host your host on SiteGround, Siteground hosting provides up to three-year hosting service at once.

• 12 months
• 24 months
• 36 months

Select a period of time, Well don’t think about this too much.

4.4.4 Domain Registration:

If you’ve not bought a domain name and registering a new domain name from SiteGround then you have to pay this new domain name amount.

On the SiteGround, it is for $15.

Yeah it is high so I’d like to suggest you but this domain name from another domain registrar where you”ll get this domain is a low range.

4.4.5 Domain Privacy:

Because we’re buying the domain name from SiteGround so SiteGround offer us to protect our personal information like name, address, phone and etc.. that we’ve entered in personal(Client) Information section.

>> If you wanna protect your personal information you may select this extra SiteGround service.

4.4.6 SG Site Scanner:

Well, SiteGround is already a secure hosting palace. So you don’t need to buy this service. there is no need to pay again $20/year more on this purchasing.

4.5 Check and Pay Successful

The Last one step on SiteGround to get a Hosting Plan, after this you can able to Login on SiteGround Hosting Dashboard and Create your WordPress Blog with SiteGround.

Check carefully the Total Amount that you will pay to SiteGround after this Check both Checkbox for using SiteGround services and do agree their terms.

Now Its time to Pay for your Hosting Plan, Complete your Payment Successfully.

5. Create Blog and Install WordPress

After your payment, you can enter the dashboard of the SiteGround Hosting. From its Dashboard, you can manage your cPanel, Support and SiteGround Affiliate programme.

To Start a Blog with SiteGround take a look At the Home section on the right side, you will see a rocket man with a 2 min set up button. this rocket man will build helps you to start a WordPress blog on SiteGround.

After clicking on this button you will enter into the setup wizard.

Here you’ve to select an option:

1. Start a New Website
2. Transfer old Website(It is FREE)
3. Say Thanks Them

Well to start a new WordPress blog, select start a new website on yourdomain.com

 

Select your type of website is it a blog or anything.

Then Install a CMS(Custom Management System), for blogging we install WordPress on SiteGround.

Because WordPress has got so many features for bloggers and It is easy to use. WordPress is using by more than 80% Bloggers in worldwide. Sowe will also start our Blog on Siteground WordPress Platform.

 

Now you’ve to enter some login details that will be your future WordPress dashboard login credentials.

So Enter your:

• Email
• Username
• Password

 

This was the last step to start a WordPress blog on SiteGround.

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Visit on WordPress Dashboard

Again welcome to the world of blogging.

Now you’ve completed your setup wizard and its time to write your first post on your new post.

For this –

My Accounts >> Go to Admin Panel

When you click on Go to Admin Panel.

It will redirect you WordPress site dashboard.

But first, let me introduce you the WordPress dashboard.

WordPress dashboard is a digital dashboard from where you can control your whole WordPress blog. to change anything or to add something new on your new site you need to visit on this WordPress dashboard.

 

6. Write your First Post and Create Pages

On the left side of this dashboard, you will see all the options and features of WordPress.

To write a new post or create a new page take a look on the left side.

Click/Hover on a new post to write a new post and same as for creating a new page.

Every time when you write a new post you’ve to do this same easy process.

To Write your First Complete Post here below are some process:

1. Write a Catchy Title
2. Edit your Slug/URL
3. Write your Content
4. Add Some Media(Images)
5. Add Category and Tags
6. Upload Featured Image
7. Hit on Publish Button

 

7. Recommended WordPress Plugins

WordPress plugins give you extra features in a wp site. It is a kind of Tool you can Install and Use WordPress Plugins Free. To Create a Money Making Blog so need some powerful Plugins.

On WordPress for Different work, there are different plugins, you can choose a plugin based on your need.

I’ve shared some of the best WordPress plugins that will help you in blogging.

1. Yoast SEO – On-Page SEO suggestion tool
2. Jetpack – Share, WP site state and security
3. TinyMCE – Advanced text editor
4. Contact Form 7 – Add a Contact Form
5. ZotaBox – Free & Paid Marketing Plugin

Well I’ve written so many articles on Plugins but right now in beginning of Blogging, here are my 2 best article for you that is enough and perfect for you.

• 20 Powerful Free WordPress Plugins for Blogs 2018
• Set Yoast SEO Focus Keyword in WordPress Post [2020 Guide]

8. Recommended Blogging Tools

Tools make our life easy same as in blogging tools make our blogging easy and more worthy.

There are lots of Tools in blogging, but in the beginning, you don’t need so many tools while you’re starting a blog. So here I’ve listed only best and FREE version tools that will help you in Blogging

These tools help you to write a better post, find keywords, build an email list and so on.

1. Grammarly – Chrome browser extension to write without errors
2. ViralTag – Social media sharing tool
3. KwFinder – Keyword research tool
4. MailerLite – Build your email list
5. Creative Market – New & creative graphic design

9. Get Traffic on your New Blog

After Writing a few posts on your new Blog, Its time to drive Traffic on your Blog so we can build our Audience and make money from our new Blog.

but how?  🙄

However there are lots of ways to drive traffic on the new way but we should mostly focus on 2 big traffic sources, That drive huge and potential traffic to Blog.

To understand it better I’ve explained 2 sources that really worthy to drive traffic.

9.1 Get Traffic from SERP

SERP[Wordstream] is Search Engine Result Page mean when a user searches a query on Google, Google will show the search results around the query keyword. This Search Result Page called SERP.

To Rank your Post on the 1st page of Google you’ve to work on both On-Page and Off-Page SEO. There are so many Ranking Factors behind ranking an article but if you only write SEO optimized Articles still you can rank your Post on 1st Page of SERP.

SEO Takes time to understand and giving you the result but always try to provide valuable content and then build links of your Blog.

9.3 Get Traffic from Social Media

While more than 3 Billion people using Social Media at this time we can drive good traffic from Social Media and promote our new Blog on Social Media Platforms.

It is a fast and quick way to drive traffic on new Blog for this we can use Multiple Social Media Platforms Like Facebook, Pinterest, Tumbler and Twitter.

For Pinterest Create a new Pinterest Account and join some group boards, Create elegant Pins and save them on Group boards. Pinterest sharing give more visits than any other social media and from here you also get connected with new Bloggers.

Complete Guide to use Pinterest for Blogging:

• How to Use Pinterest for Blog ⇒ 3 Guides [Set + Followers + Traffic]
• 22 Hacks to Get More 10,000 Followers on Pinterest [2020]

You can also join my Group Board:

• Blogging Tips by Blogger

For Facebook just join multiple Facebook groups relevant to your Blogging niche, start sharing your latest or old posts on these Groups. Keep doing continue this 3-4 times in a day and use always peek time when most users use Facebook.

You can Also Join my Facebook Group:

• Blog Beginners (8k Bloggers Already Joined)

I hope now you’ve got an Idea about Blog Traffic and Social Media.

 

10. Make your First $1000 from Blogging

Yes, It is not easy to make your first $1000 at the beginning of Blogging.

But earlier I told you It is How to Start WordPress Blog and make money from Blogging process.  😀

If you Work Smart from Beginning and know how you can make money from Blogging It won’t so much hard to make money from Blogging.

Here Below I’m adding some of my favourite ways to make money from Blogging.

10.1 Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is the best way to earn money from blogging fast and in an easy way. It is the popular way that using by every blogger and bloggers are making 6-figure income from Affiliate Marketing.

Affiliate marketing is free to join and you can easily promote other’s products or services. Even you can also join the SiteGround Affiliate program and suggest SiteGround hosting to your readers and in return, you will get $50 commission. 🙂

If your Blog is about Travelling get affiliates of Flight booking websites, Hotels booking sites and tour packages. So you can easily share these services with your audience and when your Audience buy service from your Affiliate link you wigg get some commissions.

Here are some best Affiliate platforms to join:

• Share A Sale
• CJ Market
• Impact Radius

Sign up on ShareASale | Get $30

 

10.2 Pay Per Click Ads

Pay Per Clicks Ads are those Ads which shows on your Blog according to user interest and browsing history and when user click on those Ads you get some credits. The credit Amount depends on the Keywords that you’re using in your Blog Post.

Pay Per Click is the first way to monetize your Blog but for this, you need a huge audience because more click drives more money so If your Blog is getting huge visitors Add some CPC Ads to your Blog to convert your Blog Traffic into Real Money.

Best CPC Programs to join:

• Google Adsense
• MediaVine
• InfoLinks

10.3 Start giving Services

Now you’re a Blogger and you’ve experienced about SEO, WordPress Setup, writing and Graphic Design. You can provide paid help to newbies in Blogging or else that you know.

Create a Page of “Hire Me” or “Services ” to show your visitors that you also provide some online services, Add your services theirs like Graphic design, Content writing, SEO or else that you want to provide your users and in which you’ve got a great experience.

10.4 Get Sponsorship

If you have enough audience and good Blog reputation you have big chance to get sponsorship.

To show others that you accept Sponsorship, Create a Page of Advertise and Add your Sponsorship rules or terms. You can also add a Contact Form Inside Advertise Page so people can easily contact you.

The best part of sponsorship here you get content by others you just need to Add their content on your Blog. Sponsorships can be in form of Banner, Review Articles and Suggestion Tool.

10.5 Sell your own Products

Melyss Griffin and Smart Passive Income are making 7 figures per month from Blogging

But How??  🙄

Because they have their unique Products.

Selling your own products or services are the best way to make huge revenue from blogging, But for this first, you need to get master in your content that you’re making for selling to your audience.

You can create products like:

• Blogging Growth Course
• Pintere Designs
• Money Making Couser
• Social Media Graphics/Growth

 

How to Start a Blog on Siteground – Summary

Early I told you, it is a complete process for a Blog beginner of how to start a blog with Siteground and make money from Blogging. So I tried to share my best and every possible valuable guide so you can easily start your blogging carrier.

I hope after this post you’d like to start a blog with SiteGround and from Beginning, you start getting traffic and money both from Blogging. Even If you’re looking for its SiteGround cheap 70% Off deal you can also visit on Siteground Coupon Code 2020 page.

Don’t wait for the perfect it will never come so that do you wanna do. give a try to yourself and start your own WordPress blog and make real money. Not only money you will also get a lot of technical knowledge while you blog. Because in blogging there is a lot of opportunities are hiding.

Start your Money Making Blog in 2020 and make your Dreams Online. 🙂

Start Blogging on SiteGround

A streak of Luck for your Blog

Divesh Diggiwal