How to start a travel blog

How To Start
A Travel Blog
A Free Guide To Setting Up A Blog

How To Start A Blog?
One question I get asked often is how do I
start a travel blog?
To answer this question I’ve put together
a quick-start guide to starting a travel blog.
This guide should get you online in less than
30 minutes.
From there it’s up to you how much time you
put into your blog; from a once a week
hobby to a full time job.

Self-hosted
Travel Blog
Free Travel
Blog
VS

Free Travel Blog
A free site is ideal if you just want to update your
family and friends on your trip, or if you want to try
the art of blogging before committing to buying a
domain.
WordPress offer a free
blog service which will give you
a blog address like
travelbloggersguide.wordpress.com.
If you are just looking for a
free travel blog you can one
set up at wordpress.com.

Self-hosted Travel Blog
A self-hosted blog is where you own the domain
and store the content via a hosting service (like
here at www.travelbloggersguide.com).
If you are serious about running a travel blog then I
recommend having your own self-hosted blog. You
have more control over the look and feel of the site
when you own your domain. If you want to make a
business of your site it will look more professional
and trustworthy than being on a free domain.
Even if you are not looking to go professional it’s
just cool to be able to say that you have your own
website.

These 3 steps will get you
online and ready to
publish in 15 minutes.
For readers looking to set up your own site, you
might be surprised at how simple the process is.
1 2 3

Choose a name
for your travel blog.
1
STEP

If you already know what you are going to call
your site then you can progress to the next
step of ordering your domain and hosting.
If you’re still thinking about what to call your
site I have written a guide to choosing a
domain name for your travel blog.
Once you have picked a name you’re now
ready to register your domain name and get a
hosting package.
1 Choose a name for your
travel blog.

Register your domain and
order hosting
2
STEP

For domain and hosting I
personally recommend
Bluehost, which I use for
many of my sites –
including this one. With
Bluehost you get a free
domain with your hosting
(a domain name normally
costs about $10-15 a year
to register).
2 Register your domain
and order hosting

You can buy the cheapest package available
(starter) which is enough for a new blog. If
your site grows from there you can upgrade
as you go.
Start setting up your site by ordering your
domain and hosting here and follow these
instructions.
and order hosting

On the Bluehost page go to the top nav bar
and select products > shared web hosting.
From there click get started now and
select starter. If you think you will be hosting
more than one site select plus (or you can
upgrade later if you do).
and order hosting

Next you will be asked to register your
domain name.
and order hosting

Assuming your chosen domain is available
you will then be taken to the account
information page.
Fill in your account details as required.
and order hosting

For the package
information I opt out of
the extras, but if you want
to keep your domain
ownership private you
can opt in here. Domain
registrants are required to
publish the name and
address of the owner of a
domain. If you are not
comfortable with your
address being made
public then
select Domain Privacy
Protection.
and order hosting

WordPress is the world’s most popular blogging platform and I
use it for this site. I have used other blogging platforms for other
sites and WP is by far the most user friendly. WordPress is free
to download and can be done within your hosting account.
WordPress is so popular because you can create a website
without having to know anything about code. You can make a
website with a ready-made website template (called a theme)
without worrying about how it works. All you need to do is type
in your content into a box (similar to an email composition box)
and hit “Publish”.
WordPress also have thousands of plugins available which can
be downloaded to enhance your site.
3 Install
Wordpress.

To install WordPress onto your blog, login to your Bluehost
account which will take you to your cPanel.
3 Install
Wordpress.
Find the section
called Website
Builders and
select
WordPress.

Next you will be taken to an installation page.
Select Install at the Do it yourself (FREE) option.
From here select which domain you would like to
install to. You can choose to select your domain
with a www or without. I’ve written about which
one to use, but I say just pick which one you
prefer.
3 Install
Wordpress.

At the next step
select Show
advanced options.
Here you will set
your username
and password for
your site.
Enter your details
and select
Install Now.
3 Install
Wordpress.

That’s it – your website now has WordPress installed!
Easy, right? You will now get an email with your login
details, or you can just go to your login page at
yoursitename.com/wp-login.php.
3 Getting
Started

The process of getting your domain and hosting
package and installing WordPress can be done in
less than 15 minutes. From here you can technically
start publishing immediately. Before you do though
here are some other tips.
Your new WordPress site comes with some pre-
installed themes. While they are practical themes,
you would be better off to install another theme to
differentiate yourself from the thousands of blogs
that didn’t bother to change themes upon
installation.
Getting Started.

Read more about choosing a theme for your
WordPress blog.
You should also reserve your Google email alias,
preferably the same name as your domain.
While you are at it get your Twitter name as well.
And before you start blogging, change
the WordPress URL structure for your blog.
Getting Started.

The instructions up to this point will get you online
but what you spend on improving your WordPress
theme and promoting your site is up to you. There is
also the matter of writing content that people will
enjoy reading, or at least find useful.
If you have any questions regarding travel blogging or
WordPress, send me an email.
Now To
Start Blogging.

How to start a travel blog

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