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BLOGGING: A SIMPLE START
Part 1: Setting Up Your Blog at WordPress.com
Part 2: Creating Content: Your First Blog Post
STEP 1: GO TO WORDPRESS.COM & CLICK “SIGN UP NOW”:
STEP 2: USE THE “BLOG ADDRESS” FIELD TO NAME YOUR BLOG
STEP 3: CONFIRM OR CHANGE THE SUGGESTED USERNAME
STEP 3: SELECT AND CONFIRM A PASSWORD
STEP 4: ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS
STEP 5: CLICK THE “SIGN UP” BUTTON!
Note: Your
page may not
display the
button correctly
STEP 6: CHECK YOUR EMAIL
STEP 7: CLICK ON THE EMAIL LINK TO ACTIVATE YOUR BLOG
Click on the
email link to
activate your
account
CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR BLOG IS NOW ACTIVE!
STEP 1: LOG IN TO WORDPRESS.COM
User login is at
the top left
corner of the
WordPress.com
homepage.
STEP 2: GO TO YOUR “NEW POST” PAGE
STEP 3: ADD YOUR TITLE AND CONTENT
Title
Text
Everything
else, including
photos,
videos,
document
files and
more…
STEP 4: PREVIEW YOUR POST Select the
“Preview”
button at the
top right
corner of the
page.
STEP 5: PROOFREAD YOUR POST IN PREVIEW MODE
Be sure to
scroll all the
way to the
bottom of the
page when
proofreading!
STEP 6: CLOSE YOUR PREVIEW PANE
Just use your
browser “close
window”
button and
you will be
returned to
the editing
screen.
STEP 7: PUBLISH YOUR POST
CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR BLOG IS NOW LIVE!
Follow the link
on the post
editing page to
automatically
link your blog
to your social
media sites
MANUALLY SHARE YOUR BLOG ON FACEBOOK STEP 1: Copy the blog URL and Paste into your Facebook status bar:
From
here…
To
here…
Click here…
STEP 2: Click “Share” and…
STEP 3: That’s it! You’re done.
Instant hyperlink to
your blog from any
Facebook page…
STEP 3: SELECT THE UPLOAD/INSERT “MEDIA” ICON
(Hint: it’s the
icon that looks
like a sun.)
STEP 3: CLICK “SELECT FILES” AND CHOOSE FILES TO UPLOAD
Click
here… Select
a file…
…then click
here to upload
STEP 4: ADD YOUR TITLE, CAPTION & DESCRIPTION
STEP 5: SAVE CHANGES