How To Start a Blog: Follow These 5 Easy Steps Now

Just after graduating from university in 2008, I decided to start traveling. I first visited South America for a few months, and I loved my experience and all the food I was able to eat. I took quite a few photos with my small point and shoot camera. After about 6 months in South America, I returned to the United States to attend my sister’s wedding. At that time, I had no idea what I wanted to do in life or where I wanted to work, but I knew I wanted to be able to make money while traveling at the same time. With a cup of coffee in hand, I decided to learn how to start a blog - and since I love travel and food so much, I created my first blog to be about food and travel - but really any subject you choose, like fashion or technology, you can start a blog about.

In this step by step video, I walk you through, by actually creating myself, a blog with wordpress from start to finish, wrapped up into 5 easy steps.

Step 4: Improve your design - One of the main parts of a travel blog or fashion blog or any kind of blog is the design. The great news is, you don’t need to be a graphic designer or coder to have a great design - you can make a blog that looks great by yourself using wordpress themes. There are free themes and there are premium paid for themes. Often the premium themes are better, as they are better designed and have better code, but there are also some great free options as well.

Step 5: Start blogging and don’t stop - The final step for how to start a blog is to starting blogging and don’t stop. Many people make a blog and write and publish for a few days and then give up. But in order to start a blog and make money (depending on what your motives are) or turn it into a business, you need to persevere, and to persist. Blog about something you’re passionate about.

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If you follow these five simple steps for how to start a blog now, you’ll soon have your own blog that you can use as a journal, a way to store your thoughts, a place to share your photos, a business… the opportunities that arise from becoming a blogger are endless.

Let me know if you have any other questions, and thank you for watching this video,
Mark Wiens

[willchu]

Mark, I don't know you personally. This is only through observation from watching your videos over the last month. I think you're one of the most honest, sincere, and genuine vloggers on Youtube. Don't ever change! Keep it up bud! If you're ever in or around Vancouver, Canada. I'd love to grab a bite with you! Cheers!

[trevao.]

This Mark Weins How to Blogging video was incredibly the best step by step guide I will ever need to begin blogging Thank you for making the process so clear, that I really got it.

[trevao.]

I can"t express my heartfelt gratitude adequately enough for providing your 5 steps incredible steps which will allow me the ability to someday soon become a real blogger. What a gift you've shared with us. I simply can:t thank you enough.

[cecesmith]

hi mark, i've watched several videos on blogging this week and I have lost interest within a minute watching and listening to them... you however i found very sincere wanting to help others.. you spoke so graciously, direct, focused, no hesitation giving tips to your current and future subscribers and i love that.. subscribing here for sure!! ...thank you so much for sharing your videos :) <3

[carlastewart]

OMG! Thank you so very much!
I have been trying to find something that shows point blank straight forward information on how to start and this was perfect. Couldn't have found a better video you are amazing and now you have a new subscriber to check out your food. ❤️

[Ajfluke]

thank you for all your videos mark, they really help me out whenever im feeling low and most definitely motivate me to discover the world through its food, big ups from germany!

[MairamRaj]

so helpful! I just made my domain, it feel so good to own my own site. Now the world will be ready for the rambles of my mind! wooh !

[jilliemak]

Thank you so much Mark!  You have the most lovely manners, and always offer much great content.  (Hi to Ying)  :)

[dev-muhib]

Much Easier and effective. Thanks a lot.

[gsummerhays]

thanks mark! im setting up my blog now with blue host! traveling with a witch named grace!
here we go. thank you for being an inspiration.

[LeeThoeun]

Mark, you are truly amazing! Thanks for the great advice in this video, as well as other ones. Best Regards, Lee Thoeun 🙏❤️✊

[Amber-plxv]

Great video about starting a website. I love how you broke it down into 5 easy steps and made it easy to understand. Thank you for the tips!

[virtuouslady]

thank you...this was on point for a beginner and not complicated.

[Karrrman]

Very helpful mark! Thank you very much, please keep up the good work!

[enzopianelli]

You're amazing Mark. Thank you. Great video.

[cty]

Hi, i just started my blog folllowing ur suggestions. And i will keep going. It was very inspirational to see all that food and travel vlogs and blogs. Awesome stuff! And keep it up...will be waiting for new videos of yours!

[nguyenngocanhduy]

Hey, such an inspirational blog. I followed you when you first had started few videos with around 25k subscribers. You did really great job. Hope to see you again in Vietnam and enjoy Vietnamese cuisines together. Cheers and thumbs up.

[Robbyjubbly]

This is awesome Mark! just came back from a trip in Bournemouth South of England and will be starting now!

[AlexScene]

Thanks Mark Wiens for this video. As always your blog has been inspirational. I have a free blog right now but have been really considering jumping into a better, more professional option and this How To has answered a lot of my questions.

[carlos]

Mark Wiens thank you for the helpful video. Me and my wife are always watching your videos always entertaining and very informative. We find it so cool to watch those videos where you show those foods from different Asian countries. My wife is from Philippines. Hopefully you could do some videos showing foods in Philippines as well. Thank you again. You're doing a great job :)