Social Media Marketing and Your Site

Hello,

Honestly, the importance and relevance of a WordPress blog site to your marketing success cannot be over-emphasized.

Earlier on this blog, I sent a simple guide (see it here)  on how to personally install your own wordpress site; very easy and straight forward. However, there have been a lot of changes in WordPress. You see, the internet is an ever changing medium and good businesses keep up with the changes. I am, therefore, posting an updated step-by-step guide to setting up your own blog. I know, by the testimonies of those who have used this guide before, that you will find it very easy and interesting to install. Let's go!

• Go to http://www.wordpress.com

• Click on the ‘Get started here’ button.  Pick a username and put in your correct email address because that is where they are going to send your password, so make sure you make no mistake. If the username or email address you provide has been picked before, you will be prompted to give another one; you have to pick something no one has used before.

• Scroll down the page and you will see a promo asking you to upgrade WordPress.  At the end of the promo, there are two orange buttons. Of course, at this stage you should not be buying anything.

• Click the ‘Create a blog’ button. NOTE that you cannot use signs or symbols in your username; you can only use letters and numbers. If you use signs or symbols, the username will not be accepted and you will have to go back and pick another one.

• If your username is accepted, you will be given a blog domain address which will be http://www.yourusername.wordpress.com e.g. http://www.olakitanwellington.wordpress.com

• On the next page, you will see a message asking you to ‘Check Your E-mail to Complete Registration’.

• An email would have been sent into your email address which you supplied. Open your email and click on the activation link ‘ACTIVATE BLOG’. Immediately you activate your account, you will be directed to a page where you will see different beautiful wordpress themes. Pick anyone you like or better still; one that corresponds to your type of business.  

• Click on any theme (template) you want to use and press the ‘Choose This Theme’ Button. On the next page, you will see a row of buttons on the Menu Bar and if you hover your mouse on anyone of them, it will tell you what the button does.

• Click on ‘My Blog’ to access your Dashboard. On the next page, click on ‘Dashboard’ and start working on your settings and features! You will even find a welcome video that will show you a few things about the Dashboard. WordPress is interactive, so find your way around!

• To the left of your Dashboard, there are some buttons you will be using regularly. Start with  ‘Users’. Go to ‘Your Profile’ and fill in your information. Scroll down to where it says ‘About Yourself’ and write a few words about yourself, what you do etc. Make sure you change your password to something you can remember and click ‘Update Profile’.  Next time you log in, you will of course have to use your new password.

So, that’s it folks, very simple and straight forward. Set up your own wordpress blog and let's do some social media marketing. If you have any difficulty going further, please let me know and I shall gladly show you how to complete the settings on your blog.  But as it is, you have a good blog set up already.  All the best!