Before learning how to make money online, let’s first learn how to create a blog. There are three things needed to create a blog like this one:

1. Web hosting;
2. A domain name;
3. WordPress (blog publishing system).

Web Hosting

There are several great web hosting providers that you can choose from. The only requirement to install WordPress is the support of PHP and MySQL. The support of FTP and the use of Apache are recommended, but not required. This blog is hosted by a free web host provider that has several features: Apache, CentOS, CPanel, MySQL, PHP, Ruby on Rails, and more. I get 20GB of storage and 20GB of bandwitch, plus unlimited email accounts, subdomains, parked domains, addon domains, FTP accounts, SQL databases, and mailing lists. This is great considering that the web hosting is free. When choosing a web hosting provider, also make sure to check that their uptime is around 99.9%.

A Domain Name

This is not required, but having your own domain name will make your blog look professional and people will take it more seriously, resulting in more traffic. Most people usually buy their domain names through their web hosting provider because of the no need to set it up yourself. However, if you find a good deal for domain names in a website, don’t let the setup process keep you from buying a domain name there because it should be easy and most web hosting providers help you with that.

WordPress

WordPress is well known for its ease of installation and WordPress.org has a very informative doc on installing WordPress. If your web hosting provider uses CPanel and provides Fantastico, follow these instructions:

1. Login to your CPanel;
2. Click on Fantastico;
3. Click on WordPress in the sidebar under Blogs;
4. Click on New Installation;
5. Fill in the form;
6. Click the Install WordPress button;
7. And you’re done!

To get to the admin section of your blog follow the instructions after the installation.

Congratulations on creating a blog, I wish you good luck and most importantly, have fun!