This article is a part of "How to Start a Blog" series.
In the previous article, we had discussed about two of the most preferred blogging platforms for creating a free blog - Blogger and WordPress.com
If you have chosen to start your free blog with WordPress.com, then for you, this is an article that helps you create a WordPress.com blog in just 2 minutes.
So let's get started!
Step 1 - Creating a WordPress.com Account
Visit WordPress.com and click on 'Get Started' to sign-up for an account. You will be asked your email-id, choose a username that is available and if you want, then you can choose a domain name for your new WordPress.com here itself.
And if you want to skip choosing a blog address, then just click on 'signup for just a username' on the right side of the screen, next to the 'Blog Address' field.
After all the details are entered properly, click on 'Signup'.
All this takes only 1 minute.
Step 2 - Confirming the Account and Starting Your WordPress.com Blog
A confirmation link would be sent to your email-id that you used to sign-up for the WordPress.com account.
Follow the link to confirm your account.
Congrats! Now just login to your newly created WordPress.com account and you are ready to create your WordPress.com blogs!
If you didn't enter a blog address at the time of sign-up, then you can start creating your own blogs, by clicking on the 'Create a New Blog' link in the 'My Blogs' tab.
Here, you will have to choose a blog address and choose a nice name for your blog. Tips for choosing a blog address are similar to the tips to choose a domain name for eg - keep it small and clean, easy to remember, related to your topic, etc.
Now at the bottom of the form, you would find 3 different plans to choose from. Here, we are discussing about creating a completely free WordPress.com blog, so choose the 'Basic' plan, which is completely free.
Now click on Signup and you are done! All this in just 1 minute...
Congrats!
You are done with creating your first WordPress.com blog! And that too within 2 minutes! ( If your internet speed favors you ;) )
So how was it?
Did the article help you? Would you like to share about your blog here?
Fell free to comment and share your views!
And happy blogging...
And do check out my "How to Start a Blog" series if you are planning out your first ever blog.
