A step by step guide to start your free blog on Blogger

 Blogging means to put your writings organized in form of a blog. Many people blog on daily basis. Some people write a blog for keeping their writings safe. 

Some write for expressions, some write for knowledge sharing, some write for helping others, some write for business purposes. More of them write for money.

How to create a free blog in 5 minutes

There are free platforms that allow writers to create free blogs. Blogger and Wordpress are two popular such platforms. You can read the scope and limitations of a free blogspot blog in a separate post.

This guide will lead you through the process of creating your own free blog on blogger blog. All you need is a Gmail account.

Step by step guide to create a blog on Blogger

Step-1: Sign up for gmail account. (if you don't already have). Go to gmail.com and signup. 

>Enter you Full Name. First and Last Name

>choose your username. It should be unique. It is your email alias. For example, if you choose "iandhe" then you email address will be "iandhe@gmail.com". So, google will allow you only the username that is not already taken or that has more characters.

> create strong passwords

>confirm your passwords by entering it again.

> select your birthdate from drop-down menu.

>Select your gender

> choose your country flag from drop-down. and your country code will be selected. Then write your mobile number without a country code.

> Choose your country and click on "next step"

Choose settings on next step and your email is created. If you have already an email at Gmail, you can skip to step-2.

Step-2: Now go to your email inbox. Click on the top right grid near to your name. Choose "blogger" and you will be taken to blogger. Otherwise go directly to blogger.com

New screen says you "You do not have any blog. Create a New Blog". You will choose "create a new blog". A popup screen will appear. 

You will choose a title of your blog, the address of your blog, the theme of your blog. Now your blog is created.

Your blog is now live. You can create new posts and share with the world.

Here is how you can create your first post.

>go to your blogger account.

>From dashboard click on "New Post" and post editor will open. 

>Write post and hit "Publish"

Free blog and website on blogspot.om

Note: A free blogger blog has some limitations. If you are trying to make money on the net through blogging, you should set up a custom domain for your free blog. 

You can even add more authors and admins to your blog. In this way, you can become a team and expand your business.