If you’re trying to start a blog cheap, this blog post will tell you the minimum you can spend for a blog. The two things you will need to start a professional blog are a domain name and web hosting. Domain names are also commonly referred to as URLs, domains, website names, and web addresses (for example, this site’s domain name is IWantABlog.com. Web hosting is what allows the files to be put under your domain name so that they show when someone types your URL into the browser. So if you came here searching for “what do I need to start a blog?”, now you know the two essentials.
The cheapest way to start your own blog is now about $8 for a year domain name registration and $45 for a year of web hosting (about $4/month). I recommend buying another year or two of web hosting if you’re serious about making your site and building it up. By adding years to your web hosting deal, you can save a decent chunk of money over year by year renewals. However, if you only want to invest a limited about, then the smaller startup would be better.
My recommendations for purchasing your domain name and webhosting are Godaddy for website names and JustHost for a web host. You can get coupons and discounts for Godaddy and JustHost in my sidebar. Their prices are pretty cheap, but these deals will help you save a little bit more.
I’ve been around the web for almost 4 years building websites and these are the cheapest prices you’ll find for building a blog. The blog software will come with typically your web host for free and it’s very easy to install. WordPress is the blog software that almost everyone on the Internet uses. It works great for creating a blog fast and easy and gets great search engine results. WordPress software is free at JustHost.
Once you have your blog ready to go, you don’t even have to design it. There are many free WordPress themes that you can install directly into your blog that will makeover the design on your entire website.
Thanks for reading my post on the cheapest way to start a blog.
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