How to Make a Wordpress Blog for Beginners

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How to Make a Wordpress Blog for Beginners
🔥 Welcome to the ultimate tutorial on how to make a WordPress blog for beginners.
🔥 If you're a small service business owner-whether you're a designer, a plumber, or a landscaper-you know that having a killer website is non-negotiable. But hey, you didn't sign up to be a web developer, right? That's where this tutorial comes in.
👉 What You'll Learn:
How to go from no website to an expertly planned, written, and designed site
How to set up WordPress like a pro
Mastering Elementor to bring your vision to life
Essential plugins that'll make your life easier
Tips and tricks only the experts know
🛠 Tools You'll Need:
A computer (obviously!)
WordPress (it's free!)
Elementor (also has a free version)
A sprinkle of enthusiasm and a dash of creativity
🎯 Who This is For:
This tutorial is tailor-made for service business owners ready to create a business website that works. You're not just building a website; you're building a tool that'll bring in more clients and grow your business. If you're looking for how to make a WordPress blog for beginners, this is the tutorial for you.
📈 Why This Matters:
Imagine this-you're a local plumber. Someone's got a leaky faucet, and they're frantically Googling for help. Your website pops up, it looks professional, and boom! You've got a new customer. That's the power of a well-crafted website.
👊 Let's Do This!
So, grab a cup of coffee, roll up those sleeves, and let's get started.
Timestamps:
Intro & Overview - 0:00
Web Hosting & Domain Name - 0:52
WordPress Dashboard Overview - 3:04
Installing Template with Elementor - 4:20
Customizing Your Header - 5:02
Updating & Customizing Navigation Social Icons - 6:13
Removing or Editing Rows - 7:08
Adding a Search Function - 8:01
Changing & Updating Your Logo - 8:33
Adjusting Space & Fonts in the Menu - 9:06
Updating the Sticky Functionality - 9:50
Updating the Footer - 10:19
Updating Your Website Colors - 11:39
Updating Your Website Fonts - 14:00
Updating Blog Post Homepage Layout - 14:59
Customizing Blog Post Title Cards - 16:48
Customizing Individual Blog Posts - 20:44
Updating the Categories Page - 25:40
Updating the Author Page - 27:38
Updating the Search Results Page - 28:58
Optimizing for Mobile - 29:40
Adding New Content to Your Site - 30:48
Cleaning Up Your Plug Ins - 31:13
Adding & Customizing a New Blog Post - 32:24
Adding a Featured Image - 34:34
Updating Navigation Menu - 35:45
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[@RaccoonCitySoundLab]

Mannnn you are the greatest lifesaver!!! I had done a few tutorials that took me hours, and they had me so confused. Your video was less than an hour and clarified so much for me and made me feel confident in my ability to run a blog. I truly owe you so much!! Thanks a ton to you and your awesome content!

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Glad I could help!

[@LeoBucko-lr7nl]

Thanks for the info! I was trying to build from scratch, and this helped move me forward!

[@nellymain8443]

This is the best video I have watched about WordPress for Beginners. I going to grab your offer and WordPress, thank you.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Glad it was helpful!

[@bazyngamer]

Thanks mate

[@justlaura7177]

Just discovered you and wondered if you had any WordPress videos about how to install and customize a theme you bought on Etsy. I believe I've installed it, but I'm having trouble customizing it and wondered if there was a video about this.

[@kinesiology-moves9598]

Hi Wes, this is great, thanks. However, I then edited my blog article with Elementor and all the stuff I set up as shown in your video, disappeared. It turned into a page instead of a blog page. Any advise on that please?

[@anirban_241]

Thank you a lot ❤

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Absolutely! So glad you found it helpful!

[@joshuamorris2784]

YOU WON'T BELIEVE how long I spent scrolling through KZbin and Udemy trying to learn everything that was in this video, Wes, great job! I do have one question though, bit advanced but I want to have blogs and newsletters, but newsletters you have to subscribe for (I want them to be private) So. if I was to have a newsletter button on the top banner (with about us etc) how do I make it private with an email sub button to continue. I want my newsletters to be premium. access only through subscribing, and how would the site know without always making them login, I don't really want a login option. just email subs passed onto many chat. (for my business etc)

[@Minnmic]

Are you able to add a store?

[@cosmeticnurseliz]

great video wow

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Thank you, Liz! I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@johncruz1644]

Brother, please help me out here. Can you recommend a free theme for a music artist website with album releases and countdown support?

[@HOAwatchers]

Although I like how this is specific to a blog, I'd like more of a homepage look versus page after page of blocks. I've tried to add an element or some kind of text underneath the header with a picture and info about my organization. In my posts, I"m having issues adjusting the pictures to be smaller or different shapes. I have used Wix but seem to be struggling with Wordpress. I've tried videos and other templates but not having great luck with those either. Any suggestions? Am I using the wrong template or do I not know how to do something? Looks like there might be an upgraded version of Blocksey.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

I have plenty of other tutorials about making regular websites!

[@BehindTheScenes307]

is this theme adsense friendly?

[@nellymain8443]

Hi Wes, is Blocksy pricy? If so, maybe I need to get one of the free themes. I appreciate your answer. Thank you.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Nope it’s free

[@healthystepsforward]

Great video wes. Keep up the great work!

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Thank you!

[@KirstenSarle-np5dl]

Just gotta say, this video was a savior. I was struggling trying to make my blog. There are so many options and without knowing what is what this video really helped. Thanks!

[@rgasta7765]

Wes best teacher.

[@kerribarrycrochet]

I don't have any of these options to edit.

[@user-yo5sp6lp8q]

❤🎉

[@Mychannels45]

WTF. i paid $600 for this😥😥😥. And here your giving full course for free in details.

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Not at all! This is just the last part of the program where I teach how to bring it al to life... BUt the launchpad actually shows you all the content you need for a profitable website. Rest assured, THIS is not on the same level as the launchpad course.

[@Mychannels45]

How do I access it?​@@WesMcDowellInc

[@WesMcDowellInc]

Wait, you didnt buy it? lol Im confused. If you bought it, you'd have received an email with your logins after purchase.

[@Mychannels45]

​@@WesMcDowellIncok sir. I'll definitely check it