{"id":1182,"date":"2022-06-23T14:11:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T14:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/how-to-start-a-blog-in-tanzania-step-by-step-guide\/"},"modified":"2022-06-23T14:11:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T14:11:11","slug":"how-to-start-a-blog-in-tanzania-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uptymes.com\/edu\/how-to-start-a-blog-in-tanzania-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Start a Blog in Tanzania (Step by Step Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In this beginner\u2019s guide, I\u2019ll show you how to start a blog simply (and on a budget). No technical experience required. It\u2019s easier and faster than you think!<\/p>\n\n

It is clear that internet has grown thousands of opportunity for us. Therefore, blogging industry is also growing rapidly in Tanzania.<\/p>\n

In fact, Blogging is becoming a full time career option for youngsters these days.<\/p>\n

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In addition, blogging has much more potential in online business but sometimes people get stuck due to the lack of technical knowledge.<\/p>\n

However, it is not true that you need to be tech geek to start or create a blog. You just need to follow this step by step guide and you will easily setup your blog within less than 15 minutes.<\/p>\n

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How to Start Your First Blog<\/h2>\n

Now you can start a blog from getting a domain name to hosting for just $60 (Tsh 140,000\/- in Tanzania).<\/p>\n

Here is the step by step procedure to get up and running your first ever blog.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Choosing a Right CMS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 2: Selecting an Appropriate Domain Name<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 3: Selecting Best Hosting Provider<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 4: Setting Up the Blog<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 5: Designing Your Blog<\/strong><\/p>\n

Step 6: Start Earning<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s dig deep into each of these steps.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Choosing a Right CMS<\/h3>\n

CMS or Content Management System is basically a blogging platform like Blogspot, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Wix, TypePad etc where you are going to put all your files in.<\/p>\n

Out of so many blogging platforms available out there we are going to go with WordPress because of following great reasons.<\/p>\n

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  1. It\u2019s free.<\/li>\n
  2. It\u2019s very easy to design a blog and understand its dashboard.<\/li>\n
  3. WordPress gives you so much flexibility to design any kind of website with the help of their 5000+ free and paid themes.<\/li>\n
  4. Right now there are over 70,000 free plugins offered by WordPress to run your blog faster and efficiently.<\/li>\n
  5. Lastly, there is a whole WordPress community out there who can help you for anything you might need while setting up a blog. Join their WordPress Forum.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    98% of blogs in the world are currently using WordPress. Even I use WordPress for all my blogs including this blog SureJob.<\/p>\n

    So I highly recommend you to create your blog with WordPress CMS.<\/p>\n\n

    Step 2: Selecting an Appropriate Domain Name<\/h3>\n

    Step 2 is very important because a domain name is going to reflect your blog\u2019s niche. So you have to do justice to your blog by choosing a right domain name.<\/p>\n

    My blog SureJob.in is all about jobs and career as the very name suggests. I chose the name keeping my niche and audience in mind. So you have to do the same thing.<\/p>\n

    If you are planning to start a blog on Football or Cricket then choose names like CricketingWorld.in or SoccerFan.com.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    If you love dogs and cats then go for something like CatsnDogs.com or PetsWorld.com etc.<\/p>\n

    I think you got the idea!<\/p>\n

    Following are the few things you have to keep in mind.<\/p>\n

    #1<\/strong>\u00a0Domain name must be in sync with the purpose of your blog. Check above video for choosing a domain.<\/p>\n

    #2<\/strong>\u00a0Name must be easy to remember and pronounce.<\/p>\n

    #3<\/strong>\u00a0Try for a .com extension.<\/strong>\u00a0You can target worldwide with .com. If you don\u2019t find .com with your desired domain, then feel free to go with other extensions like\u00a0.in, .org, .net, .info, .co\u00a0etc<\/p>\n

    #4<\/strong>\u00a0ignore number and dash in domain.<\/p>\n

    Finalize on one of the most appropriate domain names.<\/p>\n

    Step 3: Selecting Best Hosting Provider<\/h3>\n

    WordPress is just a software with which you create a blog by putting all the necessary files together.<\/p>\n

    But where are you going to host your blog?<\/p>\n

    Well that is what you need a hosting provider for?<\/p>\n

    A hosting provider stores all your content of your blog like text files, css files, images, videos etc at one place and make it available to the world.<\/p>\n

    So you need a hosting provider to use your domain name and make it accessible all around the world.<\/p>\n

    But which hosting provider are you going to choose?<\/p>\n

    In last 9 years I\u2019ve used and experienced over a dozen of hosting providers. But one of the most reliable hosting providers I came across is\u00a0Bluehost<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    WordPress.org and most of the other top bloggers recommend Bluehost as their first choice.<\/p>\n

    One of the best thing that I like about Bluehost is their support. You can chat online 24\u00d77 and in most of the case, they solve your problem in just 5 minutes.<\/p>\n

    Step 4: Setting Up the WordPress Blog with Bluehost<\/h3>\n

    I have an exclusive partnership with Bluehost for SureJob readers.<\/p>\n

    Actual price of the 1 year hosting with a domain is $85 but if you use\u00a0my special discount link<\/strong>\u00a0then you will get the hosting for just $60 (Rs 4000 for Tanzanians).<\/p>\n

    And you get your domain for FREE.<\/p>\n

    So go ahead and create your first blog for just\u00a0 $60.<\/p>\n

    To make things clear and simple for new bloggers we are using images with pointers.<\/p>\n

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    1. Visit\u00a0Bluehost\u00a0here.<\/li>\n
    2. Click on the green colour \u201cGet Started<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. Now you are taken to the hosting plan\u2019s page. There are four plans offered by Bluehost\u00a0Basic, Plus, Choice Plus, Pro<\/strong>. Choose the Basic Plan if you want to start just one blog.<\/li>\n
      2. If you are planning to start more blogs in future, then you can buy Plus Plan. In future, you can start multiple blogs with the same hosting without paying anything.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Read the features and click on the \u201cSelect<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n

        5. On the next page, you have to add your free domain. Refer step no. 2 for deciding your domain. Type your domain and click \u2018Next<\/strong>\u2018 button.<\/p>\n

        if you want to decide later, just click \u201cI\u2019ll create my domain later\u201c.<\/p>\n

        Until then, Bluehost will setup your blog on a temp domain. As soon as you decide your domain later, it will be added to your blog.<\/p>\n

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        6. On the next page, you have to add account information. Enter your name, address and other details. Choose 12 months in \u2018Account Plan<\/strong>\u2018. You also\u00a0get free SSL along with free domain. SSL makes your site https. It\u2019s good for Google search traffic.<\/p>\n

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        You don\u2019t need Domain Privacy, SiteLock Security & Codeguard Basic. You can untick all 3 Extras in the \u2018Package Extras<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n

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        Your Total price will be $60 after you remove extras.<\/p>\n

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        7. Then you need to add your payment information. You can pay through credit card or PayPal (through more Payment Option). Then check the Bluehost terms box and click on Submit.<\/p>\n

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        8. After clicking Submit button, you will get success message from bluehost. Then click on \u2018Create Account<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n

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        9. On the next page, you have to create your password for bluehost account. Create a strong password as suggested below.\"account<\/p>\n

        10. Next you will see the Login screen as below. Click on \u2018go to login<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n

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        11. Login to your bluehost account with the password you have just created. Type your password and click \u2018Login<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n

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        12. On the next page, you need to setup your blog. Add your blog name and a tagline. Enable \u2018Do you want a Blog<\/strong>?\u2019. Select \u2018My Home Page\u2019 for \u2018Display blogpost on\u2019 option. Then click on \u2018Continue<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n

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        13. On the next page, it will ask \u201cTell us a bit more about you\u201d. You can choose what you like OR refer this image below.<\/p>\n

        Then click \u201cContinue to Theme Selection<\/strong>\u201c.<\/p>\n

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        12. On next page, you can select any theme if you like. These are free themes. You can skip this step if you did not like any theme. If you don\u2019t select any theme for your blog, then it will install the latest theme from WordPress.<\/p>\n

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        13. On the next page, your blog will be setup on a temporary domain as shown in the image below. Your actual domain will be added to your hosting in next 2-3 hours. Bluehost recommended some settings, you can tick what you want. Then click on blue color \u2018WordPress<\/strong>\u2018 button.<\/p>\n

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        14. You will then be taken to your WordPress Admin Panel. You will be taken to WordPress Dashboard as shown below.<\/p>\n

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        Now use all the powerful yet simple to use WordPress features to transform your blog into a masterpiece.<\/p>\n

        (You can login to your account by adding \/wp-admin to your blog and then login with your email and password. e.g. yourdomain.com\/wp-admin)<\/p>\n

        Step 5: Designing Your Blog<\/h3>\n

        Here are some of the most important things to do after creating your blog.<\/p>\n

        1. Create a new user<\/h4>\n

        You have already created an administrator account. As an administrator, you can make any changes in your blog. You can install any theme, plugins, creates posts, pages, categories and users and many other things.<\/p>\n

        Your Admin user and password must be very strong. Spammers and hackers can attack your blog with spam and malware if they are able to guess your admin username and password.<\/p>\n

        You need to do 2 things to avoid this.<\/p>\n

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        • Make Admin username and password very strong.<\/li>\n
        • Don\u2019t publish any post or pages through Admin account and don\u2019t approve or write any comment through admin account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          You need to publish posts, pages and moderate the comments you receive on your blog from an\u00a0Editor account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

          You can easily create an Editor account by clicking on Users as shown in the above image.<\/p>\n

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          • Click Users \u2013> Add New<\/li>\n
          • Enter username, email, First name & Last name of a new user.<\/li>\n
          • WordPress will suggest you a strong password. Click on\u00a0\u2018show password\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0button to see your password. Copy this password and note down.<\/li>\n
          • Choose role as \u2018Editor\u2019 from the drop down.<\/li>\n
          • Click Add New User.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Now if you want to publish a post or page from Editor account, you can logout from the option on the top right and login with the Editor username and password.<\/p>\n

            Login URL for your blog is yourblogname.com\/wp-admin.<\/p>\n

            2. Install a theme after starting your blog<\/h4>\n

            When you install WordPress for creating your blog, WordPress installs a default theme in your blog.<\/p>\n

            A theme is the most important part of your blog. It changes the look, design, style and layout of your blog.<\/p>\n

            There are thousands of free & paid themes available for WordPress bloggers.<\/p>\n

            If you want to install any free theme, then take your mouse to \u2018Appearance<\/strong>\u2018 and then click on themes (see above dashboard image).<\/p>\n

            Click on \u2018Add New<\/strong>\u2019 button and you will find thousands of free themes. You can find Featured theme, Popular themes, Latest themes and other options.<\/p>\n

            You can use the \u2018Feature Filter<\/strong>\u2019 option to find more themes.<\/p>\n

            Check the details and preview of each theme and install the one that you like the most.<\/p>\n

            If you have budget, you can find thousands of premium themes on ThemeForest.<\/p>\n

            Experiment with your theme and make a great design.<\/p>\n

            3. Install Important Plugins<\/h4>\n

            WordPress plugins are like apps that help you to add more features to your blog and make it more efficient & fast. You must install some of the important plugins for starting your blog.<\/p>\n

            Click on \u2018Plugins\u2019<\/strong>\u00a0(as in image) and then \u2018Add New<\/strong>\u2018 to install plugins.<\/p>\n

            Some of the important plugins are\u00a0Yoast SEO, JetPack, Contact Form 7, Akismet, Classic Editor, WP Super Cache, Smush Image Compression<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

            You can search these plugins and click on \u2018More Details<\/strong>\u2019 to know more about each plugin.<\/p>\n

            Click on \u2018Install Now<\/strong>\u2019 button and then \u2018Activate<\/strong>\u2019 button to install and activate the plugin.<\/p>\n

            You can check more plugins from the Featured, Popular & Recommended fields there.<\/p>\n

            4. Add Your First Post<\/h4>\n

            You should write detailed posts and publish at least 2-3 posts every week. Your readers should be happy and satisfied with your posts.<\/p>\n

            Google will rank your posts and give traffic if you write useful posts with original ideas.<\/p>\n

            Write your first 800+ words posts and publish on your blog.<\/p>\n

            Take your mouse to\u00a0 \u2018Posts<\/strong>\u2019 and click \u2018Add New<\/strong>\u2019 to add your first blogpost.<\/p>\n

            Add a title in \u2018Add title<\/strong>\u2019 section & copy your article in the text area. Add good image(s) to your post. And then click on Publish button to publish your first post.<\/p>\n

            Congratulation!<\/strong>\u00a0This is your first post after starting your blog.<\/p>\n

            Keep writing and publishing such Awesome posts.<\/p>\n

            Other things you can do in your blog are Adding categories, creating navigation menu and adding the same on your blog. You will find more details in my next article.<\/p>\n

            Step 6: Start Earning<\/h3>\n

            Blogging is becoming a very popular full time career in Tanzania and around the globe. Millions of bloggers are making $1000 to $100,000 per month from their blog.<\/p>\n

            Blogging is a full time career for me. I work 10 hours a day and 6 days a week on my blog. I make around $20,000 per month from my blogs.<\/p>\n

            So if you want to earn some great money with your blog, you need to get serious for your blog.<\/p>\n

            You paid almost nothing for starting your blog. But you need to work hard if your target is $2000+ per month.<\/p>\n

            Your income would totally depend upon the number of visitors you bring to your blog. More the traffic you bring in, more the money you make.<\/p>\n

            There are two main areas you need to focus on to increase traffic.<\/p>\n

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            1. Content<\/li>\n
            2. SEO (Search Engine Optimization)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Focus on writing quality content that people find educating, problem solving, entertaining and joyful to read.<\/p>\n

              A good content is not enough if it fails to reach out to a wider audience. Your blog is of no use if it can\u2019t rank high on Google Search engine. Hence you also need to learn SEO for ranking high on Google.<\/p>\n

              SEO is a vast subject and to learn it you need few months at least. Here are some resources to learn SEO.<\/p>\n\n

              You also need to\u00a0learn social media marketing\u00a0to get traffic from sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube etc.<\/p>\n

              Basically, you have to exploit all the channels to increase the traffic to your blog.<\/p>\n

              Once you start bringing enough traffic to your blog you can monetize it with various advertising platforms.<\/p>\n

              Google Adsense\u00a0is one of the best platform. You can show Google ads on your blog and earn for each click. Adsense is blogger\u2019s first choice when it comes to contextual advertisement.<\/p>\n

              You can also earn through selling products and services on other\u2019s behalf which is also known as affiliate marketing.\u00a0Amazon Associate\u00a0is one such example.<\/p>\n

              As you gain experience you will learn a\u00a0number of others ways to monetize your blog\u00a0and earn more money.<\/p>\n

              But as a beginner keep it simple and focus on Google Adsense.<\/p>\n

              Conclusion<\/h4>\n

              So this was the complete guide on starting a blog in less than Rs 1200 (or $12).<\/p>\n

              Step 1 to Step 3 are very easy to learn. But you need to read again and again Step 4 until it is clear to you. We\u2019ve explained it very well using images.<\/p>\n

              Step 5 about designing is also bit technical and you have to pay a closer attention.<\/p>\n

              Finally Step 6 is very important because you\u2019ve to implement it every day unlike step 1 to step 5 which have to be implemented only once.<\/p>\n

              Happy Blogging!<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n
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