{"id":16646,"date":"2016-03-04T11:23:54","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T01:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?page_id=16646"},"modified":"2019-02-15T09:54:30","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T22:54:30","slug":"start-cooking-blog-101","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/start-cooking-blog-101\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Start a Cooking Blog 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;How To Cook That&#8217; started when I needed a way to keep my mind active and my body awake during night feeds with my third son.  I loved cooking desserts and people were always asking for my recipes, so the topic was an easy choice.  As obvious as this sounds if you intend on starting a blog make sure:<br \/>\n1. It&#8217;s a topic that you enjoy.<br \/>\n2. An area that you are trained in or have experience.  If it a how-to site you&#8217;ll need more knowledge than the average bear.<br \/>\n3. You LOVE it.  If your blog is a success you are going to be producing the same topic of content for years to come. It should be fun for you.<\/p>\n<p>You are still reading so I assume you are passionate, excited and have more ideas than you have time to write about.  Welcome to the world of blogging.  I&#8217;ve made a video to guide you through setting up your new website.  Don&#8217;t worry, it&#8217;s easier than you think!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PMOi9uIeug0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h4>1. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluehost.com\/track\/h2ct\/\" title=\"set up a new website\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> to follow along with the video and set up your website.<\/h4>\n<p>(Disclosure: I get a small affiliate commission if you buy hosting through the above link, commissions are small so please don&#8217;t let that influence which company you choose to host with, go with whatever suits your needs the best).<br \/>\n<strong>2. CHOOSE A DOMAIN NAME<\/strong><br \/>\nA domain name is your website address.  For example the domain name for this site is &#8220;howtocookthat.net&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. ADD HOSTING<\/strong><br \/>\nBuying the domain name is like putting that web address on hold so no one else can use it, BUT you are not yet using it yet either.  To actually use your web address you need &#8216;hosting&#8217;, a company to store your website information and send it out to the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. INSTALL WORDPRESS<\/strong><br \/>\nWordpress is free and totally customizable and you don&#8217;t need to know anything about coding (HTML\/java etc) to use it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. CUSTOMIZE<\/strong><br \/>\nChoose a &#8216;theme&#8217; for the website.  The theme is the general layout of the site. Click through the many ones available and choose one that will work for you.  You can always come back later and change the theme at any time.  Make sure you choose a theme that is &#8216;responsive&#8217;, which means it works on any size screen from mobile though to desktop.<\/p>\n<p>Add various &#8216;plugins&#8217; as you need them.  Plugins are like mini tools or apps to help you do things on your blog.  If you want your website to do something specific like have a shop, play your music, add a page of youtube videos, a gallery for your photos, share buttons&#8230; there is bound to be a plugin for it.  You can add a plugin, test it out and delete it if it is not what you want, just like you would do with an app on your phone.  Like apps there are heaps of free and paid versions of plugins.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. CONTENT<\/strong><br \/>\nNow it is time for you to add content to your website.  Just a word on copyright. You can not copy or use other people photos or text without written permission.  Every picture you find on google images has been taken by a real person and you can&#8217;t just steal their photos, you need permission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. GO LIVE<\/strong><br \/>\nOn the dashboard \/ admin area it will say <em>&#8220;your site is currently being displayed as coming soon click here to launch it&#8221;<\/em>.  Click it and it is live.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. ENJOY <\/strong><br \/>\nEnjoy creating your very own piece of the internet.<\/p>\n \n<h4 align=center>My Cookbook<\/h4>\n<p align=center>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/cook-crazy-sweet-creations-cookbook-ann-reardon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/hardcover-book-mockup-of-a-woman-reading-3409-el1.png\" alt=\"ann reardon crazy sweet creations cookbook\" title=\"Crazy Sweet Creations Cookbook\" style=\"opacity: 0.8; -moz-opacity: 0.8;\" class=\"fade\" \/><\/a>\n<\/br>\nStores that sell my book listed by country:  \n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/ARcookbook<\/a>\n<\/br>\nAll recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/start-cooking-blog-101\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" src=\"\" class=\"alignleft wp-post-image tfe\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><p>&#8216;How To Cook That&#8217; started when I needed a way to keep my mind active and my body awake during night feeds with my third son. I loved cooking desserts and people were always asking for my recipes, so the topic was an easy choice. As obvious as this sounds if you intend on starting a blog make sure: 1. It&#8217;s a topic that you enjoy. 2. 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