WordPress tips for new bloggers

WordPress is one of the leading CMS’s in the market, commanding about 50 per cent of the CMS market share. WordPress is followed closely by Joomla and Drupal.

Famous companies using WordPress include:
1. Nairobi News
2. Bata
3. TechCrunch
4. The New York Times
5. Star Wars Blog
6. Sony Music
7. Microsoft News
8. Usain Bolt
9. Walt Disney
10. Facebook Newsroom

Below are the top 10 popular CMS’s according to whatcms statistics:

What makes WordPress so popular?

1. Cost. WordPress is one of the free blogging platforms available on the planet. This is a very good way to market yourself and build your online portfolio. Even when building complex websites for e-commerce, you do not pay to use the WordPress CMS. You only pay to use premium WordPress themes and plugins.

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2. Variety of features. Whether you are interested in a simple blog or a transactional website, WordPress has enough tools for your needs.

3. Security. WordPress offers inbuilt security features to protect you from breaches and attacks. They also have a team committed to ensuring that your data is safe. You can also install more plugins to lock out hackers and DDos attackers.

4. Usability. WordPress is very easy to use. Whether you are a novice or a techie, you can always find your way around. You do not need previous experience or a tech background to install or manage content on WordPress.

5. Searchability. WordPress blogs and websites are already searchable on the major search engines. WordPress also comes with premium SEO tools such as Yoast to help write SEO-friendly content.

6. Flexibility. You can always change your WordPress blog design any time without losing content.

How to start a WordPress Blog

1. Register your domain name
2. Buy hosting space for your new blog
3. Log into the cpanel
4. Install WordPress
5. Select a suitable theme
6. Customise your theme
7. Link your social accounts
8. Remove metadata
9. Install basic plugins
10. Write the static pages such as About, Contacts, Private policy etc
11. Post your first article
12. Share your post on Social Media