How do I create a web blog:

A web blog is a website where you need no knowledge of any specific software to your web blog to create and maintain. Another feature of a weblog is that you can have multiple people maintain. Depending on the role that someone (read: permission to do anything) your blog is a social medium. For example, if you are posting to allow others to comment. But others (if you allow) can also have new posts.

The beauty of a weblog is that you can maintain it from any PC with Internet wherever you are in the world, but if you have an Internet browser available. It does not matter whether it is Internet Explorer, Firefox or Opera. They all work. This is useful if you are a trip and want to keep a daily diary. Or if you are suddenly a good idea is what you want to share via your blog and you're not home, you can walk into any Internet cafe to write your blog. It is also easy to take photos, videos or music on your blog.

A weblog is used in many ways used for private purposes, or a business website or an example of a company intranet.
(Also Monstergids.nl created with WordPress).

There are two ways to create a weblog:

• Through a so called free blog host
• Through its own web host with your own domain name

How do I create a free web blog:

In this guide we will explain how to create a weblog is WordPress , the best, safest and most used blogging software in the world.

Step1:

• Create a free account with wordpresss.com
• Right to choose a preferred language "first language" Dutch "
• Click on the button "subscribe now"
• Fill in
  • Username (this is also the name in the URL of your weblog)
    In this example we will: anna webblog
  • password (not too easy!)
  • password again (to confirm)
  • a mail, Gmail and Hotmail may also)
  • Make sure the legalflostam is checked
  • Select "gimme a blog"
  • Click NEXT
• Now show your domain address (URL), then adjust the title of your weblog, for example: Anna's webblog
• Check whether the language in the NL Dutch State
• When 'Privacy' on, you can blog appear in search engines and other websites.
• Click on SIGNUP
• Now look at your specified email inbox for a message has come from WordPress. In that post is a link where you must click to activate your account. Once you've done that, he opens a new window where your username and your password is.
• From this screen, click on LOGIN, a login screen and then your username and password to enter, then click LOGIN

Your weblog is now ready to decorate!

The web address for your webblog is now: http://annawebblog.wordpress.com/

So once you are logged in, you first open standard DASH. From here you can arrange anything like a new theme (look and feel of your blog), or enter a new post or page, or existing posts or pages, update or delete.

If you want to see how your blog looks standard click on the link at the top where your blog title. The best thing you can do is link if new windows open, you can always refresh by clicking directly see how a change looks like you do on your DASH (switch between two windows is).

Some examples you can adapt:

Customizing a theme (look and feel of your weblog)

• Click on appearance.
• This opens a screen with up to 5 pages with different themes.
• Choose a theme by clicking on the image.
• Then the issue is now shown and you must right click "activate [name of theme]" the button.
• Go to your second screen (where your blog is displayed) and refresh it, you will now see your blog to see the new theme. Of course you can at any time subject to change.

Changing the title of your blog

Click on SETTINGS at the top of this screen is the title of your blog. This can just change. The second line (tagline) is the line that sometimes your title is placed, these can just adjust.

The other options on this page you can also change. Do not forget to SAVE CHANGES (bottom) button when finished. See other peaceful options under SETTINGS. But remember that you may customize.

Writing a new message:

• Click MESSAGES
• Click the ADD NEW
  (A new screen is displayed)
• Button above the title of the message
• Then you key in the large white area your message. Pressing this button ( ) You get half bar with buttons that you can use to edit your text.
• When you're finished writing, click PUBLISH
• Go to your second screen is where your blog and refresh this page. You will see your new post at the top. Messages are displayed in order of latest date.

Adding an image / photo in a message

• Move the mouse cursor to where you want the picture.
• Above the bar with buttons, state UPLOAD / INSERT, behind the first as a gray square with a square, click it to add a photo
• Choose Select Files to upload a photo from your computer
• When the image is large, it takes a while. Next, the image shown and choose the size of the photo (Miniature, medium, large or full size). It is better to choose medium. Then click on PLACE IN THE MESSAGE
  The picture is now in your message.
• Click on PUBLISH POST or UPDATE to save your message

Modifying / deleting an existing message:

• Click MESSAGES
  All existing messages are now displayed
• Do you want to delete a message, do as follows:
  • Point the mouse on the message you want to delete a sub-menu will include the word REMOVE. Click it, then displays a message box with OK or Cancel. Click on OK. The message is now gone.
• Modifying an existing message:
  • Click on the title of the message you want to change. The message is now displayed in the screen to edit it.
  • Make your changes and then be sure to click on UPDATE POST

Creating / modifying a PAGE

Pages appear on the right (or sometimes top, depending on the theme you have chosen) and contain information that rarely changes. As an example ABOUT ME page, which tells you something about yourself.

By default there is already an ABOUT page, you can now customize your own text.

• Click PAGES
• The ABOUT page is displayed, click on the title to open it in edit mode
• Delete the existing text and insert your own text herein.
• Then click UPDATE PAGE

Would you like more information, go to the EN Forum WordPress . Search for answers or ask a question.

Good luck with your blog!