If you are passionate about blogging and want to learn & explore it more, you do not need to spend on fancy website design, hosting and domains.
In this article, I am going to describe 5 amazing ways (options) that help you to create a blog for free.
A lot of people desire to start their own blog and are confused on how they can proceed.
Many people do not want to directly buy a domain and hosting at the very initial stage. Maybe they are experimenting or maybe they do not want to spend on this.
Whatever may be the reason, you can create a blog for free and start your blogging journey.
Where can you create a blog for free?
1. WordPress
WordPress is free and one of the most widely used platform. You can use this powerful CMS to create a blog for free.
If you are beginning with blogging, WordPress is highly recommended. It is easy to set up and use. You can set-up a blog and experiment with it for initial days and once you feel that you want to take it to another level, you can have a custom domain name by paying its fee.
Also, your free blog will have wordpress.com appended in its URL. You cannot monetize it unless you buy the custom domain. But in order to begin with blogging, you can use the free one.
All you need to do is go to wordpress.com and create your account. Then, set up the blog by following the instructions. Do not worry. It is an extremely simple and easy process.
2. Blogger
Another platform that lets you create a blog for free is Blogger. Blogger belongs to Google and the blogs are published with blogspot.com subdomain appended to your URL.
One can also have a custom domain for your Blogspot. Refer to Setup BlogSpot Custom Domain.
Again, I would say that if you are new and want to experiment then you do not need a custom domain. Just start with the free one and explore.
Just go to blogger.com and click on “Create Your Blog” and Sign in with your Google Account.
Most of the people either use Blogger or WordPress to begin with blogging.
3. Medium
Most of the people do not understand the power of this wonderful blogging platform – Medium. Medium already has a lot of users and it is comparatively easier for a new blogger to build fanbase here.
Another advantage is the fact that Medium already ranks higher on Google. So, if you write quality content, the chances of ranking higher increases manyfold.
Medium is free and you can start your blog instantaneously. You do not need to set up the blog design or work on any APIs.
All you need to do is sign up on this wonderful publishing platform (medium.com) and create amazing content.
4. Tumblr
Tumblr is a free and popular media-rich blogging platform. Just as WordPress/Blogger, you can set your blog name in URL along with tumblr.com extension.
You can also switch to a custom domain. Know more about custom domains here.
It is a social network and hence you can reach out to many Tumblr users. It allows you to create several types of media-rich visually appealing posts.
If you are beginning with blogging, you should definitely try and explore this platform to create a blog for free.
5. LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a great professional networking platform and not everyone is utilizing all its features effectively.
You can create a blog for free on this amazing professional networking platform by using LinkedIn Pulse.
Do not underestimate the power of LinkedIn Pulse as it is a great tool to reach out to millions of people organically. Many digital marketing professionals are using this platform to engage effectively and efficiently with the community.
You do not need to set up or design a blog. All you need a LinkedIn Profile to begin with this. I would recommend optimizing your LinkedIn Profile first before publishing an article.
You might refer to “8 steps to make your LinkedIn profile ALL-STAR“.
In order to create a free blog using LinkedIn, just login to LinkedIn and click on “Write an article”.
Conclusion
You can not learn to blog or succeed in it unless you try it. In order to try it, you do not have to worry about the paid domain or hosting.
You can try it for free anytime and if you then feel that you are confident about it, you can move to your custom domain.
Though with free blogs, monetization is not possible and that should not be the aim too. Learning and experimenting should be the aim. Start creating content and help people. Things will follow.
I hope you liked this small guide on 5 platforms where you can create a blog for free. There are several such platforms.
But in order to avoid ambiguity, I have mentioned the 5 platforms which are free, easy and good to use.
In case you have any further queries, feel free to comment below or DM me on my LinkedIn/Instagram.
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