OK, here are some additional instructions to get you up and running with a blog on WordPress
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How to set up a WordPress blog
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How to set up a WordPress blog
- Go to https://wordpress.com/learn-more/?v=blog
- Click ‘Get Started’
- Give your blog a name, typing it in the space provided
- Click ‘Create your site and continue’ button
- Fill in the requested info (email address, username, password) and then click ‘Next Step’
- On screen that says ‘Find a custom address’, click the ‘No Thanks’ button on bottom right
- Choose a theme for your blog
- On the ‘Which plan would you like to use?’, click the left-most option ‘Select Free.’
- After this, WordPress will send an email to you verifying your address
- Go to your email and verify your address.
- Once you verify your email address, you will automatically redirect to your dashboard.
- At your dashboard, you will see a message titled ‘Hello world!’ that you can edit by clicking the ‘edit’ button just below the entry.
- Click it and change the message to whatever you want it to say.