{"id":957,"date":"2021-11-17T13:33:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T13:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/?p=957"},"modified":"2022-05-30T21:24:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T21:24:23","slug":"how-to-get-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/how-to-get-started\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside id=\"nav_menu-9\" class=\"widget inner-padding widget_nav_menu\">The first step is not buying a WordPress site and playing around with it. Unless your only goal is to play around with WordPress, do a little preparation so you can have a site up and working for you quickly.<\/p>\n<h2>Words<\/h2>\n<p>Start by writing words. You have to have words for each page.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you are starting a blog or a site for your business, you begin by writing words.<\/p>\n<p>This page has step-by-step instructions that will make writing the words for a new business website easy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/how-do-i-write-the-words-for-my-business-site\/\">How do I write the words for my business site?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The same principles apply to a blog. Some people already have a lot of writing that can be used to create an instant blog. But you still need to plan a little. Organize your writing.<\/p>\n<h2>Photos<\/h2>\n<p>You need some photos or graphics. This page has helpful tips on photos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/where-can-i-get-photos-for-my-blog\/\">Where can I get photos for my blog?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>WordPress<\/h2>\n<p>Once you have a WordPress site installed, don&#8217;t start clicking around and changing things right away.\u00a0 WordPress has a tutorial that is really only easy to use if you haven&#8217;t already started changing things.<\/p>\n<p>If you take a little time and<strong> do the tutorial FIRST<\/strong>, it will make everything else easier from now on. It doesn\u2019t take long and you will learn a lot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/i-bought-wordpress-starter-now-what\/\">I bought WordPress Starter, now what?<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How to Choose a Domain Name<\/h2>\n<p>These are some things to think about when you are choosing a domain name.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-domain-name\/\">How to Choose a Domain Name<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\">Getting Started<\/h2>\n<div class=\"menu-getting-started-with-wordpress-container\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/how-do-i-write-the-words-for-my-business-site\/\">How do I write the words for my business site?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/where-can-i-get-photos-for-my-blog\/\">Where can I get photos for my blog?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/i-bought-wordpress-starter-now-what\/\">I bought WordPress Starter, now what?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.design42.com\/blog\/how-to-choose-a-domain-name\/\">How to Choose a Domain Name<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first step is not buying a WordPress site and playing around with it. 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