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Why a Self-Hosted Blog?

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A lot of bloggers have started on a free platform only to later move over to a self-hosted site. If you are serious about becoming a pet influencer, we highly recommend starting off on the right foot. Yes, you can move your blog at a later time but it can be a complicated headache. Why put yourself through the hassle?!

A self-hosted blog gives you full creative control over your website, content and your monetization strategy.

What are some of the benefits of self-hosting?

You get your own domain name. For example your self-hosted blog would be PetInfluencer.com vs PetInfluencer.wordpress.com if it’s not self-hosted.

You own all of your content and have full control of it.

You can sell ads on your site and have full control of your monetization strategy.

You can install WordPress plugins and custom themes that will make your site unique and easy to use.

You can add Google Analytics to track your traffic. This is critical for all influencers as brands  will want to know your stats.

So What Do You Need To Get Started?

You can get a domain name and hosting at an affordable price. To get started with a self-hosted WordPress blog, you need to do the following:

  1. Name Your Blog
  2. Select a Host
  3. Install WordPress
  4. Design Your Blog
  5. Add Plugins

Don’t worry! We’ll walk through each of these with you.

Comments

  1. Kerry & Valentine

    My blog is self-hosted and uses a customizable theme template from Theme Forest that I paid for. I also have installed WP plugins to provide additional functionality, including SEO by Yoast. Hosting for my blog is through Bluehost, which I have been very happy with over the years.