How To Start A WordPress Blog On Bluehost

The set up process is quick and easy, just follow along with the next few steps and you’ll have your blog set up in 10 minutes flat.

Step 1. Go to Bluehost WordPress Hosting

Click here to go to the Bluehost WordPress Hosting page.

Step 2. Choose a plan

Not sure which Bluehost plan is best for bloggers?

Well if you’re starting a blog and only need to host one website the Basic Plan will be enough for you. If you need more space or if you want to set up more than one website, you can upgrade to the Plus plan at any time.

Step 3. Choose your Domain Name

This is where Bluehost gives you a free domain name. To claim your domain name, simply type it in the box and see if it’s available.

If you already have a domain name, add it to the box: I have a domain name.

If all your chosen names aren’t available or you haven’t decided on a domain name yet, you can skip this step for now and click on the link: I’ll create my domain later.

Step 4. Enter your details

Now it’s time to enter some personal details to create your account.

Step 5. Choose your package

Here you can choose how many years of hosting you’d like to buy.

Step 6. Choose your package extra’s

Here you can add some extra services. You can untick all these extras because you can add them with a plugin for free. Read this post to see what plugins your blog needs.

Step 7. Add your payment information

Select more payment options if you want to pay with PayPal.

Tick the box to agree to the Terms of Service and click submit.

Step 8. Create a password for your account

Make sure it’s long and impossible to guess, you don’t want to get hacked!

Write it down somewhere safe.

Congratulations, you’ve set up your blog with Bluehost!

9. Login to Bluehost

Bluehost will send you an email confirmation with a link to your website.

Click on this link and you’ll see a login screen where you enter your domain name and the password you wrote down earlier.

This will log you into the Bluehost portal, where Bluehost will guide you through a few more steps (see below).

Another way to login to your WordPress website is to type in your domain name in the url bar of a new browser window and add /wp-admin after your url.

So it will look like this: www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin

This will take you to the WordPress login screen where you can enter your username and password.

Logging in like this will take you straight to your WordPress dashboard however and not to your Bluehost portal.

Configuring your WordPress site

When logging in to the Bluehost portal for the first time you’ll be asked to name your site and add a tagline. If you don’t have a tagline, just describe in a few words what your blog is about. Click Continue.

Now you will be asked to answer a few more question about the goals of your site. This is so Bluehost can recommend certain plugins for your site. Tick the boxes that are relevant for your site and click continue.

Next you can pick a WordPress theme. You can choose one of these free themes or you can scroll to the bottom and click ‘skip this step’ if you want to install a premium theme. (I recommend using a premium theme as this will make your web design process a lot easier.
Easy to use themes for beginners are Divi, Astra with the Elementor page builder or Bluchic Themes.

After this you’ll end up in the Bluehost Portal. To get to the backend of your website click on the blue WordPress button, this will take you to the WordPress Dashboard.

(Another way to login is to go to your browser and in the top url bar type: www.yourdomainname.com/wp-admin  Make sure to replace it with your domain name.)

How to configure WordPress

If this is your first time configuring a WordPress website and you don’t know what to do next, make sure to read:

What to do after you install WordPress

If you want more help starting your blog you can enrol in my free blogging course here:

Free Course -> Kickstart Your Money Making Blog

In this course I’ll show how to pick a profitable blog niche, how to write your first blog post in 17 steps, how to configure your site in the WordPress dashboard, and how to promote and monetise your blog.

So if you’re feeling a bit clueless on how to get started with your blog, make sure to sign up to my free course here.

This is how to start a WordPress Blog on Bluehost

I hope you’ve found this post helpful and you’ve set up your blog on Bluehost with ease.  If you have any questions just let me know in the comments below or email me on hi@sassyboss.co.

If you don’t feel like taking a course but could use some help planning your blog make sure to grab my free Ultimate Blog Planner Workbook below (this blog planner is included in the course, so there’s no need to sign up twice.)