How To Create a WordPress.com Blog Account

Using your internet browser, go to wordpress.com.

Click “Sign Up Now!” button and you’ll see this screen:

Fill up the all the required info and click “Next” button.

In this example, I just wanted to create a username for WordPress.com account. A blog that is linked to this account will be created later. You may choose to straight away create a blog the uses your userid at this step by choosing the appropriate option in the step above.

You see this next.

Make sure you go to your mailbox and click the activation link within the email from WordPress. If you do not do this within two days, you will have to sign up again.

So go to your email inbox and click on the activation link. You’ll see this next:

Click “Login” and you get to this:

Enter “username” and “password” that you used during registration and you’re DONE!

Creating A New Blog

As WordPress.com allows many blogs created under a single account, you may do so at your will.

So login to your account at WordPress, click “My Account” and then select “WordPress.com”.

You’ll then be presented with this screen:

Then click on “Register a blog”.

Enter your desired blog domain and title, tick the “privacy” and click “create blog”. In a few seconds you’ll see something similar to this:

If you click your “blog’s domain” as shown above, here’s what you’ll see:

Well, there’s nothing much to it as you just have your basic blog setup. To make it more interesting, you’ll need to do some customization including the look and feel of the blog.

Want to see how you can change your blog’s outlook?

Click the link below…