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Hi and welcome to Online course on blogging.

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This course was created within Erasmus + Programme project MEDIActive Youth.

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In this course we'll be creating a blog using Wordpress platform.

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Let's get started by visiting wordpress.com website.

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Creating a blog has never been easier.

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Once you get to the wordpress.com all you have to do is click on the button "Create a website" and you're on your way.

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Wordpress keeps on making changes regarding the sequence of first steps in creating a blog, but at this moment, "Create a website" button takes you to a page where you can choose a theme. 

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We are going to deal with this later, so please scroll down and hit the button "Skip".

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Now, here is something you want to choose carefully. 

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Think of the topic you want to write about on your blog and pick keywords that best describe what your blog is about. 

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If it is on youth activism, you can type in youthactiontoday or something similar that you come up with.

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What you'll see next is that your blog domain is youthactiontoday.wordpress.com. 

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In order to keep everything completely free for you, this is the way to go. 

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If you wish to have a custom domain without wordpress.com in the address, you have to pay. 

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So, let's pick the free option and click "Select".

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Next window also offers levels of pricing, but we're gonna click on "Select free plan" in the first column.

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After that you have to create an account by using your email address, choosing a user name and a password.

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If you already have an account, you can log in.

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Now next thing you want to do before we proceed is to check your email and activate your blog by clicking on the button in the email that says "Confirm email address".

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There it is! You created your first blog.