So you want to know how to start a food blog?

Do you love to cook and eat delicious food? Do you enjoy photography or want to learn? Do you want the freedom to work on what you love from anywhere in the world? Then a food blog is perfect for you! This easy guide will show you how to have your food blog up and running in just 15 minutes. After that, you’ll officially be a blogger and the rest is up to you!

Don’t hesitate. Now is the right moment to start a food blog!

We started Tasteaholics and never looked back.

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1. Domain URL and Hosting

Think of a few names that you’d like to call your new blog. You’ll want these names to be relatively short, catchy and descriptive. Pick one that encompass what the blog will be about. It’ll be the name everyone sees and remembers, especially you. Make sure to come up with a name that you’ll love to say and share with the world. Write down all the possible contenders.

Head over to Bluehost to get started acquiring your domain name (e.g. our domain name is Tasteaholics.com). Bluehost is a reputable domain registrar and website hosting company. It’s where you’ll setup your very first blog quickly and easily.

Select the basic plan

The first thing they’ll ask you to do is select a plan. For now, the basic plan will serve you well. It’ll save you quite a bit of cash and has all the features you’ll need!

Select your domain

Grab your list of domain names that you wrote down and starting with your favorite, enter them one by one in the new domain box to see if they’re available. Bluehost has some of the best rates in the industry and also give you your domain name for free if you get your hosting with them!

Choose a plan

Now, make sure your plan is selected up on top. The Domain Privacy option we chose blocks your personal address and phone from being displayed to the public. It’s not required, but recommended!

Congrats, you’ve just set up your domain hosting! Onto the next step.

Congrats, you’ve just set up your domain hosting! Onto the next step.

2. Setting Up WordPress

Select website tab

Now that you have your domain and hosting accounts, you’ll need to set up WordPress. WordPress is the back end system which you’ll use to create posts, reply to comments, customize the look and feel of your website and much more! Log in to Bluehost and go to the “website” tab.

Install Now

Click Install Now in the WordPress section.

Install WordPress FREE

On the next page, click the Install button under the Do it yourself (FREE) section.

Select domain

Now select the domain (you can choose if you want with www. or without www.) and click Check Domain.

Read terms install wp

Check off the terms and conditions and click “Install Now” (you can select “Show advanced options” to change your initial WordPress username and password login credentials)

Wordpress login details

Once you see the “Your install is complete” notification, click on View Credentials button and copy your Admin URL, Username and Password. These are for logging into your WordPress installation for the first time (you’ll be able to change these later).

Login to wp

Visit the Admin URL and log in with the username and password you just copied down. Congratulations! You’ve logged into your blog! Onto the last step!

3. Customizing Your Blog

You officially own a blog! You have your domain name, hosting account and wordpress installed. Are you excited? You should be!

Now, you’ll want to pick a theme that speaks out to you. WordPress offers dozens of free, unique and beautiful themes here.

If you’d prefer a premium theme, you can select from here:

Our theme is the Avada theme; though we’ve customized it quite a bit, it’s a great theme to start with!

Editing wordpress layout

Once you have your theme set up, you can continue customizing it by editing the Menu and Widgets (your sidebars).

New post

Or you can dive right in and get started writing your very first post!

 Congratulations! You’re officially a blogger!

For photography tips and advice, feel free to also check out our
Top 10 Best Food Photography Tips!

If you have any questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to leave a note below.

NUTRITIONAL DISCLAIMER

The content on this website should not be taken as medical advice and you should ALWAYS consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. We provide nutritional data for our recipes as a courtesy to our readers. We use Total Keto Diet app software to calculate the nutrition and we remove fiber and sugar alcohols, like erythritol, from the total carbohydrate count to get to the net carb count, as they do not affect your blood glucose levels. You should independently calculate nutritional information on your own and not rely on our data. The website or content herein is not intended to cure, prevent, diagnose or treat any disease. This website shall not be liable for adverse reactions or any other outcome resulting from the use of recipes or recommendations on the Website or actions you take as a result. Any action you take is strictly at your own risk.

You’ll Love Our Keto in Five Cookbooks!

We believe that the key to success is simplicity and satisfaction with your diet. That’s why we created our Keto in Five ecookbook series which includes Breakfast in Five, Lunch in Five, Dinner in Five & Dessert in Five.

Each ebook contains 30 recipes. Every recipe is made with just 5 ingredients and has up to 5 grams of net carbs. That means you can have seconds of any meal and you’ll still be within your daily carb limit!

Breakfast in 5. 30 keto breakfast ideas. Up to 5 net carbs, 5 ingredients, and 5 easy steps for every recipe.
Lunch in 5. 30 keto lunch ideas.  Up to 5 net carbs, 5 ingredients, and 5 easy steps for every recipe.
Dinner in 5. 30 keto dinner ideas. Up to 5 net carbs, 5 ingredients, and 5 easy steps for every recipe.

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