In this article I'm going to show you how you can learn WordPress and start your very own blog. There are several reasons why you may want to learn WordPress and start your own blog; but most people who want to learn WordPress are either intimidated by the idea or aren't sure where to begin. But it's really not the choice to just start blogging it's actually the technical part that trips many people up. So what's so important to learn WordPress? Well for one thing, if you plan on selling your own products on your website, it'll be very important for your site to have the ability to sell itself. You'll want to use WordPress to host your products, and then you will want to sell them from there. If you want your blog to be user friendly, then you may want to look into adding an "about" page to your site which will explain how you got started and what you hope to do with it. As you may already know, you can use WordPress to host a blog and sell your products on it. There are so many different ways that you can make money with a WordPress site. If you're interested in affiliate marketing, you can make money each time someone clicks through to your site. You can also choose to add on a "freebie" section to your site that will allow your visitors to download free information or products as well. The more content you put on your site, the more traffic you will get, and the more people will click on your affiliate links. The more traffic, the more money that you will make! Once you have learned WordPress and decided that you want to start your own blog, the next step is choosing a theme and hosting. If you want to use WordPress, there are a few different ways that you can go about doing this; depending on what kind of site you have, and what kind of traffic you expect to see. To learn WordPress, I highly suggest that you hire a service to host your site for you. That way you can get the support that you need as well as the help that your site needs when it comes to hosting. There are so many hosts that you can use to get your site hosted, some of them offer free hosting to help you get off the ground. If you're looking for more customization, you can use a plug-in for WordPress that will let you customize your site and your blog with many different options. If you are trying to learn the basic steps of how to use WordPress, then it is possible for you to use a free trial hosting service; just to give yourself time to learn. Try and pick a host that offers free trials, because they should let you try it first before charging you any money. After you have your own blog, you will have learned WordPress, and you will want to get started on building your own blog by adding content. You can do this by creating back links to other blogs and by adding content to your site. The more content that you create, the more traffic and more income you'll get. Another thing that you can do is promote your site through ads. There are many advertising companies that advertise on a lot of different websites, including yours, and if you put in ads on other blogs that you post on, you can have an easy way of promoting your website without having to get a big budget and paying someone to do it for you. When you are learning how to use WordPress, you will find that you can use the same tools and plugins to create a variety of different kinds of blogs, from blogs for businesses to blogs for hobbies, and more. You can also use WordPress to create a blog for personal reasons, like a personal journal or for yourself, or even a personal blog for friends or family. It's a great idea to set up a website when you learn how to use WordPress, because you will be able to promote it when people visit your blog and see that your website has a link to your site on it. Just put your name and your site link on the sidebar of your site and they will see your site.