How To Create a Blog in 2023 (FREE Course)

Do you have a blog or are planning to start one? Then, this article is for you. 

After running lots of successful blogs over the past decade, I am finally here with a Blogging Course that comprises the best resources, tips, tricks, and practices from a decade of my blogging experience.  

In this article, I’m going to tell you about my Blogging course Lightning Blogs and how it can help you solve two major problems that every blogger faces as a beginner. 

A Blogging Course that shows you how you can create a modern blog in 2023. This course focuses on creating a modern blog with excellent speeds, clean look and security.

Do you want to get a free entry into it? Well, keep reading to find out how you can do that.  

This article is for those bloggers who wish to have an attractive and optimized blog without spending months on the designing process. So, with no more delay, let’s begin. 

My Personal Experience with Blogging

I started my blogging journey back in 2010 when I was still in school!  At that time, Blogger was the most popular platform and every newbie started with it. So, I also started my journey with Blogger. 

The funny part was that I used to post stuff on this blog that I later found out was illegal! Thank God, it did not get much recognition, or I would’ve been in big trouble!

But anyway, one advantage of that blog was that it taught me a lot about blogging – how blogs work, how to post articles, how to configure blog settings, and more. 

But because I did not receive any profitable results back then, I quit blogging for a while and focused on learning programming languages and working on other technical skills.

In 2015, I again started blogging. This time, I had a clear idea of how blogs work. So, I started with WordPress CMS and learnt how to work with it. 

And since then, I have created lots of blogs and even purchased and sold some of them! At the moment, I am running many successful blogs online.  

Most Common Mistakes While Blogging

In my entire decade of blogging experience, I have seen a majority of beginner bloggers and even experienced professionals make two common mistakes. 

1. Investing Excessive Time on Design

Bloggers tend to invest an enormous amount of time on perfecting the design of their blog. They want their website to look modern and appealing to their viewers. Thus, they keep on implementing bulky themes and plugins to enhance the overall appearance of their blog. 

2. Investing More Time on Optimization

Another most common mistake that I’ve seen bloggers make is that they spend too much time on improving the speeds of their blog. They try to maximize their page speed score and optimize all the elements as much as possible. Sometimes, this even takes up to 6 months! 

Now, I am aware how design and speed can affect the viewership of a blog. I agree that these two problems are genuine and directly affect your blog’s SEO. However, spending months on improving them is not worth it in the beginning.

As a beginner blogger, your primary focus should be creating good content consistently. Thus, to solve these important issues, I have designed a Blogging Course for you! Interested to know what it is? Keep reading to find out.

About Lightning Blogs Blogging Course

After months of testing and research, I have designed this practical and hands-on blogging course called Lightning Blogs for you. Other than domain and hosting, all the resources, including themes and plugins used throughout this course are free!

This course will essentially help you design a modern and attractive blog with a 90+ page speed score! Along with that, it will also guide you on how to keep your site protected from hackers and other online threats. 

What’s Included in this Blogging Course?

I have set up this Lightning Blogs Blogging Course in 5 stages. 

Initial Setup

The Initial Setup stage will take you through the process of connecting your domain with your web hosting, installing WordPress, themes, and plugins. 

Website Setup

In this stage, we will learn how to set up a website. This includes designing header, logo, favicon, and customizing the homepage, blog page, footer, etc. 

Speed Up

Next, we will look at how to speed up our website. This will include image designing tips and optimization settings.

Security

Security settings like DDoS protection and Anti Spam settings on our websites will be covered in this stage.

SEO

The final section will take a look at SEO, where we will check out RankMath SEO settings, and how to post a normal article and an affiliate article. 

In order to get a brief idea of how your final website will look, check out this demo website I created during this course. 

Blogging Course Pricing

If you are planning to get Cloudways hosting or already have it, this Blogging course is going to be highly beneficial for you. It is priced at ₹3499, which is quite reasonable compared to a decade of experience and helpful tips I have tried to share with you throughout this course.

I have also made the first few lessons available for free. So, you can check out a preview of this course before purchasing it.

How to get this Blogging Course for Free?

Now, we come to the part that you all have been waiting for! Can you get this course for free? Definitely! In order to enroll into this blogging course for fre, all you have to do is purchase a Cloudways hosting plan using my link.

I have designed this course in collaboration with Cloudways hosting. So, it is only accessible for free after you get a Cloudways hosting. There are a range of plans and servers available on Cloudways. You can go with the one you prefer. 

To know more about Cloudways, you can also check out my detailed review of Cloudways hosting. They won’t charge you any extra fee on top of your hosting plan in order to get this blogging course.

So, you can follow these three steps if you want to get my Blogging Course for free. 

• Buy any plan of Cloudways hosting using my link.
• Use the coupon code KRIPESH to get an additional 20% off on your hosting plan for the first two months. Here is a step-by-step guide to availing additional discounts on Cloudways hosting. 
• Mail the date and time of authorization at hello@kripeshadwani.com. 

To know the entire process of purchasing a hosting from Cloudways, getting a discount, and mailing the details, check out this Cloudways Training Article! For video people out there, the entire process is explained below in a video format.

If you purchase a hosting from Cloudways right now, you will also get free entry into my Cloudways Training Program along with the Lightning Blogs course. This only applies to new users. 

So, new users who purchase a Cloudways hosting plan with a fresh email id will get entry into both the Lightning Blogs course and the Cloudways training program.  

Conclusion

Swift speeds and modern design are essential elements of SEO. I hope this insightful course on blogging would help beginners create an attractive blog packed with superior speeds and performance. 

You can either purchase it separately or get it for free along with your Cloudways hosting plan. The choice is yours!

Anyway, that was it for this article. If you still have any doubts regarding this course, drop them in the comments below. I will try to answer them as soon as possible. 

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