How To Start A Blog

Do you want to start your blog & make money with it?

If your answer is yes, then you are at the Right place. I'll show you exactly how you can Start your blog & make millions of Naira.

Starting a blog can be difficult and complicated task if you are a beginner. But you don’t need to worry about anything as in this tutorial I will guide you on every step that you need to follow to successfully create your Blog.



I know that there are many questions that might be in your mind right now.

Do I need any coding skills? 

No, Not at all!

You don't need any technical skills or coding experience for creating your blog. You only need 15 Minutes & the desire to follow all the steps that I have laid out in this guide & you are good!

Can I Make Money from a Blog?

Yes for sure, you can earn money by your blog and it is very easy to do so. I have explained all the steps in this article from starting your blog to getting your first payout from your blog.

I have listed all things you will need to do in simple steps for you.

So without any more wait, Lets get Started!

Steps to Start a Blog:

It is a long post and I want to make sure you get to understand about every aspect of starting a blog. So, I have listed all the steps for you that I will cover in this tutorial. It will be easier for you to navigate within the post.

Step 1: Choose Your Blogging Niche

Step 2: Register a Domain Name for your Blog

Step 3: Choose a Web Hosting Plan

Step 4: Install WordPress

Step 5: Change your Blog's theme

Step 6: Write your First Blog Post

Step 7: Start Making Money from your Blog

Things you need for Starting a Blog:

Let me start by listing what you will need to Start you WordPress blog. 

There are 2 essential things that are needed to start a WordPress blog. 

1. Domain name: It will be the name of your blog on internet such as our website name is DomainKing,NG. I have explained all things on how to choose a good domain down in the post. 

2. Web Hosting Account: A web hosting account will be need to install WordPress in it. WordPress is the most popular CMS that is known for developing websites without any technical and coding knowledge.
We will be using the self hosted version of WordPress that will be installed in your hosting account. The detailed process for installing WordPress is explained in step 4 

Step 1: Choose Your Blogging Niche

This is a most important thing as without the topic or idea it is difficult for you to create or start a blog.




Choosing a blogging niche highly depends on your interests & knowledge in the topic of your interest. Start by thinking about the things you like the most, are you are cooking expert or you love to take beautiful photographs. You can be a fashion designer giving tips about fashion on your blog.

So, you should go for a niche that you love to write about. It will always keeps you going even if you don't make any money from your blog in starting months.

But think about the monetary value of niche Will you be able to earn from your blog. Lets suppose, if you start a blog about political gossips, Would you be able to earn something by this. 

You guessed it right. NO! Because you cannot sell anything or not even you will be able to use it in any other way to earn. 

What if you write about Web designing tips, then you can share your tips and top of that you can join various affiliate programs to earn by recommending them. 

So make a thumb rule to choose a niche that you have interest in along with that the niche has some earning potential. 

This was all about niche, lets move on to next part. 

Step 2: Register a Domain Name for your Blog

1) Domain Name: A domain name is the name of your blog. Just Like lindaikejisblog.com or yourdomain.com.ng. The "lindaikejisblog" and "yourdomain" are the names of your website. And .com & .com.ng are the domain extensions/tlds (top level domains). 



Points to be noted while choosing a domain:

1. Keep it Short: By keeping your domain short, you make it easier for your visitors. You may see this with various domains such as JIJI.NG , NAIJ.COM. BBC.COM and many more.

2. Keep it related to your Niche: If you write about football, then you can add football or soccer in your domain. It tells the visitors what you write about.

3. Domain extension: Choosing your domain extension totally depends on your preference and requirements. If you are targeting a website for Nigeria then we recommend you to go for .ng or .com.ng as it will also offer you an advantage in SEO on Google Nigeria and .ng, .com.ng is also very brand in Nigeria. 

But if you want to create a global website then you can go for a .com domain as well. Generally we recommend you to have both .com & .ng domains for brand protection.

You can register your domain name at the cheapest price in Nigeria from our our website.

If you are finding any difficulty while placing the domain order then you can take help from our domain registration guide. 

Step 3: Choose a Web Hosting Plan

Web Hosting is a space on the server where all your website files will be stored. Whenever someone open your website like "yourwebsite.com.ng" on their devices, then your website and its contents including images, videos, text, etc. will be displayed to them from the hosting provider's server.

Choosing a web hosting plan totally depends on your requirements and what sort of website you want to create. But generally we recommend you to start with our best selling Soldier plan as that comes with a free .com.ng domain.

It comes with 1 GB disk space and 10 GB Bandwidth. In future when your traffic increases, then you can easily upgrade to higher plan that comes with more disk space and bandwidth according to your requirement.

Steps to place order for web hosting plan: 

Step 1. Visit our web hosting page. 

Step 2. Select your desired web hosting plan and click on "Order Now" 



Step 3. On the next page, you will need to choose domain for your Blog. As you are doing this for first time. So, you will need to register your domain. 

Click on 1st option "I want DomainKing to register a new domain for my Hosting Package". 



Note: If you already have a domain name registered then you will need to select the 3rd option: "I already have a domain and I will update its nameservers Or I will register a new domain from an another provider." 

After selecting your preferred option, Enter your domain name in the box. click on “Click to Continue”.

Step 4. Now system will check if your domain is available. If it is available then select the term (number of years) for which you want to buy your domain and click "Click to Continue"

Step 5. Now, you will need to select the term for your hosting plan. Confirm the duration and click on "Add to Cart" and continue to checkout on next page. 

Moreover,if you need a detailed guide please refer to this

Step 4) Install WordPress on Hosting plan:

Now that you already have a Domain Name & Hosting for your blog. Its time to start creating your blog & we will do it using very popular CMS called WordPress. Let's do it!

What is WordPress?

Wordpress is a popular CMS that can be used to start your blog within a few minutes. It is so popular & widely used and used by popular Nigerian blog like: Naij.com, Naijaloaded.com.ng & many others.

Installing WordPress is really very easy. It can be done with the click of a few buttons & I'll show you exactly how. The Hosting account that you just bought from DomainKing.NG comes with 1 Click Installer for installing WordPress. So, all you need to do is is login to your cPanel and then install WordPress with Softaculous 1-click installer. 

Just follow these steps listed below:

1.Login to cPanel: Once your domain and hosting order is activated you can refer this guide to login to cPanel using client.



You will also receive a mail with subject “New Hosting Account Information”from our system when you will buy the hosting plan. I contain all the details of your hosting account and cPanel. You can also get the details from there to login to cPanel

2. Install WordPress in cPanel Once done with logging to your cPanel account you can take help from our guide to install WordPress on your hosting account.

Install WordPress in cPanel using Softaculous: Once you are in cPanel, navigate to Software section and click on "Softaculous App Installer" icon. 



3). You will now see all the apps that you can install in 1 Click using Softaculous. Click on "Wordpress" icon in the Softaculous apps. 



4). Click on "Install" button in the navigation bar. 



For complete guide, you can refer to How to Install WordPress on your hosting account with Softaculous.

5). Check your Blog: Once you have successfully installed WordPress then you will be able to see your website at yourdomain.com. It will look something like this. 



Looks very basic? 
No worries. lets change the theme in next step. 

Note: If you are still not able to install WordPress by your own then you can contact our Chat Support Team from bottom of this page or Support Team at support@domainking.ng. They will help you to install WordPress as all our plans comes with free WordPress installation.

Step 5) Installing WordPress Theme:

Theme is the layout of your website and overall appearance of your websitegreatly depends on the theme it is using.

Once you have installed WordPress, you will see that default WordPress theme is installed that is a very simple. 

I am sure, you want to change it some dashing and attractive theme that serves your needs. 

You can choose from thousands of free WordPress themes from Theme Directory . There are alot of beautiful and attractive themes available over there. 

If your website is related to sports then you can search sports in WordPress theme library. By doing this search filter will display you the lots of WordPress theme related to the sports. You can install it by picking any one of them.

As you have just installed WordPress, so you would be already logged in to WordPress dashboard. 

1. On your Homepage, you will see a top bar and when you hover cursor over it, you see menu options, click on dashboard.

2. Once you are in Wordress dashboard, navigate to Appearance > Themes in the sidebar. You will see that there is a default wordpress and theme. There will be a Add New Button the top, click on that. 



3. On the next page, you will see a lot of featured and popular themes, you can select from them. You can also search your desired them in the search box given on the right side. 



4. You need to just click on theme you want to install and then active it. Please keep in mind to check the star rating of theme as good theme have higher rating. 



For detailed guide on wordpress theme installation you can refer to this guide.

Step 6: Write your First Blog Post

Now you have successfully setup your WordPress and you have changed the layout of your blog. Its time to write your first Blog post. For this, you need to Login to your WordPress dashboard. 

If you are are already logged in, Click on Post in the left side navigation bar. Then click on Add New on Next page. Add a title for your post, let write My first Blog Post Then add content for your post. Write a few lines, anything you like to write on your blog to see how it looks. 

Once you have written your post then you can click on publish button in the right side. Also, if you want then you can first preview or save draft before publishing your post. 



Your first post will look something like this. You can see your post as well as the Default WordPress post of Hello World. 



This was all about creating wordpress blog, then changing theme and writing your first blog post. Now let's see how can you earn by blogging or via your website. 

Step 7: How to make money from your Website?

Once done with creating a blog and publishing your first post you might be thinking about the various ways to earn money from your blogger blog.

You can publish quality content on your blog and also can earn money from your WordPress blog. You can publish useful content and display add or join affiliate program to earn money.

Now I am listing some of the methods by which you can easily earn money from your WordPress Blog.

1) Affiliate Program: Affiliate program is a program or is a online system with which a web-master or owner of a blog can earn money by recommending services to its readers. Actually it can be done by adding affiliate links to your website.

Let's take an example, if your blog niche is about technology and you write about latest technology such as new mobiles, TV's and online things. Then you can join affiliate programs of various E-commerce websites such as Jumia, Konga and Amazon etc. 

You can join their affiliate program and recommend their products on your website. They provide commission on every sale that is made when the visitors has clicked your affiliate link and purchase the product from their website. 

2) Google Adsense: Google AdSense is system owned by Google that allows website’s owner or webmaster to earn money by showing advertisement on their websites. These ads are displayed according to the niche of the website.

Google AdSense is a very easy to use and you start start earning right away once you get traffic on your website. You don’t have to deal with advertisers or worry about collecting money. Google administers and maintain relationships with the advertisers. 

Blogger or site owner collect the payment, take their share.

AdSense offers cost-per-click ads (CPC) which means that you earn money every time a user clicks on the ad on your website. The amount received per click varies based on multiple factors.

So, what are you waiting for join Goolge Adsense and start earning. 

This was all about earning money while you are just starting your website. Once you have grown your website and you have alot of traffic then you will get more exposure. You can contact potential advertisers on your niche for direct ads. 

I hope you liked the articles and I will keeeping adding more options for earning via your blog. If you have any questions then please let me know via comment section. I will happy to answer them.

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Android N Multitasking Shows That We May be Closer to an Android Desktop

After looking at the many features of Android Nougat 7.0, one particular feature caught my eye: The Multitasking ability. This was predicted last year according to this previous article. I believe with this feature, mobile phones and tablets are ready to replace all other gadgets and this is a big threat to desktop computers.

It’s not a new feature as many manufacturers’ ROM have come with this feature, especially Samsung. Unlike Windows devices, Android lacks this feature in all the previous stock releases and I particularly have been waiting for this feature a long while.

However, this is the first time a stock Android release ships with this feature. Apparently Google is taking clues from Samsung and Windows, and guess who’s excited? ME!

How It Works

The feature works well both on portrait and landscape mode. In landscape mode you’re only allowed a 50-50 split, but in portrait mode app developers can choose the appropriate widths for their applications.

It is cool but I’d have loved more freedom on app widths like I enjoy on my Microsoft Surface Tablet. You can enable the feature by long-pressing the app button while in an app proper and this will effectively put the foreground app on top while another app stays below it.

Alternatively, you can choose another app from the app picker or tap the home button to select another app. The quick app switching (another new function) means that three separate apps can easily be toggled right on one screen without having to leave one for the other and that’s really cool.

This means you can watch your YouTube video or movies without any interruption.

Implication

For big screen lovers and users, this is a big development. You can even drag files from one app to another while operating them simultaneously. The split-screen function will be enjoyed on tablets and phablets.

Furthermore, multitasking will get easier. Google will eventually merge Chrome OS with And Android OS to create something spectacular. It’s happening already. In one sentence what windows can do, Android can now do.

This means the line between Desktop computing and Mobile Operating Systems is getting blurrier. Multitasking is the new sexy! While we wait for this Android version to get pushed to devices by OEMs and carriers, what do you think of this new feature? Are you excited?

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How to Reset Forgotten Password on Windows 10/8/7

Today, we are going to learn to resolve one of the most annoying and frustrating problems that exists and that is how to reset a forgotten Windows 10/8/7 password. Microsoft did a great job when it comes to securing your computer as you have several options. You can secure your computer with an alphanumeric password, a picture password or a PIN password but unfortunately, it made no loopholes to reset the password if you forget it.

If you are a very cautious person, you should be changing the password of your Windows computer regularly and not only that, you should be choosing strong and secure passwords so that no one will be able to hack it. But here is the dangerous part: you could forget the password yourself someday and put yourself in a situation where you will have no other option but to format the computer.

Now, re-installing Windows operating system is a valid way to remove the password from your computer but it does have a huge demerit – it will totally wipe out your hard disk and your computer will be totally empty like a newly bought system which means all your pictures, videos, music collection, software, documents and other precious data are gone just like that.

So, to overcome this disadvantage, we are going to introduce you to an amazing little program that can reset Windows 10/8/7 password without even deleting a single item from your computer at all. That’s right; iSeePassword Windows Password Recovery tool is that program that can totally remove the password from any Windows computer and laptop without even touching any other data on your computer.

The basic principle of this program is to remove the registry entries that are in control of password-protecting your computer. Now, this cannot be done manually since you won’t have access to your computer. The best thing about this software is that it works offline – meaning you won’t need any Internet connection to reset your computer password.

Why should I use Windows Password Recovery Pro?

1. It can reset/remove/bypass all Windows passwords which includes Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows server and all other older versions.
2. It works with both local and administrator accounts.
3. It can change the priorities of your user profile accounts like changing root domain account to standard account.
4. You can add and remove user profiles from your computer directly using this tool.
5. 100% safe and secure way to reset your computer password without losing any data.
6. Works with every brand of computer and laptop such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, Sony, etc.
7. Eligible with all types of hard disks like SATA, IDE, external hard disks and so on.
8. 100% password recovery guaranteed or you can have your money back.
9. Any issues? You can contact the support to get immediate help.

Tutorial on how to reset Windows 10/8/7 password with iSeePassword –

This program is developed very sophisticatedly so that every level of users can use it. Still, we will take everything on the account and will explain how to use this program to bypass Windows login screen password.

Step 1. You will definitely need a different set of laptop or computer to download this program since your computer is currently locked out. Just grab or lend any computer from your siblings or friends for only few minutes and install this program on their computer.

Step 2. Launch iSeePassword tool on the distinct computer and insert an ordinary USB stick to the computer.

Tip: You can even use a CD/DVD. This program supports making bootable disk in both ways.

Step 3. Now, burn the required ISO image file to your USB stick by clicking on “Burn USB” from the main interface of this program. Similarly, if you are using CD/DVD then click on “Burn CD/DVD”

Tip: This part will burn the files from the program to your device to make a password reset bootable disk. So unless, the operation is 100% completed, make sure not to remove it from the system.

Step 4. Now, use this bootable disk on your locked computer and reboot it. The computer should automatically launch the program on the startup window but if it doesn’t then simply change the boot priority to the password reset disk and it should work fine.

Step 5. On the main program interface, select the OS version that you are using like Windows 7 then select the username from the middle column and click on “Reset Password”.

Finished! Now, restart the computer and enjoy because it will not ask you to enter the password again.

Conclusion:

iSeePassword actually nullify the password to nothing and that’s why the login screen is completely removed from the system. But, it is recommended that you setup a new password again for your computer so that no one can access it except yourself. Next time, try to create password reset disk as a backup plan or if you face this issue then you can use iSeePassword to bypass your computer password again.

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New Android Malware Found in Over a Thousand Apps on Google Play Store.

Lookout researchers have identified over a thousand spyware apps related to a threat actor likely based in Iraq. Belonging to the family "SonicSpy," these samples have been aggressively deployed since February 2017, with several making their way onto the Google Play Store. Google removed at least one of the apps after Lookout alerted the company.

We discovered this threat after the Lookout Security Cloud analysis stack identified the spyware capabilities, flagging the app to our research team for manual review.

All Lookout customers are protected from this threat.

What it does

The sample of SonicSpy most recently found on the Play Store, called Soniac, is marketed as a messaging app. While Soniac does provide this functionality through a customized version of the communications app Telegram, it also contains malicious capabilities that provide an attacker with significant control over a target device. 

This includes the ability to silently record audio, take photos with the camera, make outbound calls, send text messages to attacker specified numbers, and retrieve information such as call logs, contacts, and information about Wi-Fi access points.

The overall SonicSpy family supports 73 different remote instructions, including those seen in the Soniac instance.

Upon first execution SonicSpy will remove its launcher icon to hide itself from the victim, establish a connection to C2 infrastructure (arshad93.ddns[.]net:2222), and attempt to install its own custom version of Telegram that is stored in the res/raw directory and titled su.apk.

Learn why this kind of functionality should be highly concerning to enterprises, especially those sending employees overseas. 

Determining the functionality

Testing SonicSpy's malicious functionality was a relatively straight forward process due to how client server communication has been implemented and can be quickly confirmed via DNS poisoning and running netcat.

Running netcat on port 2222 where the DNS record for arshad93.ddns[.]net has been locally poisoned allows us to interact directly with an infected device. Via the A0 command it is possible to retrieve basic device information, followed by call logs (A1), wifi access points (A7), clipboard data (A20), record surrounding audio (A29), before stopping audio recording and retrieving the audio as base64 encoded data (A30).

Potential attribution

Analysed samples were found to contain many similarities to SpyNote, another malware family that was first reported on in mid 2016. There are many indicators that suggest the same actor is behind the development of both. For example, both families share code similarities, regularly make use of dynamic DNS services, and run on the non-standard 2222 port. In the case of SpyNote, the attacker used a custom-built desktop application to inject malicious code into specific apps so that a victim could still interact with the legitimate functionality of the trojanized apps. Due to the steady stream of SonicSpy apps it seems likely that the actors behind it are using a similar automated-build process, however their desktop tooling has not been recovered at this point in time.

The account behind Soniac, iraqwebservice, has also previously posted two other SonicSpy samples to the Play Store, although both samples are no longer live. It's unclear whether they were removed as a direct result of Google taking action or if the actor behind SonicSpy removed them in order to evade detection for as long as possible. Cached Play Store pages of these apps, Hulk Messengerand Troy Chat, confirm they were once live and our analysis found they contained the same functionality as other SonicSpy samples.

Cached web content of hulk messenger and troy chat that were also live on the Play Store.

Anyone accessing sensitive information on their mobile device should be concerned about SonicSpy. The actors behind this family have shown that they're capable of getting their spyware into the official app store and as it's actively being developed, and its build process is automated, it's likely that SonicSpy will surface again in the future.

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How To Add Asynchronous Code To Blogger Without Error

Using asynchronous scripts on a webpage is the best option since asynchronous code loads more faster when compared to synchronous scripts. But it seems blogger doesn't support use of asynchronous scripts in templates, why? No one knows. Better still, there is a way you can manipulate your code to work with blogger templates.

You might have edited your blogs template several times and gotten error messages just as the one in the image below, it may be Adsense verification code, ad code or any other code that contains 'async'. Getting the problem solved is easy, just follow the instructions below.

Study the code well and look for async Add ="async" at the front of async without spaces. Example:

<script ="" async="async".... ></script>

Save your code. That's it. The error message will disappear immediately.

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Solar Eclipse

What is Solar Eclipse?

A solar eclipse (as seen from the planet Earth) is a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and when the Moon fully or partially blocks ("occults") the Sun. Wikipedia

Types of Solar Eclipse 

There are four different types of solar eclipse, below is the list and full details of each. 

1. Total Eclipse

   A total eclipse occurs when the Moon completely covers the sun leaving just the Corona(a Corona is an aura of plasma that surrounds the sun and other stars) of the sun which is visible to naked eye. 

2. Annular Eclipse

   An annular eclipse occurs when the Sun and the Moon are in exact line with earth. Since the Sun is apparently bigger than the Moon, the Sun appears as a bright ring surrounding the dark Moon. 

3. Hybrid Eclipse

   A hybrid eclipse shifts between Total and Annular eclipse. It appears as Total Eclipse at a point on earth and as an Annular Eclipse at another point. 

4. Partial Eclipse

   A partial eclipse occurs when the Sun and the Moon are not exactly in the same line with the Earth and the Moon partially covers the Sun. It can be seen from large parts of the Earth during total or annular eclipse but some eclipse appear to be partial eclipse.

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LG V30 Specifications

LG V30 which is set to be released on August 31st in Berlin, Germany has some great features which has been confirmed by LG Newsroom.

Image Courtesy of  Android Authority 

Here are some of the great features:

1. LG V30 will feature a plastic OLED FullVision display. 
2. The screen size of LG V30 is 1440 x 2880. 
3. The P-OLED screen is protected by Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5.

Image By LG Newsroom

LG V30 Specs Rumored 

1. 3,200 mAh battery
2. Snapdragon 835 processor 
3. 6-inch QHD+ OLED FullVision display with rounded corners, as well as HDR 10 and Google Daydream support. 
4. 2:1 aspect ratio. 

LG V30 Price 

LG V30 may cost around $700.

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Estonia Launches Autonomous(Driverless) Bus

Driverless Busses Arrived Estonia

By Joseph Seyi Taiwo

Two autonomous bus had arrived in Tallinn for inspections by Road Administration in Estonia. The busses will be carrying passengers between Viru Square and the Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel) until the end of August

Two autonomous bus had arrived in Tallinn for inspections by Road Administration in Estonia. The busses will be carrying passengers between Viru Square and the Tallinn Creative Hub (Kultuurikatel) until the end of August as reported by ERR.

Image By Err

The vehicles costs up to €100,000, which two third of it was covered by private sector Valdek Laur, adviser to the Estonian presidency of the EU Council on digital solutions, also supported by Guardtime, Tallink, Microsoft Eesti, and the city of Tallinn.

The busses has a capacity of 8 passengers including one person to be identified as driver with a valid driver's license. 

The vehicles have been on the road for three days and two threats are reported, 1. The driverless buses did not yield to a police car with its lights flashing when crossing the intersection at Mere Avenue, despite the Traffic Act requiring vehicles to yield in such situations. 2. One of the buses ignored a pedestrian green light and drove through the crosswalk, surprising pedestrians.

Image By Err 

The autonomous busses are launched as part of Estonia's EU presidency.

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