Setup
The Right Setup The biggest mistake new users make is starting off with the wrong blogging platform. You’ll not be making this mistake since you are already here. We recommend using WordPress.org for your blog because it gives you access to all the WordPress features, and most importantly you can make money from your blog without any limitations. It’s important you don’t confuse WordPress.org with WordPress.com. They are actually two different platforms. WordPress.com, which is a hosted blogging platform and WordPress.org is a free self-hosted platform. (See our comparison of WordPress.com vs WordPress.org for more details) Now you might be wondering, why is WordPress.org free? What’s the catch? There truth is that there’s no catch. It’s free because you have to do the setup and host it yourself. In other words, you need a domain name and web hosting. See our guide on the difference between domain name and web hosting to learn more. A domain name is what ...