
Hello Friends:
Welcome to this step-by-step
guide where you’ll learn how to create a professional blog using Blogger all without any investment. Whether you're a student or someone looking for a
side hustle, this tutorial is for you.
Blogger is a free platform by
Google that allows anyone to start a blog without buying hosting or a domain.
Yes, it's completely free. In this detailed guide, I’ll walk you through every
step: from setting up your blog, customizing it, adding pages, installing
themes, and finally adding ads to start earning from Day 1.
1. Creating Your Blog on Blogger
1)
Open your browser and go to
blogger.com.
2)
Click on the “Create
Your Blog” button.
3)
Sign in using your Google
account.
4)
Enter the name of your
blog and click Next.
5)
Choose a URL for
your blog. If it's available, click Next.
6)
Enter a display name
and click Finish.
7)
Your blog is now created.
Click Visit Blog to see it live.
2. Installing a Professional Theme
1)
Open a new tab and search "NewsPlus
Blogger Template".
2)
Click on the first result
and download the template ZIP file.
3)
Extract the ZIP using
WinRAR or 7Zip.
4)
Inside the extracted
folder, locate newsplus.xml.
5)
Right-click and copy the
file path.
6)
Go back to Blogger → Theme
→ click the arrow near Customize → click Restore.
7)
Upload the theme using the
copied file path.
8)
Visit your blog and refresh
to see the new professional design.
3. Setting Up the Top Menu and Pages
Add Top Navigation Links:
1)
Go to Layout → find Top
Navigation → click Edit.
2)
Remove the “Home” link.
3)
Add new links: About Us,
Contact Us, and FAQ (you’ll create these pages next).
Create About Us Page:
1)
Go to Pages → New
Page → title it "About Us".
2)
If you can’t write one, use
ChatGPT:
·
Prompt: Write an About Us
page for [Your Blog URL], niche: [Your Niche]
3)
Copy the result, paste it,
and format headings (Major Heading, Heading, Subheading).
4)
Preview and Publish.
Create Contact Us Page:
1)
Go to Formspree.io → Sign Up
and verify email.
2)
Click Add New Form →
give it a name → create form.
3)
Copy the form endpoint.
4)
Download the contact-us.html
file
https://digital-tools-world.blogspot.com/2025/06/free-responsive-contact-us-page-for.html
5)
Open it in Notepad →
Press Ctrl + H.
6)
Replace your_form_endpoint_here
with your real endpoint.
7)
Replace "Digital Tools
World" with your blog name.
8)
Copy all code → go to the
contact page in Blogger → switch to HTML view → paste code.
9)
Preview and Publish.
Create FAQ Page:
1)
Go to ChatGPT →
Prompt: Generate FAQ page for [Your Niche].
2)
Copy the result → go to Pages
→ New Page → title "FAQ".
3)
Paste, format the headings,
and Publish.
4. Linking Pages to Top Menu
- Open each page (About, Contact, FAQ) → copy the URL.
- Go to Layout → Top Navigation → Edit
each item → paste the corresponding URLs.
- Save and refresh your blog.
5. Add Social Media Links
1)
Go to Layout → find Social
Top → click Edit.
2)
Edit Facebook, Instagram,
Twitter, etc. → replace URLs with yours.
3)
To add new ones, click Add
New Site and save.
6. Uploading a Logo
1)
In Layout, find Header
Logo → click Edit.
2)
Upload your logo → choose
“Have description after image” → Save.
3)
Also update the Mobile
Logo the same way.
7. Setup Main Menu and Labels
1)
In Layout, find Main
Menu → click Edit.
2)
Keep only relevant items
based on your blog labels.
3)
Edit "Home" →
paste your homepage URL.
4)
For labels, scroll to Featured
Posts section.
5)
Click Edit on each
label gadget → input label name and save.
6)
Remove any extra gadgets
you don’t need.
7)
Refresh your blog to see
the updates.
8. Create and Publish
Posts
1)
If you can’t write posts,
use ChatGPT → Prompt: Write a blog post about [Topic].
2)
Copy the result → humanize
it using Humanizei.pro
→ paste in MS Word.
3)
Format the content:
·
Headings: Major Heading,
Heading, Subheading
·
Add images with Creative
Commons License
·
Use clean bullet lists
4)
Go to Posts → New
Post → add title and paste the formatted post.
5)
Add appropriate labels and Publish.
9. Add Sidebar Widgets
1)
Go to Layout → Add
Gadgets like Labels, Recent Posts, Popular Posts.
2)
You can edit or remove
existing gadgets like Featured Post, Subscribe Us, etc.
3)
Add a Category Section:
·
Add a Labels gadget →
choose “List” or “Cloud” view → enable post count.
10. Create a Privacy
Policy Page
1)
Go to Pages → New
Page → title "Privacy Policy".
2)
Use ChatGPT →
Prompt: Generate Privacy Policy for [Your Blog Name].
3)
Format it → add link to
your Contact page if needed.
4)
Publish the page.
5)
Copy the URL → go to Layout
→ Footer Section → Edit → paste it in place of “Privacy Policy”.
11. Set Favicon and
Robots.txt
1)
Go to Settings →
find Favicon → upload icon file.
2)
Enable Custom Robots.txt
→ paste this format:
User-agent: *
Allow: /
Disallow:
/category/
Disallow:
/tag/
Sitemap:
https://health-tips2025.blogspot.com/sitemap.xml
3)
Replace with your blog’s
actual URL.
- Save it.
12. Submit Blog to Google
Search Console
1)
Open Google Search
Console
2)
Paste your blog URL under URL
Prefix → Continue → Ownership auto verifies.
3)
Go to Sitemaps →
type: sitemap.xml → Submit.
4)
Use URL Inspection
to index each post manually.
13. Add Ads with Adsterra
1)
Go to adsterra.com → create an
account.
2)
Click Add Website →
paste blog URL → choose category → select Banner (728x90).
3)
Click Get Code →
Copy code.
4)
Go to Blogger Layout
→ Header Section → click Add HTML/JavaScript → paste code → Save.
5)
For sidebar ads: repeat
process with a smaller ad unit.
Final Words
Congratulations! Your
professional blog is now fully ready — complete with pages, posts, themes, and
monetization. You can now continue to publish quality content and earn from Day
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