# Setting up my blog

As a first-time blogger, I am trying to think about what could be my first story. So, I just thought of writing what I did just now. 

**What to do:**

- Start a Blog

**How I did:**
- Typed hasnode.com in browser
- Clicked button "Get started - it's free"
- Clicked "Continue with Google" [You could continue with something else, like GitHub, including providing an email address manually]
- Went with the default setting for most options, including choosing hostname provided by hashnode {https://sriramcvn.hasnode.dev}. Wanted to move to a custom domain later
- Checked that blog is accessible
- Logged in to {https://domains.google.com}, went to DNS section and added a CNAME for sriram 

![Screen Shot 2022-02-23 at 9.16.51 PM.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1645672649818/MeX3y5juD.png)
- Checked that blog is accessible through {https://sriram.uscconsulting.net} (More on the story of this domain name later)
- I think I am going to publish my story, but may try sharing a draft for preview ("Share Draft) in the future - both options are available at the top right-hand corner of the page.

**Learning:**
- It is super easy
- Try to take screenshots or make some notes, if you want to later write about it. I did learn on the fly while writing this article and managed to add a screenshot.
- My most grammatical mistake seems to be missing "the"

**What Next:**
- Write more stories and Have Fun Writing
- Story about my custom domain name
- Ask someone to read my blog and start their blog :)

Thanks for reading.