7-Day Blog Quickstart Plan

Follow this daily playbook to pick a niche, launch WordPress, and publish your first three posts in one week.

Day 1: Commit to a niche and transformation

• Pick one audience and a clear promise (for example, “helping students stack legit GPT side hustles”).
• List 20 post ideas. If you stall before 15, adjust the niche scope.
• Save the best ideas into your content planner.

Day 2: Secure domain, hosting, and brand basics

• Use our domain checklist to decide between .com and .com.au.
• Purchase managed WordPress hosting and turn on HTTPS.
• Draft a simple brand kit: colours, fonts, tone notes.

Day 3: Configure WordPress foundations

• Install WordPress, set permalinks to Post name, create an admin with 2FA.
• Follow the security & speed defaults checklist.
• Publish your About, Contact, Privacy, and Disclosure pages.

Day 4: Outline your first three posts

• Use the first-post templates for Welcome, How-To, and List.
• Draft bullet outlines, hook, and primary CTA for each.
• Note internal links you want each post to include.

Day 5: Draft and polish Post #1

• Write the Welcome post first—focus on reader orientation.
• Run through the blog post checklist before publishing.
• Add contextual CTAs to your How-To and List outlines.

Day 6: Draft Post #2 and #3

• Finish the How-To and List posts. Include screenshots or simple diagrams.
• Drop affiliate disclosures wherever you recommend tools (see the ethical monetisation guide).
• Schedule social blurbs and newsletter teaser copy.

Day 7: Launch and promote

• Publish all three posts and push them live.
• Send a short launch email or DM to early readers announcing the hub.
• Share in two relevant communities (non-spammy) and note feedback for future updates.
• Create a 30-day content backlog with refresh reminders.

Stick to this pace and you will have an owned asset ready for affiliate programs, referral vaults, and deeper EarnSideHub research.