How To Create An Anonymous Blog: Ultimate Guide (2022)

8 min readApr 12, 2022

This post is just a summary of a detailed anonymous blogging guide: How to Start An Anonymous Blog by me.

First off, let’s understand why you should blog anonymously and why you shouldn’t!

Why Anonymous Blogging & Why Not

While secret blogging offers some protection, it doesn’t completely save you from cyberbullying, online harassment, or legal action.

So let’s first understand the pros and cons of blogging anonymously and then learn about starting it.

In short, if you’re blogging about something sensitive or controversial, you may face some threats to your safety.

For example, if you’re writing about government corruption, you may get death threats or be caught by the government. So be very careful even if you’re blogging anonymously.

You probably can’t outsmart some agencies or crazy nerds!

For example, a journalist tracked a police blogger NightJack down because of the specific details he shared about many cases.

If you choose to blog anonymously, take precautions. And don’t do it for the wrong reasons! Gotcha? Let’s learn to start an anonymous blog right now.

How to Make An Anonymous Blog (2022)

In this step-by-step guide, I’ll help you learn how to make an anonymous blog with bullet-proof privacy.

Step 1: Mask Your IP Address

An IP address is just like your home address. It shows your location to the world. If you want to blog anonymously, you must first mask your IP address. It will help hide your internet identity and prevent others from easily finding out who you are.

There are a few ways to do this:

Go for a VPN service: A VPN (Virtual Private Network) encrypts your internet connection and routes it through a server in another location. You can try these VPN services:

NordVPN — Premium
ExpressVPN — Encrypted
ProtonVPN — Free

Use a proxy server: A proxy server is similar to a VPN, but it doesn’t encrypt your traffic. That means it’s not as private, but it’s still a good way to change your IP address. You can try these proxy servers or IP hiding services:

Anonymizer — Premium
HideMyAss — Free Proxy
Psiphon — Encrypted & Open Source

Use TOR network: TOR (The Onion Router) is a free, open-source browser that routes your traffic through multiple servers, making it difficult to trace back to you. It’s not as fast as a VPN or proxy, but it’s the most secure option.

Step 2: Create An Anonymous Email Account

Create an anonymous email account after you have concealed your IP address using VPN, proxy servers, or TOR. Don’t use your primary email address; it’s easy for others to find you.

You can use these services to create an anonymous email address:

RiseUp — Aimed at activists.
ProtonMail — A free encrypted email service.
PrivacyLock — A disposable email address for quick communication.

Just make sure you don’t enter your primary email address for recovery. Either skip it or provide an encrypted email address.

You can use the PrivacyLock email address if you need to confirm you are a human being.

Congratulations! You have created an encrypted email account for starting an anonymous blog. Set your anonymous display name and select the theme.

No, use this email address to register your domain name and host.

Step 3: Register Your Domain Name Anonymously

Use your encrypted email account to register the domain name of your anonymous blog from a registrar that offers WHOIS privacy protection for free. These include:

You can use Instant Domain Search to come up with a domain name. Here are a few anonymous blog name ideas for you:

Free Soul
Wanderer
Broken Brook
Cheeky-Chic
Moment of Spirit
Silent Whistleblower
Nameless Narratives
The Chaotic (Life, Style, and more)

You can pay for your domain name in BTC with BTCPay or Bitpay. Confirm the crypto payment, and you’re done!

Cheers to your anonymous domain name.

Step 4: Get An Anonymous Web Hosting (And Connect Your Domain)

Now it’s time to get a web host for your anonymous blog. My favorite web hosting services are Bluehost and TMD Hosting. But they don’t accept any cryptocurrency for payment. So go for these options:

All these hosting providers accept cryptocurrency as payment for hosting services! How cool is that? And you can always enter your fake email address and username.

Hostinger also accepts cryptocurrency.

Hostinger will take you to the CoinGate receipt page. Choose your cryptocurrency and make the payment for web hosting anonymously.

You’re one step closer to starting an anonymous blog. Now you need to connect your domain name with the hosting server.

And here’s how you do it.

Log in to your web hosting account (Hostinger)
Go to ‘Domain Manager’ and click on ‘Addon Domains.
Enter the domain name you bought earlier.
Change A records and MX records on Hostinger.
And save changes!

You have now connected your domain with the hosting server. I will show you how to install WordPress (the most popular blogging platform) and manage content anonymously.

Skip the next step if you don’t want to go for WordPress.

Step 5: Set Up WordPress & Configure an Anonymous User Profile

It’s time to set up WordPress and create your first blog post.

Here’s how you do it:

Log in to your web hosting account (I use TMD Hosting)
Jump on the cPanel and search for ‘WordPress.’
Click on ‘WordPress Manager by Softaculous’ or any other WP manager.

Enter the domain name of your anonymous blog.
Create an anonymous username, strong password, and other credentials.

Congratulations! You have now installed WordPress on your anonymous blog host. Now it’s time to configure an anonymous user profile so that no one knows who the real author is.

Never use any name that is linked to your identity. I usually use a simple human name like Ben Coldham or Richard for my pseudo-anonymous blogs to keep them real. And I use these AI-generated photos for profile pictures 🙂

Step 6: Start Anonymous Blogging

You have set up everything for your ghost blog. Start writing content and publishing it now. But before you do so, I want to give you some blogging tips that will help you stay anonymous online.

5 Solid Tips To Blog Anonymously

These are a few tips and ways to help you start with a solid foundation for secret blogging:

1/ Always use a VPN, proxy or ping server, or TOR browser when accessing your anonymous blog or secret email account.

2/ Create a separate email account that is not linked to your real identity and use it only for fake-name blogging.

3/ Be careful of the images you use on your blog posts. If possible, avoid using real photos or images that can be traced back to you.

4/ Never use your real name or any detail that can lead back to your identity. This includes your picture, email address, social media accounts, and so on.

5/ Be careful of the information you include in your anonymous blog posts. Remember the police blogger NightJack example?

By now, you must have started an anonymous blog with bullet-proof privacy. If you have any questions or suggestions, leave them in the comments section.

Anonymous Blogging Platforms

If you’re not into WordPress, you can use many other platforms for ghost blogging. You don’t usually need any hosting or domain for these platforms:

Write.as — No registration required.
Telegra.ph — Indexable by search engines.
Lyfster — Just like an anonymous diary.

Read this: Anonymous Blog Sites & Blogging Platforms (2022)

Also, you can go anonymous on platforms like Quora, Medium, and more. All you need is to Google the anonymity feature for your choice of platform.

How to Drive Traffic to An Anonymous Blog (2022)

Once you have a few good posts up, it’s time to promote your blog. But how do you do that without revealing your identity?

Here are a few ideas to drive traffic to your anonymous blog:

Google doesn’t care if you’re anonymous; they just want to show the best results for their users.

So ensure your blog posts are well-optimized and rank high in the search results.
Use a pseudonym on social media platforms like Twitter, Reddit, and Quora to share your content (if you want to)
Use advertising networks like A-Ads that allow anonymous ads. Pay for ads to drive traffic or earn for displaying ads on your anonymous blog.
Reach out to popular bloggers in your niche using your disposable or encrypted email account.
Leverage groups and forums related to your niche.

These are just a few ideas to get you started. The most important thing is to create great content that will drive organic traffic to your blog organically.

How to Make Money With An Anonymous Blog in 2022

If you’re looking for ways to make money with an incognito blog, you have a few options. Here are a few ideas to get started:

1. Sell advertising space or sponsored posts on your blog.

2. Use affiliate marketing programs.

3. Sell products or services through your fake-name blog.

4. Display ads.

Earn through anonymous ad networks like DOT or A-Ads crypto ad networks. But you can explore AdSense, Ezoic or Ad Thrive with a secret email address.