Hello again, this is the 2nd installment on a 3 part series of creating a blog.
In this article I will show you how to create your own blog with your own distinct domain name.
Realistically, you will need about $100 a year to purchase the domain, and cover the hosting fees, I can actually save you some money on this using my referral link through Yahoo. I have a relationship with Yahoo small business, I send them customers, in turn they offer my customers a discount, why?….because there are literally hundreds of companies you can buy your website through, I am doing them a favor by steering you towards them, why do I steer my readers toward Yahoo?
BECAUSE, I feel they offer the BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE, and the EASIEST blog building interface. They offer automatic WordPress Blogs, meaning they install the software right on the domain for you!
I will provide you with links that will open in a different window so that you may reference the instructions at any time!
Step 1
- Decide on a domain name
You can do this using Yahoo’s domain checking tool located here Domain Name Tool If you click sign up now you can access the tool, your not committed to anything until you decide!
- Purchase a domain, and hosting
Once you find a domain that you like it’s time to purchase the domain, and a simple hosting plan.
Again, if this is your first Blog, I’d recommend Yahoo due to many reasons, one of which being auto WordPress installation, this way you don’t really need to know ANYTHING about HTML, programming, etc. If you follow this link you can save 35% from your first site! Yahoo! Web Hosting – Save 35% on your first 3-months of hosting service
Ok, once your purchase is complete, and your domain is approved it’s time to get started!
Your going to see a screen like this….
- Now, click on the link on your screen that says “Web Hosting Control Panel”
Next you will see this screen..
2. Ok, great! Click on “Manage” you will see a screen that looks like the example below..almost done!
3. You guessed it! Click your Blog manager, you will be clicking this a lot in the future…….hopefully! andyou will arrive at a scree that will ask you if you would like to activate WordPress. At this point, activate WordPress.
WordPress will ask you for a user name and password, andan e-mail, write them down, they are totally know, and can b whatever you want. That’s it, you can now sign into your Wordpress account!
I will be teaching you wordpres basics very soon, look for my post, “Getting started with WordPress”
Have any questions or concerns, drop me a comment!
Have a great day!
