7 Steps To Setting Up A Wordpress Website

I recently went through the process of choosing a web service provider. Or should I say Blog Hosting provider. I have been with GoDaddy for years and was a happy customer. Then, I started blogging using a Word Press blog. Things weren't going smoothly with GoDaddy. At times my blog pages were coming up blank and the load time was very slow. When I introduced Firepow to automate my blogging business it got even more complicated. As Firepow is optimized for HostGator.

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If you do get stuck big time and can't figure out how to setup your blog, there is good news for you. Hostgator offers 24/7/365 support answering any questions you may have. You can be sure that they will be their to help you.

This will open the Fantastico Home. On the left sidebar, there will be a list of scripts that Fantastico can install. We want to select WordPress. It will be under the "Blogs" section.



New Installation. After you click on that, the page to the right will change and you will see a link for New Installation and you will be brought to another new page.

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Click 'new installation' and choose the domain name from the drop down menu that appears. Of course, for your first blog there will be no menu... but wait till you taste blood! The rest here of the steps are to be followed as guided. Once you click on 'finish installation' 'go back to the WordPress overview' and click on visit site. You will see your brand new blog!

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