Self-Hosting Your Blog Made Easy

Tutorial for WordpressDownload the Presentation at...

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Ben Reed - OrlandoWaterHole.com

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What You Will Need

• Patience

• Time (60 minutes “ish”)

• $15.00 for your domain name

• $66 - $179 for your storage space

• FTP Uploader - Filezilla, Dreamweaver

9 Steps1. Choose a Domain

2. Buy Your Domain & Hosting Provider

3. Set-Up Your Database

4. Download WordPress

5. Edit One File

6. Upload WordPress to Your Server

7. Install WordPress

8. Install a Theme

9. Download Plugins

1. Choose a Domainwww.yourname.com

Your brand name is your most valuable asset. Don’t

underestimate it’s understandability, memorability

and searchability. Choose it wisely.

2. Buy Your Domain & Hosting Provider

It’s the best $15 you’ll ever spend!

Buying a domain claims that address as yours, but you need to

pay a hosting provider to put content on that domain!

3. Set-up Your Database

(Where all your blog’s content is stored)

You are going to do 3 things: Create a database, create a

username & password and then add that user to the database.

Write this down!

And this too!

Now, add the user you created, to the database

you created!

And check all these...

4. Download WordPress

WordPress.org... not WordPress.com

WordPress is the standard for blogging.

5. Edit One FileDON’T TOUCH anything you’re not told to.

Seriously, only type what you are told to type.

You can’t fail if you follow the handy guide!

Ready... Fire... AimActually, read this first, Ready... Aim... Fire!

You know how to change a file name,

right?

Just in case you were too shy to raise your hand!

:-)

Don’t celebrate yet, it’s about to get

harder...

You’re going to edit the code!!!

You remembered to write this

information down, didn’t you?

Don’t miss this step!

Copy and paste all of this

Before

AfterThen save!

6. Upload WordPress to Your Server

The most complicated part.

FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. Content on your desktop,

is uploaded to your server.

Provided by your hosting provider

Look! this is empty! And this is empty too!

Your Computer Your Server

Uploading puts files from your computer, to the server.

See... this part is still empty

Right-click the entire folder & upload

But not anymore.

7. Install WordPressTake it one step at a time.

Follow the handy-dandy guide slowly, and you’ll be just fine.

Change “example.com” to “yourdomain.com”

What you’ll use to login to WordPress

moving forward.

Write it down.

Tada!

Save this address to login in the future.

The control center for your blog.

8. Install a ThemeMake your blog look pretty.

Free themes provide basic features, investing in a paid theme provides your

blog with some originality and flexibility. Start with themeforest.net and

woothemes.com

9. Download Plugins They’re like bling for your blog.

It’s easy to go overboard installing plugins. Keep them essential.

Every blogger has their favorites. Ask around!

How Do I...• Convert my wordpress.com to self-hosted?

• http://en.support.wordpress.com/site-redirect/

• Convert my blogger.com to self-hosted?

• http://www.labnol.org/internet/switch-from-blogger-to-wordpress/9707/

• Rebrand my blog and move it’s content?

• http://www.howto301redirect.com

Self-Hosting Your Blog Made Easy

Tutorial for WordpressDownload the Presentation at...

www.orlandowaterhole.com/forum2014

Ben Reed - OrlandoWaterHole.com

Subscribe on iTunes!