Getting your own domain name and hosting is very easy to do. You can have your own wordpress powered website up and running in just minutes. Here’s a quick overview of what it takes to get your own domain name, hosting and wordpress running on your server.
Purchasing the most affordable “The Hatchling Plan” from hostgator will give everything you need. When purchasing your plan you’ll have the option to purchase a domain name with your hosting. Domain name’s are about $10 per year. So purchasing your hosting and domain name will be less than $100 covering the first year. When purchasing your account you do not need any additional services, packages or addons.
The plan you purchase will give you access to a cpanel for managing and maintaining your website. From your cpanel you can setup personalized email accounts “you@yourdomain.com” and access your email with any email client or directly online by simply adding /webmail to the end of your website’s url e.g. http://yourname.com/webmail.
WordPress
Installing wordpress can be done from your cpanel by clicking on the Fantastico icon then on wordpress and follow the instructions to complete the installation. Installing wordpress only takes about 2 or 3 minutes to complete. If you need any help with installing wordpress contact me.
This video shows how to install wordpress from hostgator’s cpanel.
Your Website Design
Once you have wordpress installed you can download any of my escort themes for immediate use. Here’s a detailed video that show’s how to install the premium theme inspire.
