Own Your Blog or Else! Easy WordPress Install
Watch this video tutorial and see how simple it is to get online with a blog today!
Create a blog using free software from wordpress.org and get tips on why, if you want to become a serious blogger, if you want to make money with your blog or, if you want to control your blog, then using free blogs such as blogger.com or wordpress.com is NOT an option … You must own your blog.
Here’s why …if you use hosted solutions such as blogger.com or wordpress.com, they can delete your site without your permission and there is nothing you can do about it. Also, using hosted sites to host your blog means that you have limited opportunities of monetizing your blog because some of them don’t allow you to make the most of advertising with say Google AdSense.
WordPress.com for example makes it very clear that it is against their terms of service to commercialize your WordPress.com hosted blog by hosting paid advertising and will result in your blog being deleted.
In fact, I’ve just been reading one forum where there is a reader called “Rainmaker” and he seems to have made it his job to report people who are commercializing their WordPress blogs and within no time, their sites have been deleted by WordPress. So don’t say you haven’t been warned.
What you need to do is go to WordPress.org and download their free software and then upload the software to the server where you have your own hosting account, using your own domain name. Alternatively, you can use the automated feature found in many control panel web hosts – fantastico.
So, whilst WordPress is the software I recommend for your blogs, you should not confuse this with their hosted solutions where you simply log into their control panel, create a user name and password and suddenly, you have a blog that in my view, you don’t own.
The software that you download from WordPress.org is quite simply powerful and, once I show you how, you’ll realize it’s also easy to use and in my opinion is unparalleled in the blog software world. WordPress is not only my software of choice it is used my many of the top Internet Marketers because it’s simple enough for the newbie to use, yet sophisticated enough for the pro blogger.
WordPress has a huge library of plugins that allows users to instantly add features, and functions to give it even more flexibility and, when you add up all these elements you end up with a program that is fully capable of creating highly attractive blogs that encourage people to visit the site and stay to read whatever is posted on it. If you ever wanted powerful blog software that was able to give you the opportunity of creating a more unique look and feel, WordPress is it.
To get Get Started With A WordPress Blog and assuming you’re going to go along with my recommendation of building a WordPress blog on your own hosting account, you’ll need a domain name which you can get from godaddy.com and a hosting account which you can get from hostgator.com.
Get online with a blog today!
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Great info, just getting started and there is too much info out there. I am on information overload. But this site has helped.
Jay
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Thank you “blogging …
Thank you “blogging queen”. you make is so easy! Also, love your accent! very melodious! where can i find your blogs?
Kim
2Leave it to goof …
3Leave it to goof gull. They love to delete bloomin blogger accounts.
I wish you’d …
4I wish you’d mention TYPEPAD. It’s a hosted option and it costs money; but seems real good and worth checking out cos of all the widgets, and you can add paypal, adsense and ebay stuff etc. Any feedback!
You are wonderful! …
5You are wonderful! Thank you for your experience, support and insight. – Guy Monroe
Heloo does it cost …
6Heloo does it cost money?
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7THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
This video was so informative. I have been trying to figure out how to make a blog for my church for over 3 hours and I just knew it wasn’t going to happen. But by chance, I clicked on your video and figured it out with your help.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!
This video was just …
8This video was just what I was looking for infact we are the same page about the whole owning your own blog and what services to use to achieve that.
Your link to your …
Your link to your site is typed wrong.
Colin
9Thank you so much. …
10Thank you so much. This video has been most helpful in my quest to start a blog that I own.
Last night i tryed …
11Last night i tryed to install wordpress my self manualy and my mind almost exploded. (I’m a newbie obviously) But then i did exactly what trish teaches us here and within 5 minutes, WALA, i had WordPress installed in my serevr! Thanks!
But how do i upload a new template? Can i do it with out using Filezila? wich isn’t working right.
Hi I have my own …
Hi I have my own subdomain (some one else hosts me) I use Net2ftp to edit my site and i would really REALLY like to use wordpress, What program did you use to edit your site? What program is used in this video? How do I get it?! P.s your video is awesome
- Kerri (:
12Hey Queen!!! I love …
13Hey Queen!!! I love your video, very informative… I just want your advice on where to buy my domain (best prices) and hosting… Thanks in advance, and You sure are a Queen!!! keep it up…
Yes please ! Best …
14Yes please ! Best hosting price and Domain , the best one ive found is Namecheap and Hostgator .. please help !
You’re not on your …
15You’re not on your own domain. Your blog is still on the general WP servers. Go thru each step again according to Trish’s setup. Re-do everything. Use a template (there are many good free Wp themes out there) so you can see the difference. Buy a tech saavy friend dinner. NOt nessaryily an engineer– just saavy. MIchelle Macphearson, Ed Dale.– running now. For gods sake, get your hosting provider via chat– that’s what they’re there for. Good luck
Ok after over a …
Ok after over a week of debating over this program called SocialBlaster, I made my decision today purchase it and its been the next best decision I have made in a long time.
Simple, plus very effective…traffic to my wordpress blog from over 40 + networks!
16NO MORE iMACROS bullchyt for me…THANK GOD!!
Omg my goodness i …
17Omg my goodness i was wondering my i couldnt ad google ad to my wordpress blog it was running me mad.. thanks so much
I thought I was …
18I thought I was hosting my own domain but my blog can only be viewed when you type in/wordpress. Whats Up with That?????? HELP ME.
I find that having …
I find that having a cool title to your blog really helps. For example, my blog used to be something like blablahblog(.)blogspot(.)com, but then I switched it to diyeinstein(.)com (do it yourself Einstein! Creative, I know). I find a lot of people who view my blog actually type diyeinstein into Google, which is a rare path for starter blogs. I think it is purely the interesting name that lets me get those views.
Check it out, diyeinstein (just type it into Google, it WILL be first link!)
19I did – checked it …
20I did – checked it out … very novel. I will have to try making the paper helicopter with my daughter since she’s always wanting the fastest paper aeroplane.
In terms of domain names, I agree to make it interesting and where possible, add your keywords in it. It seems the top internet marketers had been ignoring this for some time but now they are realizing it’s what the search engines want and so they want that extra SEO point.
very helpful
21very helpful
hi, im really stuck …
22hi, im really stuck on my blog,ive deleted my plugin from the panel and now i cant get it back can you help me please,im really stuck i have no idea what to do
Go for it! Both …
23Go for it! Both these are good. I tend to prefer Bluehost to hostgator but they are still good.
I tend to purchase …
I tend to purchase my domain names from GoDaddy and hosting, I prefer Bluehost although I do have a couple of accounts with Hostgator.
Hope that helps!
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OMG thanks a lot!!
26OMG thanks a lot!!