Archive for the 'Getting Started' Category

Setting up our Blog Part Two – Getting started with WordPress

Once we have hosting for our domain name, and the email account for our blog is set up we need to install the Blog software.
We are going to use WordPress for our blog. There is other blog software available, but WordPress is hard to beat. It’s easy to use and setup, and support at WordPress [...]

Getting the Right Kind of Help

Over the next few months I am building a Real Online Business with the help and advice of  John Thornhill of  http://planetsmsblog.com/
Starting an Online Business does not mean you have to be a technical whizz.
Infact it can be a distinct advantage to concentrate on the “big picture” of developing your business without getting bogged down [...]

Setting up our Blog Part One – Get Web Hosting

Once we have a domain name for our blog we need to set it up.
If you are not technically inclined this does not need to be a problem, there are plenty of smart techies who you can get to do the work for you. But there are some important points you need to consider.
First, we [...]

Choosing a Domain Name for our Blog

We started off by setting up a blog. The first step was to choose a domain name for the blog. You may be tempted to choose a name that is related to a subject you want your business to be about.
However, we want to keep the blog separate from any business websites that we may [...]