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 is great.
The hosting company I chose, DreamHost , has an easy “one-click” installation for WordPress.
Accept the default settings, and choose where to install wordpress. If you plan to have a website at the same domain as your blog, then choose to install WordPress to YourDomainName.com/blog , otherwise just install to YourDomainName.com .
It is simple to add just about any function that you would want on a WordPress blog via Plugins
We’re going to start off by setting up the Akismet plugin, which helps us to accept genuine comments on our blog, whilst controlling any SPAM comments that can become a problem for bloggers.
The appearance of your blog can easily be changed to suit your taste via WordPress Themes. Standard Wordpress comes with a variety of Themes to choose from. Pick your favourite Theme from these to get started.
Best of all WordPress is free!
Once we are up and running you can start to put posts up on your blog. Try to stick to one theme, that you are enthusiastic about, and post at least once a week.
Dave Christie
Hello Dave,
Good to see your progress. I learned about John’s course from one of your posts at mysilentteam and am excited to also be participating.
I have no doubt that online success is going to take more effort than most folks are willing to invest but never-the-less, there’s something fantastic about beginning a new venture from scratch.
I’m looking forward to enjoying the achievements of my classmates and am anxiously awaiting John’s Masterclass forum so we can meet the rest of our cohorts.
Talk to you soon, Dave.
Barry
Hello Dave. Word Press is amazing. It gives you the ability to do a lot of things specially with the plugins.
There are also lots of different themes that you can choose and you can find good ones for free.
Over all WP is a great platform to build any website.
Thanks for the info Dave.
Hi Dave,
Nice looking blog mate!
I am also on the Masterclass and getting through the workload. I wish you the best of luck with your online business.
Best regards
Keith