Start a Blog with WordPress

1. Start a Blog:
From Hosting to Posting
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2. Module 1: Hosting, Domain, Install
• Hosting
• Domain
• Install WordPress
• Visit the cPanel
• Create email address and add forwarder
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3. Hosting
Visit SiteGround.com to create your hosting
account.
Click on Web Hosting in the top menu.
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meaning if you click on and purchase a
product or service I may be compensated.
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4. Hosting
Choose the StartUp Plan and click the blue
Order Now button.
The $3.95 per month is paid annually.
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5. Hosting
Complete the client and payment
information requested on this page.
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6. Hosting
Once all the fields are completed, click the
blue Pay Now button.
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7. Hosting
You’ll arrive on this page with the option to
Proceed to Customer Area.
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8. Hosting
You’ll arrive on this page to begin setting up
your hosting account.
In the top section, you will choose your
domain. Add your existing domain name or
register a new domain name and click the
green Confirm button.
In the middle section, choose the option to
start a new website. When the section
opens, click the WordPress icon.
Choose an existing domain or
Register a new domain
Start a new website
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9. Hosting
Complete the fields to create your
WordPress Admin Account.
DO NOT USE ‘Admin’ as your username.
Choose a strong password.
Add the email you use most often.
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10. Hosting
After completing your WordPress Admin
details, you’ll reach the bottom section.
You do not need to purchase the monitoring
service.
Click the green Confirm button.
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11. Hosting
You can now access your new WordPress
website.
http://yourdomain.com will show you the
‘front’ of your website.
http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin will cause
the login screen to appear.
You will use the username and password you
just created.
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12. Hosting
This is the page you will see whenever you
log in to your SiteGround account.
To reach a shortcut link to your WordPress
dashboard and a link to your cPanel (control
panel), click the ‘My Accounts’ tab.
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13. Email Address
While you’re in your cPanel, take the time to
create a domain-based email address. Gmail
and other email clients now prefer that
messages like newsletters or blog posts
updates be sent from a domain-based email
address.
You will create an email address and then
forward it to the email address you are
currently using (unless you want to start
using it as your primary email address.)
You can visit SiteGround’s tutorial:
https://www.siteground.com/tutorials/email
/create_email_addresses.htm
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14. Email Address
Once you have created your new email
address, visit your cPanel again and click on
the Forwarders icon.
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15. Email Address
Once you have created your new email
address, visit your cPanel again and click on
the Forwarders icon.
Click the Add Forwarder button.
Put the name of the email address you wish
to forward from in the first blank field. For
example: for user@yourdomainname.com,
put user in the first blank field.
You can choose to what address the
incoming mail should be forwarded.
Click the Add Forwarder button.
Add a New Forwarder
Email address you just created
Gmail or other address
you check regularly
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16. Hosting
Watch your email inbox for up to four email
messages from SiteGround. You can see the
messages I received at the top of the screen.
If you register a new domain with your
account creation, you may need to verify
your contact information by clicking the blue
button at the bottom of the email message
shown on this screen.
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17. Username and
Password List
Anytime I talk to a new blogging client and
need access to the blog or other platforms,
she scrambles for a username and/or
password.
Save yourself some time by creating a list of
usernames and passwords for all your
accounts.
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18. Content Plans
Begin considering the content you want to
include on your site. Begin making notes
about the following:
• Menu items
• Pages
• Categories
• Sidebar Content – Author Box, Email
Subscription Form, Instagram or Twitter
Feed, etc.
• Any other feature or function you’ve
seen that you might want to include on
your site.
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19. I share easy-to-follow tutorials and effective tools
to improve your blogging journey. I specialize
in identifying the best resources
to prevent online overwhelm.
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