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How to Install WordPress the Easy Way With Fantastico and cPanel
Because many Web hosts provide a “one step” installation feature for popular Web scripts, installing WordPress is usually a very simple process. In this post I walk you through installing WordPress through Fantastico and cPanel, both of which you should have if you followed my advice on signing up for Web hosting. cPanel is a [...]
Continue reading...How to Add Another Domain Name (or Website) to Your Hosting Account
15. January 2010
If you’ve signed up for a Web hosting plan that allows the hosting of multiple websites, each with its own domain name, you will find it useful to know how to add domain names to your account. And this is a must if you followed my advice about signing up for a multi-site Web [...]
Continue reading...How to Update Your Local Hosts File
8. January 2010
A hosts file is a local domain name lookup service that matches IP (Internet Protocol) addresses with domain names. As I explained in my post about
Continue reading...How to Point Your Domain Name to Your Hosting Account
5. January 2010
After you’ve registered a domain name and set up your hosting account, the next step is to make the domain name point to your hosting account, otherwise when a domain name is typed into a browser, what comes up, won’t be your site. When someone types your domain name into a Web browser’s address [...]
Continue reading...How to Sign up for Web Hosting
2. January 2010
The number of Web hosting companies and options seems to be endless, and I think the best thing I can do for you is greatly narrow those down. In this post, I’ll walk you though the exact steps needed to sign up for hosting with the hosting company I’m using for this website, Host Gator. [...]
Continue reading...How to Register a Domain Name
29. December 2009
To build a website, the first thing you’ll need is a domain name. Take careful consideration picking one, as changing the domain name of an already established website is tricky and sometimes detrimental to the smooth operation of the site. Once you’ve chosen your domain name, this post will walk you through registering [...]
Continue reading...What Exactly Is a Domain Name?
26. December 2009
Normally, registering a domain name is the first step of building a website. So what exactly is a domain name? What’s referred to as a website’s domain name is the part of the of the Web address that comes right before the top level domain (which is the .com, .org, .net, .us, etc.) together with the top [...]
Continue reading...What’s the Best Platform for Creating Your Website?
22. December 2009
The number of options and technologies for building a Web site is overwhelming. However, unless you are truly aiming at something complex or unique, (such as a new dot com startup selling Moon dust to Martians) there is one choice for creating your website that clearly stands out: Building a WordPress site. WordPress is an [...]
Continue reading...How to Change WordPress Header Code With the Best WP Header Plugin I’ve Ever Seen
23. November 2009
How to change WordPress header code? The answer is the HeadSppace WordPress plugin. You’ll love it! The requirements of search engine optimization dictate that webmasters carefully manipulate their Web site’s pages’ title, description, keywords, and robots meta tags, which all reside in the header portion of an HTML document. And If you have [...]
Continue reading...How to Choose the Best Web Hosting Company for Your Website
21. March 2009
The Web hosting market is full of choice. However, unless you know you have very specific requirements, such as a particular piece of server-side software that runs only on a certain operating system, then it’s best to stick to Web hosting companies that offer the leading industry standard platforms. And luckily, or actually [...]
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15. January 2010
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