Are you looking to start a WordPress site or blog? Smart choice!
It is important to note here the difference between a WordPress hosted blog and a self-hosted blog. For this, we’ll talk about a self-hosted blog that is a blog created on your hosting account. Once you decide to use WordPress for a website or blog, you will need to know where you want to host it.
When setting up WordPress for the first time, it’s important to determine where to sign up for hosting. This is what you need to find:
- Cpanel: Cpanel is your hosting interface that is guaranteed by most of the good hosts. Cpanel allows you to do many things with your hosting account, but to focus on this article, we will talk about how easy it is to configure your WordPress. With Cpanel, you can access an install with one click, your WordPress website will be set up in minutes.
- Multiple Domains: Once you see how easy it is to set up your website for WordPress, you may want more than one website. Choosing a host with multiple domains means that you play only one price and host as many domains as you like. The host I’m using only charges $ 6.95 a month, comes with a free domain and allows me to host as many websites as possible for that price.
- Excellent support: Ultimately, with any type of technology, things don’t always go as planned. Having superior customer support is a must for any hosting company you choose.
- Update: You also want a host that allows you to easily update your WordPress account. A good host will always have the latest version of WordPress available to you and will have updates available quickly. You must continue to update your site so that hackers do not exploit any errors in the program from previous versions.
Once you choose your host, your next task will be to configure WordPress for your domain. Since you are choosing a hosting company with Cpanel, this will be much easier than downloading files and configuring WordPress manually.
I hope these tips are helpful to you. Setting up and hosting your website from scratch will save you a lot of headache in the future. This type of proactive planning is smart business.