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Getting Started As a Webmaster Lesson2

Once you have your domain name & hosting hopefully with the best hosting out there HostGator you need to get CMS known as “Content Management System” there are numerous CMS out there you have to find one that fits you I started off with Xoops was pretty cool CMS software but then I finally moved to word press then I was in heaven best CMS by far tons of customizable themes & tons of plug-in. WordPress is very user friendly easy to learn for any beginner webmaster. With WordPress you can make blog into full website not just blog with all these tools at your fingertips can’t go wrong with the ultimate CMS software.

Step 1: With Hostgator you can easily install WordPress either manually via ftp or automatically using Fantastico.

Once your in cpanel find the Fantastico: link once inside you will see list of CMS software you can install click WordPress on the left hand side then find your domain in the drop down menu then fill in site info & Fantastico will do the rest including database tables ECT at the end you can send your self email showing everything that was done.

Step 2: Login with the username and password you provided & look around go to appearance tab find themes you like click add new if you have zip file of theme you really want or you can use the search option to find just the right theme you want.

Step 3: Find plug-in that will benefit your website. Once logged into your dashboard go to plug-in add new & find the all-in-one-seo awesome seo plug-in tool I also recommend Google site map plug-in so your site can easily get crawled by Google spiders. Last but not least be sure to check out the popular plug-in lots of developers have put a lot of time & hard work to make WordPress the best.

To your success I hope WordPress will benefit you and your website or blog.

Posted by Nick Throlson on Mar 22, 2010
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Getting Started As A Webmaster

Getting started in this industry is never easy. When I was getting started back in 2001 was tough I wanted to know how to get domain name & hosting didn’t have the slightest clue what DNS was or a domain registrar. Now everything has changed it’s much easier for anyone to get domain up & running within 15 minuets. When I first got started I hosted with BlueHost awesome shared hosting for anyone who has new site with little traffic for cheap price get all the tools you need. Then the next couple years I moved all my domains to Godaddy as the main domain registrar & started hosting in 2007 with HostGator the best quality hosting out there by far. I have been with HostGator forever it seems & so should you give them a shot use coupon code : trendspaces to get 20% off your first month hosting with HostGator.

First Step: Get Domain name : Godaddy: www.godaddy.com , NameCheap: www.namecheap.com ,Hostgator: www.hostgator.com

“If you go with hostgator you can get hosting & have them as your domain registrar to make things even simpler.”

Second Step: Get a shared web hosting: Bluehost: www.bluehost.com , HostGator: www.hostgator.com

“if your interested in hosting a blog or even a store both hosts are excellent start to your business”

Third Step : Email @ yourwebsite.com

“Getting your [email protected] is awesome start sharing with friends & tons of ways you can have all your email all go to one account so no confusion with multiple websites.”

for example my email is [email protected] easy for family friends co-workers to email me on the fly.

Its never easy running website but if you have a passion for your site or have it as your hobbies. You will find out that updating your site adding new things is fun & just comes naturally. There are many helpful sources out there such as www.forums.digitalpoint.com www.webmasterforums.com if your having trouble or even contact me. I will do my best to help you out with your new site. To your success!

Posted by Nick Throlson on Mar 16, 2010
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