Blogging is fun. It’s also lot’s of work. To be able to create a professional blog, requires you to buy web hosting. To begin a daily blogging routine, which will quickly become a habit, it’s necessary, to have your own WordPress web hosting. Doing it any other way, considering the time that’s involved, would be foolish. Don’t listen to those who say, use a free platform. Creating a blogging routine habit, for a professional blog requires WordPress Web Hosting.
WordPress software is what is called, CMS. (That stands for Content Management System) The WordPress software itself, doesn’t place a big demand on the web hosting servers, which run your WordPress blog.
However, since the upgrade to the latest version of WordPress, things have been beginning to change. The new version definitely places more demands on the WordPress hosting servers. If your about to start your new blog, with WordPress Hosting , you needn’t spend too much time on deciding which one to go with.
This article, will give you the points to keep in mind. Before you know it you will have your new WordPress hosting plan and your new blog. A new blogg, with a web hosting plan from the guys that do my WordPress web hosting, will cost you $4.00 per month.
Remember a blogging routine habit, will become a daily one. Whether you post every day is another thing. There are still comments to answer, research for up coming articles, a social media routine, ( which is needed for promoting your blog). Your blog will become your new hobby, so you must set about forming a good daily blogging routine, and turn the routine into a good blogging habit.
Add to this the dedication of between two to four years, to build up your audience and community. An Olympic type investment, for someone keen on becoming a pro blogger. Daily blogging, with good blogging routines and habits, for someone who is building an audience for a hobby blog.
The steps for comparing your web hosting plan.
When you start your first New Blog, the most important thing, in looking for a shared web hosting plan, (which is all you need in the beginning) is whether they offer you the following.
- One click install WordPress. (Sometimes called Fantastico)
- A free domain name. (That’s your .com address)
- Some extra bonus’s, like life time, free domain name.
- Free advertising credits on Google, Facebook, Myspace, Yahoo etc.
- 24/7 email and telephone support, should it be necessary.
- Free trial of shopping cart software and credit card facilities.
- Unlimited email accounts.
- Unlimited blogs
Providing you go with one of the big names, which are the ones you see advertised on blogs all the time, most of them are ok. I have over the years, heard some bad things about Go Daddy.com and apart from them, that’s really it. A lot of web hosting plans promote green hosting, and advertise that the server is in your country, but honestly, you really don’t need to take too much notice of any of these promo gimmicks.
The WordPress Logo
Can’t go wrong with Hostpapa.com
So now that your really ready to start your New Blogg, with WordPress Hosting, all that you really need to do, is click on my Hostpapa.com advertisement, in the side bar and follow the affiliate link. If you buy your web hosting plan through my link, I will get a small commission, however the payment comes out of the hosts pocket. If you search Google for the site address, you will get charged the same amount exactly, as what you do going through my link, so if you enjoy my site, I’ll tell you now, anything I ever earn goes straight back in to improve my blog.
Click the Hostpapa.com add in the sidebar
By choosing Hostpapa.com today, you’ll get a special deal which gives you your domain name, your new blogs .com address, for life. If you take your plan for one or two years, the WordPress hosting company, in our case Host papa.com, will give you a free domain for the life of your plan. When the plan runs out, you need to pay to renew your .com address, (about $20 a year) yourself. The deal with web hosting plans, from Host papa.com at the moment, pay your domain, even when your web hosting plan for your new blog runs out. So great deal. The very best online.
The hostgator.com plan is pretty cool too, $0.01 cent for the first month, but you still have to pay to register your domain, and HostGator.com, charge more per month for web hosting, around $6-$7.00 because there is no long term web hosting plan for your new blog.
Blogging Where Angels Sleep Blog Challenge
Day 53
The Blog challenge for today is only necessary if you don’t yet have a WordPress self hosted blog. If you do, well your ahead of the game today, and can have an early mark. If you haven’t, click on the link in the side bar, for host papa.com or hostgator.com and the ad icon will take you straight to the page where you sign up for your blog. Don’t make excuses or procrastinate about it. Just do it. You can register your name back there later if you haven’t come up with it yet. Here’s a post on choosing a name for your blog from daily blog tips.com The thing is to make a start. You’ll be glad you did.
Ready to Download
Congratulations your new blog is ready to download from your control panel at your hostpapa.com home page. If your ready, have a quick check over the help page, or just click on the wordpress one click install. Next name your new blogg, but don’t forget, this name can’t be changed, so choose wisely. If your still not positive about what a blog is, check out this post here.
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As always, thanks for reading,
Sharon.
