3 Things To Know Before Installing Wordpress

If you're about to install wordpress as a blogging platform then you really need to know that a wordpress blog installed on the wrong host could get your account banned.
Keep reading and I'll explain the differences to you. If you're starting out in the blogosphere you have a couple of options when it comes to installing your wordpress blog.
Firstly you could set up your blog on the actual wordpress domain. This is free to do and is easily set up by simply following though a sequence of steps and filling in the blanks. This is ideal if you don't have a web hosting service or the technical ability to install your own blog. The draw backs with this type of hosted blog is that your domain name will have the word "wordpress" in it such as "yourname.wordpress.com". Also the terms and conditions prevent you from hosting a blog if you intend to use it for any type of business.
A further thing to know is that using the wordpress site to host your blog means that the blog isn't actually your property. So say you built a mass following of readers interested in what you blog was focused on, you run the risk of loosing your blog property, if wordpress decided that you weren't following the rules. You can back up your blog and reload it using another service but it would mean a temporary loss of service for your readers and a lot of unnecessary extra work.
The best thing about this service is that if you have something you and many other people in the blogosphere are genuinely interested by, you can start building a community focused on your blog in no time at all.
The other way to set up a wordpress blog is to install the wordpress content management system on to your own server or web space. This involves uploading a set of files to your webhost via a ftp program. Ftp stands for file transfer protocol. It's a program that allows you to upload files to your web space. Thanks to a server based program called fantastico this task has been made really easy. Unfortunately not all servers have this program installed so double check that its available before buying any web hosting. The other program to check that the server runs is a piece of software call cpanel. This gives the user an easy interface to use when logged into the server or web host.
When using a web host that has cpanel installed for it's users and fantastico for installing wordpress, a blog can be installed in a couple of minutes. All files are set up for you and all you need to do is pretty much tell the program where to install wordpress and what user name and password you require. The software even offers you the option of having your settings emailed to you.
Don't worry if your host doesn't have cpanel or fantastico installed as you can still set up your blog in a couple of minutes, you merely have a few extra installation steps to complete on the way.

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Go to wordpressblogmastery.com for free step by step video guides on how to do a wordpress install. Including installing on the wordpress domain, installing using fantastico / cpanel & installation of wordpress via ftp.

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