Where do we Start if we are New and Clueless?
We are just a couple of days into this Blog journey and as such are still formulating our infrastructure.
Basically that’s an excuse for saying we haven’t got our act together yet! Stick with it or us and you will learn from our mistakes I’m sure.
If you are a perfectionist (like I was!) then you should leave now because you might be disappointed until we get going!
I believe it’s important to get going, no matter how disjointed your blog might be because if you don’t, you will analyse yourself to extinction! That was me …but not anymore!
Get used to Your Desk and bring down your Coffee Maker!
One of the first essentials to getting going online is to get to know WordPress.
Let’s repeat…GET TO KNOW WORDPRESS. You don’t need any other platform. Forget Blogger and their free Blogspot blogs.
Everyone and his Mother in Law and Pet Rabbit have a Blogspot Blog. We have them because it was a way to learn without spending money and it was a valuable easy way to go behind the scenes and get somewhat aquainted with HTML.
We’ll provide a Duffers Guide to Web Terminology in due course.
Very briefly:-
(1) Get familiar with WordPress.
(2) Decide on your Niche.
(3) Research and Register a Domain name. You could use Hostgator.com
(4) Get Web Hosting , preferably with the C Panel included. A good choice would be Hostgator.com
(5) C.Panel with Fantastico will enable you to get your blog Up and Running.
(6) Choose a Theme and upload and you are good to go.
(7) You may need help in getting a Header graphic installed to make your Blog unique.
Some of these points will need further explanation but see how you get on, on your own first . For each point you can go to Google and enter a search phrase and take it from there.
We will see you soon. Remember get started…it aint going to materialise of it’s own accord!
