How To Set Up Your New Wordpress Blog!

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1 The Step-By-Step Guide: How To Set Up Your New Wordpress Blog! Brought To You By Blogelina.com We give you the blogging help you need! Brought to you by Blogelina.com 1

2 Table of Contents Step #1 - Have Blogelina Set Up Your Hosting Account!...3 Step #2 - Purchase and Set Up Your Domain...4 Step #3 - Set Up Your Hosting Account...9 Step #4 - Install Wordpress...14 Step #5 - Go Log Into Your New Wordpress Blog!...23 Or, We'll Set Your Blog Up For You!...24 Brought to you by Blogelina.com 2

3 Step #1 - Have Blogelina Set Up Your Hosting Account! Participants in our online Profitable Blogging For Beginners class receive a FREE bonus year of web hosting from Godaddy! #1 - If you haven't already sent your information for the hosting, Click Here! #2 - Once we've set up your hosting for you, fill in the following information: My Godaddy customer # (on the receipt that you received from Godaddy): My password from Blogelina (in the info we sent you upon setting up your account): If you haven't yet received either of the above s, please let us know at tanya@blogelina.com! Brought to you by Blogelina.com 3

4 Step #2 - Purchase and Set Up Your Domain If you do not already have a domain/url for your blog, you'll need to get one to use your hosting. Looking for domain name suggestions? Click Here! Already have a domain in mind? Click Here to see if it's available! Ready to purchase your domain? Keep reading! Brought to you by Blogelina.com 4

5 Domain Set-up Step #1. Go to Godaddy.com Godaddy Home Page Brought to you by Blogelina.com 5

6 Domain Set-up Step #2. Click "Log In to My Account" Domain Set-up Step #3. Enter Your Username and Password from Page 3. Brought to you by Blogelina.com 6

7 Domain Set-up Step #4. Click on "Find Your Domain" Brought to you by Blogelina.com 7

8 Domain Set-up Step #5. Search For Your Domain Name. Select Your Domain name. Purchase Your Domain name. Brought to you by Blogelina.com 8

9 Step #3 - Set Up Your Hosting Account Web Hosting Set-Up #1. Once you have your domain purchased, Go back to the top of your screen and click "My Account". Brought to you by Blogelina.com 9

10 Once you have clicked on "My Account", you will see the products that you own: Brought to you by Blogelina.com 10

11 Web Hosting Set-Up #2. Click on the Plus (+) Symbol Next To "Web Hosting" Brought to you by Blogelina.com 11

12 Web Hosting Set-Up #3. Click On The Green "Launch" button next to the New Account Listing. Brought to you by Blogelina.com 12

13 Web Hosting Set-Up #4. On the hosting details screen, select or enter the domain you will be using. If you purchased your domain through this Godaddy account, it will be listed here for you to select. Click "Continue". Brought to you by Blogelina.com 13

14 Step #4 - Install Wordpress Wordpress Set-Up #1. You will now see Options & Settings - click the plus symbol next to Settings. Brought to you by Blogelina.com 14

15 Wordpress Set-Up #2. Click "Show All" under Popular Apps. Brought to you by Blogelina.com 15

16 Wordpress Set-Up #3. Click "Wordpress". Brought to you by Blogelina.com 16

17 Wordpress Set-Up #4. Click "Install Now". Brought to you by Blogelina.com 17

18 Wordpress Set-Up #5. Click "I Agree". Brought to you by Blogelina.com 18

19 Wordpress Set-Up #6. Scroll down to select your domain and click "next". Brought to you by Blogelina.com 19

20 Wordpress Set-Up #7. Scroll down to enter the password of your choice for your wordpress database. Click "next". Brought to you by Blogelina.com 20

21 Wordpress Set-Up #8. Leave the install directory field blank to install wordpress directly on your domain. Click "next". Brought to you by Blogelina.com 21

Wordpress Set-Up #9. Enter the admin name, password, and email address for your blog.

22 Wordpress Set-Up #9. Enter the admin name, password, and address for your blog. This will be your login information to access your wordpress blog. Click Finish. Brought to you by Blogelina.com 22

23 Step #5 - Go Log Into Your New Wordpress Blog! Go to and use the login info that you set up! Brought to you by Blogelina.com 23

24 Have Blogelina Set You Up! What We ll Do For You... (so You Don t Have To!) - Install Wordpress For You - Install Your Theme Choice ($80 value) - Install 10 Important Plugins - Give you 40+ Tutorials On How To Use Wordpress More details on the set-up service are here: The Blogging Help You Need! BLOGELINA.COM Brought to you by Blogelina.com 24

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