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How To Make a Living in Your Pajamas - Part Six

The last two lessons on How To Make A Living in Your Pajamas may have seemed a bit overwhelming and technical, and I’m sorry for that. But you’ll be pleased to know that today’s lesson is very different.

Today, you’re going to install WordPress on your brand new site. What is WordPress? Well, it’s the coolest thing since ice. It’s a blogging system, that lets you easily become a blogger and have your very own web site without having to know how to actually make a blog or a website. How cool is that?

Ok, here are the super-easy instructions for installing WordPress.

Remember that email that HostGator sent you with all of the information you need to know about your new hosting plan? Somewhere in that email is an instruction for going to your new control panel. It’s probably something like www.yourdomainname.com/cpanel/ . And the email also tells you what your username and password are to log into your control panel (CPanel).

So…do that. Go to the web address listed in the email for your control panel, and log in.

There? Good.

Now, click on the picture (icon) that is above the word Fantastico. See it? great.

You’ll see a long list of things you can install if you wish. One of the items in that list is WordPress. Click on it.

Now click on New Installation. Answer the questions it asks you. Don’t worry, these are easy questions. Here’s a sample picture. If I left something blank, you should too. And below the picture are some extra instructions for answering these questions.

WordPress install

Admin access data. Choose a username and password you would like to use in order to access the WordPress admin panel after installation is completed.

Base configuration. Type a nickname you would like to use. The nickname is used whenever you leave comments or write an entry on the blog, so choose something you don’t mind the public seeing. The admin email address is where information about the administration of the blog will be sent. Make sure to use an email address that you check regularly. Put in the site url and a short description of your new blog.

Email account configuration. Leave this blank.

Click on the Install WordPress button at the bottom.

Verify that the information you provided is correct and click on Finish installation.

Stand up, twirl around 3 times, sit down, and find your new WordPress blog installed and ready to go!

Admittedly, your brand new blog isn’t pretty at this point. Go ahead, look at it. Go to www.yourdomain.com. But we’ll make it pretty in the next lesson, and it will be easy. Ok?

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