Changing Your Nameserver
In this post I will explaining the next step in Building your Own Website, which is changing the nameserver.
Don’t worry if you don’t know what that is, you don’t have to. Basically it is giving permission to your Domain Name provider (Godaddy), to use Hostgator as your Hosting provider.
So, lets get right into it.
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One of the email’s you received from Godaddy looks like the one below.
Click on the link to get to the setup page.
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Click on My Account
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You will see ..read more
Getting a Hosting Account
Welcome to my third installment in my series on How to Build a Website.
In the following post, I will be showing step by step, how to get a hosting account. If you don’t have a domain name yet, please read my previous post on Choosing a Domain Name.
There is really no need to go into any depth beside basically explaining, what a hosting account is, and what it does.
Put simply, a hosting provider is a company with a lot of ..read more
Choosing a Domain Name
How to Choose a Domain Name
If you want to get right into this installment of How to Build a Website just scroll down to the step by step, instructions on Choosing a Domain Name, with images, are just below.
I recommend at least quickly reading the text first, especially if you are brand new.
When choosing a domain name for the website you are building, there are a couple of factors to take into consideration.
What is your site for ?
If you are ..read more
How to Build a Website
Before we get into the nuts and bolts of building a website, I just wanted to list a few things that I will be sharing in this series of articles.
Don’t worry if you don’t know some of the terms below. I will explain them all in detail, later.
1) Free vs Paid Hosting.
2 ) Picking and Buying a Domain Name.
3 ) Getting a Hosting account.
4) Setting up WordPress.
5) Selecting a Theme.
FREE VS PAID HOSTING
Let’s get straight into it. ..read more
