First Thing We Need
Well welcome to the first post on the development part of this whole process. This is the beginning of where it gets really fun, at least I think so. Today is going to be a light day and we are just going to get some stuff set up for us so that we can move onto other stuff later. Let’s get started.
Development Beginning
In order to have everything set up we just need to get a few things in place. These two things are hosting and a domain, because to be serious online you are going to need these because you can only go so far with free services like Blogger or Squidoo. First things first we are going to need a hosting account. Now it really doesn’t matter where you sign up, just don’t be fooled by sites claiming “Unlimited Everything” because that’s just a bunch of BS. I am a big fan of HostGator because they have excellent service for an excellent price. You don’t have to host with them but they are definitely one of the best in the business. However, if you don’t have all that much cash laying around you can go with a free hosting account for now and upgrade later. All that matters at this point is that you get some hosting.
After you have some hosting it’s time to get a domain. As with the hosting you can really get these anywhere but some places are better then others. I usually stick with GoDaddy for my domains but sometimes Dotster has some really nice promotions for cheap domains. Wherever you get your domain just keep this in mind, you should try and get your keywords in the domain. Odds are that the domain will be taken for your keyword in the .com and .net but think a little creatively and you can find some real gems. Also I like to stick with .com, they cost another buck or two but they are the kings of domains and are much more respected by internet users.
Once you have both of those you should connect your domain to your hosting by editing the nameservers for the domain, your hosting should tell you what to change it to. It’s really pretty easy so go ahead and do that. It’s good to get this out of the way now because it takes 24-48 hours for your domain to get set up properly on the hosting.
Well that’s it for today. Go ahead and do those couple things and then take a break. Tomorrow I will talk about setting up your site.
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