How to Start a Self-Hosted Blog in WordPress

How to Start
a Self-Hosted
WordPress Blog
in 30 Minutes
or Less
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What is
Web
Hosting?

Web Hosting
is a service
that allows
individuals and
organizations

to build their
website on the
World Wide Web
or Internet

Steps to Create
a Self-Hosted
WordPress
Blog

Step 1:
Set Up a Web
Hosting Provider
or Company

In this tutorial,
I recommend to
use Hostgator as
the web host

Open your web
browser

Look here in the
address bar

Click inside the
bar

Type in
www.hostgator.com
and press Enter

The home page appears

Click on Get Started
Now! button

This window will
appear. Scroll down
to choose a plan.

Let’s choose
Hatchling Plan. Click
on Sign Up Now! button

The Hostgator Order
Form will appear

Enter your Domain here

Domain Name is the Uniform Resource
Locator (URL) of your website or the
unique address of your web page.
Example of a domain name,
Facebook.com (Facebook.com is the
domain), Twitter.com (Twitter.com is
the domain). You can use the name of
your business or your own name as your
domain. Like in my case, “flor” is my
nickname and “angeles” is my last name
and my domain is florangeles.com 

Click on Drop down
arrow to select
Package Type

Click on Drop down
arrow to select
Billing Cycle

Billing Cycle varies from 1
month to 36 months. You can
get a cheaper price if you select
the longer cycle. Please keep in
mind that you will be required
to pay the whole amount for the
payment terms that you’ve
chosen in advance. 

Enter your Username
here

Enter your Security
PIN here

Enter your Email
here

Enter again your Email
here

Enter your First Name
here

Enter your Last Name
here

Enter your Company
here (if there’s any)

Enter your Address
here

Enter your Payment
Details here

Select any Additional
Services that you want here

1. Enter your Coupon
Code here
2. No need to enter a coupon
code if you see a check
mark here
1
2

Review your Order
Details thoroughly

Tick the box for the
service agreement and
other policies

Click on Checkout
Now! if you’re
finished

Step 2:
Install
WordPress

Go to your Email account
and look for “Your Account
Info” message from
Hostgator in your Inbox or
Spam folder. Look for the
following; link to your
Control Panel, Username
and Password

Click the link going to
your Control Panel.
This will appear

Enter your Username
here

Enter your Password
here

Click on Log in
button

The Hostgator Control
Panel appears

Scroll down until you
see the Software/
Services part

Click on QuickInstall
button

QuickInstall window
will appear

Look for Install
WordPress logo and
click it

Choose Free Option and
click on Install
WordPress button

Fill out the form
Please take note that
you don’t have to write
anything here

Enter your Admin
Email

Enter your Blog Title

Enter your Admin User

Enter your First Name

Enter your Last Name

If you’re done, click on
Install WordPress

You’ll see this message
while the installation is
running

Once installation is
completed, click on My
Installs

WordPress Log In
window will appear

Go to your Email
account and look for
“Quick Install powered
by Mojo” message in your
Inbox. Look for your
Username and Password
to log in to WordPress

Enter your Username
here

Enter your Password
here

If you’re finished, click
on Log In button

Your WordPress
Dashboard appears

Step 3:
Write Your First
Blog Post

On the left hand side of
your Dashboard, look
for Posts

Click on Add New

This will appear

Write your Headline
here

Write your Blog Post
here

To save your unfinished
post, click on Save Draft

If you’re done writing,
click on Publish

Step 4:
View Your
Blog Post

To view your post, click
on Preview

You’ll now
have a glimpse
of your first
blog post 

How to
Customize
Your Theme?

Go to Appearance,
click on Themes

This will appear. Choose
your theme here.

Hover your mouse on
your chosen theme

Click on Live Preview to
see first how the theme
looks like on your blog

Click on Activate if
you’re already satisfied
with your theme

You can always
change the
theme of your
blog anytime
you want

How to
Change your
Password on
your Control
Panel? 81© florangeles.com | Ideal Virtual Professional - How to Start A Self-Hosted WordPress Blog in 30 Minutes or Less

Log In to your Control
Panel

Scroll down until you
reach the Preferences

Click on Change
Password

This window will
appear

Enter your Old
Password

Enter your New
Password

Enter your New
Password again

This will indicate
your password
strength

Click on Change
Password if you’re
finished

How to
Change your
Password on
your WordPress
account? 91© florangeles.com | Ideal Virtual Professional - How to Start A Self-Hosted WordPress Blog in 30 Minutes or Less

Log In to your
WordPress account

Hover your mouse on
Users

Click on Your
Profile

Your Profile window
will appear

Look for Account
Management part

Click on Generate
Password

Enter your New
Password

Tick the box if you
confirm the use of a
weak password

How to
Change your
Username on
your WordPress
account? 100© florangeles.com | Ideal Virtual Professional - How to Start A Self-Hosted WordPress Blog in 30 Minutes or Less

Go to Users

Click on Add New

This will appear

Enter your new
Username

Enter your Email
(must be new)

Enter your First
Name

Enter your Last
Name

Enter your Website

Enter your Password

Click the drop down arrow
to choose your Role

Click on Add New
User

Your New Username
is already added

Log out to your
account

Log In to WordPress using
your new username and
password

Go to All Users, delete
previous username
1
2

Tick Attribute all
content to the new User
116

Click on Confirm
Deletion button
117

I hope
you learn
something from
this tutorial

You can now
start creating
your self-hosted
WordPress blog
Goodluck!  119© florangeles.com | Ideal Virtual Professional - How to Start A Self-Hosted WordPress Blog in 30 Minutes or Less

Try not to become a man
of success but a man
of value.
- Albert Einstein

How to Start a Self-Hosted Blog in WordPress

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