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Installing WordPress on HostMonster Or Bluehost

Jimmy'z — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:19:42 +0000

Installing and maintaining a WordPress blog is really nice on Hostmonster and Bluehost because it uses Fantastico, a very nice application manager. In this screencast, I will walk you through the steps of setting up a new WordPress installation.

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Note About WordPress

WordPress is a very nice piece of software that can be used for more than just blogs. In future screencasts, I will show how to use WordPress to create a corporate informational site. I will also show how you can actually use WordPress to sell products.

A Note About My Sponsor

Please note: I am an affiliate of Hostmonster and Bluehost. I receive a commission for any account sign-ups that are referred from this site. This allows me to put in the time necessary to deliver useful content. This blog is hosted on Hostmonster. I have been a customer of both Hostmonster and Bluehost for several years now and have been very satisfied by their customer service and reliability. Hostmonster and Bluehost are the same company.

Screencast: Setting Up Subdomain on Hostmonster or Bluehost

Jimmy'z — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:12:42 +0000

Setting up a subdomain on Hostmonster and Bluehost is pretty simple. This video will show how I set up the subdomain tutorials.jimmyzimmerman.com. The next screencast will show how I installed WordPress on that domain.

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Note About Subdomains

Many people prefer to use subdomains to organize the content of their site. For example, I might have used blog.jimmyzimmerman.com instead of jimmyzimmerman.com/blog/. Perhaps blog.jimmyzimmerman.com would have been an easier URL to remember.

One thing to consider is that subdomains are looked upon by Google and other search engines as separate sites. This is important when considering a site’s PageRank. By placing my blog under my main domain, I could share the PageRank of my overall site and my blog posts could get listed in search results better. Therefore, it’s a matter of weighing the benefit of a cleaner URL to the potential PageRank gains of having it all on one domain. In the end, having good content on your site will be the most important factor for search engine rankings.

A Note About My Sponsor

WordPress Screencasts

Jimmy'z — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:26:35 +0000

I have set up several WordPress blogs for family and friends and have decided that I would create a series of screencasts showing how to accomplish several tasks created for users ranging from a beginner experience level to an advanced user.

These screencasts will be centered around a hosting provider such as Bluehost or Hostmonster or any other hosting provider that gives you access to Cpanel or Fantastico.

I plan to cover the following topics:

How to use Hostmonster/Bluehost for a domain purchased at GoDaddy
How to set up a subdomain on Hostmonster/Bluehost
How to install a WordPress blog on Hostmonster/Bluehost
How to set up Search Engine Friendly, Pretty URLs with WordPress
How to install new themes on WordPress
How to set up a basic informational website with WordPress
How to filter spam comments with WordPress
How to customize existing WordPress themes by using Firebug
How to add a tag cloud to your WordPress blog
How to sell products using WordPress
How to install plugins
How to create your own plugins

I will be linking to the new tutorials from this page as they are created. If there are any other topics you would like me to cover, please post a comment. I will gladly try to cover any topic of interest.