BECOME A WEBMASTER HOW TO BUY A HOSTING PLAN AND DOMAIN NAME greenwhiteblog.com BECOME A WEBMASTER Part One HOW TO BUY A HOSTING PLAN AND DOMAIN NAME Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf

greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf WHAT IS A BLOG Blog is a short word for Weblog. A blog gives you and your business an online presence. It is a medium to share your contents like articles, photos, videos etc. Building a blog is very easy because you don’t need to be a programmer to successfully build or create a weblog, with the availability of Content Management System (CMS).

THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE CREATING YOUR BLOG greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE CREATING YOUR BLOG What is your Niche of interest? What categories will you create to suite your Niche? Which hosting company to use? Which hosting plan to use for your blog? Which platforms (CMS) to use? What will be the content of you blog?

HOSTING company and BLOGGING platform greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf HOSTING company and BLOGGING platform Factor to consider when choosing a hosting company and blogging platform The size of your content to be publish on your blog The reliability of the Hosting company Easy navigation around their purchase process The speed of customer service and respond The refund policy Their ratings

Some reliable hosting company and blogging platform greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Some reliable hosting company and blogging platform HOSTING COMPANY Namecheap.com Hosgator.com Domain.com BLOGGING PLATFORM (C.M.S.) Wordpress.com Doomla.com Drupel.com etc

greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Hosting company I will use “namecheap.com” for the purpose of this training. Because I can testify on their service. You also need to have an email account. You can quickly create a gmail account for your blog if you don’t have any. To start Type namecheap.com (i.e hosting company) on any search engine like Google or Chrome and click search. You will be taken to there webpage to begin your Domain name search, Hosting plan purchase and domain name purchase etc.

Click on “Domain Name Search” from the drop box greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Click on domain Click on “Domain Name Search” from the drop box A new page will pop up 1 2

If available, click on ‘Add to Cart’ as shown above. greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Type in your desired domainname.com (it could be .com, .org, .ng etc) and click on search button. If the name is available you will see the good sign, if not available it will show the X sign and you can either change the name or choose from the suggested list below. If available, click on ‘Add to Cart’ as shown above. 2 1

Add your desired hosting plan taking the details into consideration. greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Add your desired hosting plan taking the details into consideration. Click “Add to Cart” A new page will appear 1

greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Click on the desired command (purchase a new domain is recommended for new users) A new page will appear 1

Type in the earlier checked available name in the search box. greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Type in the earlier checked available name in the search box. Choose the duration for your purchase Click ‘Add new Domain to Cart’ 2 1 3

Preview ‘your order’ from order box at the right side bar greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Preview ‘your order’ from order box at the right side bar Click “Continue” A new page will appear

Scroll down to validate your order greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Scroll down to validate your order Remember to remove it from Auto-Renew. Scroll down and click add SSL (Recommended). Scroll down to ensure SSL is added, then proofread your order once again to ensure its correct. Click Confirm Order. A new page will appear.

Create a new Namecheap account if you’re a new user. greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf Create a new Namecheap account if you’re a new user. Enter the required details and click ‘Create Account and Continue”. This account will give you access to your Namecheap account. A new set up page will appear

Scroll down to verify all the details earlier enter, if is OK greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf On the Setup page: Scroll down to verify all the details earlier enter, if is OK Click continue On the Billing page: Type in details of payment on the box provided using your bank debit card (auto renewal not recommended, make sure it’s not on auto) Progress

Go through all the details displayed, if its OK greenwhiteblog.com Twitter and Instagram @ishayajonathanf On the Order page: Go through all the details displayed, if its OK Click on confirm order and Done You will receive details of your cpanel via the email account use for registration and purchase. The cpanel information will grant you access to your ‘cpanel dashboards’ for the next step of setting up your blog. CONGRATULATIONS ON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF BUILDING A BLOG/WEBSITE

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