So now we need a host to put our blog on.

There are lots of cheap hosts around that will fulfill our needs, one of the more popular ones is Hostgator

hostgator

They offer reseller hosting plans from as little as $9.95 a month, and when your blog starts getting big and you start running out of space (don’t worry, that’s not likely to be any time soon) you will be able to upgrade your account for more space and bandwidth.

I recommend getting a reseller hosting plan as this will allow you to host multiple sites on one hostin gplan, saving you money in the long run.

If for some reason you don’t want to go with Hostgator then just do a search in Google for “Reseller hosting plan” and you should find a LOT to choose from.

Or you can visit WebHostingTalk and have a look through the special offers forum there to find a bargain, but bear in mind they will vary in quality, as some will be provided by start up companies who may go out of business.

When choosing a host their are a few things that you want to make sure are included, specifically it should be a cPanel host with Fantastico and PHP installed.

Most will be, but if you go for a DirectAdmin host it’s not as easy to install a blog on your site.

cPanel hosts usually have Fantastico installed, which is a tool that can automatically install a WordPress blog on your site and I’ll show you a video of how to use this in a post coming up soon.

Next we’ll cover changing the nameservers to point your domain at the host you have chosen.

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