Over the years I’ve worked with hundreds of small business owners. Time and again the biggest problem most people face is getting a website up that they can use themselves. Most of the time, WordPress is their solution.

WordPress is a blogging software that can be hosted on your server. That means that you own the site and it is hosted on your own domain name, such as yoursite.com.

Before you can use WordPress it needs to be installed on your hosting. With WordPress auto install this process literally takes less than five minutes of your time. Yes, in less than five minutes you can have your own website up and running. It really is that easy.

How?

Since my host is Bluehost let me just walk you through the simple process of using the installation software called Simple Scripts.

1. Log in to your hosting control panel. At Bluehost or at yourdomain.com/cpanel.
2. Scroll down to the section that says “Software/Services”
3. Click “Simple Scripts”
4. Click on “WordPress” under “Blogs”
5. Click on “Install”
6. Choose Your Preferences
7. Click to agree to the legal information and click “Complete”

Now you’ve got yourself a WordPress blog or blogsite ready to be customized.

Once you have WordPress installed you will need to do more tweaking to make it all your own. Some of the most popular and important changes to make to your new blogsite will be:

- Adding a theme – Pick a theme that suits your business or blog and you’ve got a much more custom look.
- Adding permalinks – This helps search engines find you.
- Installing plugins – This allows you to add features that are not part of the initial installation like spam protection.
- Adding custom header and colors – You’ll want to customize your look with your own header and colors.
- Creating categories – Most blogs are organized into categories. Take some time to choose good categories to help people find your content.

While there are some extra steps after the installation you’ll quickly see how great a system WordPress is and how much easier updating your websites and adding content will be.

Enjoy your need WordPress blog site!
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