How to Get Hosting and a Domain Name
So you have done your keyword research and decided that your idea for a blog is viable. Next step is to do something about it. Time to get a site set up! This tutorial will concentrate on the basics of getting a place for your site to live on the internet. You will need a web host and a URL address - here’s how to get them:
Hosting - First thing you will need is someone to host your site. If you plan on having several sites (anybody who makes money in this game has several sites) then you should get a reseller account for hosting. You won’t be reselling anything (unless you really want to do that), but it will allow you to set up many websites from within one control panel. Go to http://www.resellerzoom.com/ and order the 4.95/month reseller plan. It is cheap and their plan has all of the tools and software you need to set up your blog or site very easily.
I have one of these accounts myself and it is fine for what you will need to get started with blogging and setting up multiple sites.
Domain Name - During the sign up process with ResellerZoom you can register a new domain with them for $9.95 - do it because that is the easiest thing to do at this stage. When you move onto your second site, we will be able to find another cheaper place to get domain names, but this will do for starters (because it is far easier).
What should you call your site? There are two schools or thought on this. Some people think that you should include your keywords in the domain name to have something like http://credit-card-information.com. This may get you some benefit in the search engines for your keywords, but it is probably minimal. If you plan to keep the site and brand it then you want something like yahoo.com or google.com (or jamdo.com!!)
I have both types of domain names and to be honest, I don’t see any difference in performace in the search engines. So it is really up to you what you call it.
NOTE: After you order your reseller account with ResellerZoom, you will have TWO control panels (one for your reseller account and one for your actual site).
You don’t need any of the addons that ResellerZoom offers (such as your own domain name servers). So don’t tick any of those boxes during the signup process.
After you have filled everything and given them your credit card details, they will send you an email confirmation with all of the information you need to get started!
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