I've been a web designer for many years now and it amazes me how easy it is to setup your own website these days. I can create a fabulous site in less than an hour and that includes registering the domain, getting a hosting account, installing software, customizing the look and adding some content. In this video I show you how to use your hosting account's control panel to install WordPress and setup your own website in 5 minutes and 23 seconds.

Steps To Setup Your Website

1. Login to your cPanel. Usually the url is: www.domainname.com/cpanel.
2. Find the Fantastico icon, click.
3. Find the WordPress link on the left hand side.
4. If you want to install your site into a directory on your site then enter a directory name in the 2nd field, otherwise if you want to install in the root, then leave this field blank.
5. Enter your username, password, administrator name and site title. Description is optional.
6. Click Install, then click Finish Installation.
7. You're done! Yippee! You just setup your own website.

In the next video I will show you how to upload a custom template to make it look pretty.

More videos on the other steps of this process to come.

For hosting, I recommend: HostGator.com

For domain name registration, I recommend: GoDaddy.com

Tracy Matthewman
		About the author:
		Tracy Matthewman is the publisher and editor of Women Can Do Anything, an online community and business resouce for business women and female entrepreneurs. She is also a graphic designer, website programmer and Internet marketer.

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