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| start writing! | | | | programs you can use, but WordPress is one of the |
| 1. Register your domain name. What do you want | | | | best--and it's free! Many big name companies use |
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| small fee to register your domain name. | | | | Like I said before, choose a webhost that offers |
| 2. Choose a webhost. You will need to host your blog | | | | easy installation of WordPress using Fantastico. Just |
| somewhere. Although you can sign up for a blog that | | | | follow the instructions, and you'll be good to go. |
| is hosted for you (through wordpress.com, blogger, | | | | 4. Start writing! Once you've got WordPress installed, |
| and others), I recommend hosting it yourself. It looks | | | | you can start writing. Eventually you will want to play |
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| software. | | | | yourself. |
| Once you have signed up for a hosting account, you | | | | Happy blogging! |
| will neeed to point your domain to it by changing the | | | | |