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Are you thinking about creating a self-hosted blog or website but find the various options in web hosting to be extremely confusing?
I know just how confusing it can be when you visit a hosting company’s website and are faced with choosing the best web hosting plan for your website or blog.
Hopefully, I’ll be able to clear it all up for you in this post. [Read more…]
If you write a blog, there’s a good chance that it was built using the awesome WordPress platform, and for good reason.
WordPress is the most popular blogging platform in the word thanks to its unique combination of power and simplicity.
Virtually all major web hosting companies support WordPress, and several of them now offer WordPress-optimized hosting plans that make creating, running and maintaining a WordPress blog simple, fast and easy. [Read more…]
Question from Caitlyn D.: In 2009 I started a book blog on WordPress.com. I blogged just for fun at the beginning, but then I started making some pretty good money from affiliate commissions.
I read an article a few days ago that said I should move my blog to my own domain if I’m serious about making money. Well, I am.
That same article also recommended that I use Hostgator to host my blog. I’d like to have your opinion about them. Do you recommend them for hosting a WordPress blog?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Elaine H.: Rick, I’ve been writing a blog on the topic of women’s health and wellness for almost 3 years and it seems like it’s going absolutely nowhere.
I did some research and I’ve learned that switching my blog from Blogger.com to WordPress will make it easier to grow my blog.
I know that you write several popular WordPress blogs and I was wondering if you can recommend a good web host to move my blog to?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]