1. Presented by Karen Porter UM School of Business Administration & ImpactOnlineMarketing.com Setting Up WordPress ImpactOnlineMarketing.com

2. What You Need To set up WordPress, you need 3 things: Domain name – your street address Hosting – the lot you build on WordPress – the house ImpactOnlineMarketing.com

3. Selecting a Domain Name Generally best: business name or keyword rich.com is best extension (.net or.org next) AVOID.biz,.us,.name, etc. Avoid using dashes in domain name Shorter is better Easy to spell Avoid commonly confused words (two, to, 2, too) Avoid words people misspell Avoid “cutesy” variations (eyedoc4u.com) ImpactOnlineMarketing.com

4. Domain Registrar I prefer GoDaddy.com for domains Easy to use All the domain features you need Do NOT use GoDaddy for hosting WP sites Promotions http://bit.ly/1E4VRwQ Get a.com domain for just $.99 ImpactOnlineMarketing.com

5. Purchase Website Hosting I recommend HostGator Excellent service U.S. based 24 / 7 / 365 support Works well with WordPress Less than $10 per month Discount Codes To get 1 st month for 1 penny: iom994offmo1 To save 25% off of 1 st payment (best for buying annually or longer): iom25percent ImpactOnlineMarketing.com

6. Connecting it All Connect domain to hosting Set up WordPress on hosting account See step-by-step instructions on the downloadable handout that follows this slide deck ImpactOnlineMarketing.com