I’ll assume you have:

  • Written your blog manifesto
  • Chosen and registered a name for your blog

Now you are ready to find a host.

Assuming you have a.com domain as the name of your blog, you have a multitude of choices. I use GoDaddy.com, but there are many others.

What to look for in a host:
Good prices. As a beginner blogger, your gosting package should not run more than $10 per month for a basic service

Unlimited domains. This is a faitly common practice, and allows you to run multiple blogs off the same account and for no additional cost. All your blogs will still have an individual name and domain (which you register), but they all share your traffic allowance.

Large disk space. Blogs grow fast, especially if you have images and video files. The bigger the better.

Large bandwidth allowance. Very, very important. You want tour blog to be popular, so you want plenty of traffic. So it figures you want a host that allows you to have this success!

Scalability. This is the most important aspect of your host. Will it allow your hosting account to grow with you, painlessly? If your blog is a success (Actually, no ifs about it!) then a $10 hosting account will not last long. You want to know that you can upgrade painlessly, and that the account you upgrade to is still relatively affordable.

WordPress support. You can install wordpress yourself, but why would you want to? My host, GoDaddy, uses the Metropolis content management tool, and installs WordPress for me. All I do is choose some admin names, and passwords. All the database set ups etc are handled by GoDaddy, and do not really concern me at all. And it is a very quick process.

Some other factors you might consider:

  • Is there a set-up fee?
  • Discounts for annual purchases? (Don’t commit until you know you are happy with the host)
  • Regular backups of your content?
  • Site statistics tools? There are excellent blog tools you can use for this (FeedBurner) but it is nice to know that your host offers a back up plan.

Here are some hosts for you to consider

  • GoDaddy

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