Guide To Creating a Self-Hosted Wordpress Blog For The Technologically Challenged

Have you ever discovered a cool Wordpress theme or plugin online, only to find out you can’t use it on the free wordpress.com site?

Unfortunately, that’s how most people realize you must be self-hosted to do certain customizations on a Wordpress blog.

Thankfully, hosting companies (such as Bluehost) have applications that offer a one-touch setup even the most technologically challenged person can understand.

Just follow the steps below and you’ll have a custom, self-hosted Wordpress blog in under 30 minutes.

Creating a Wordpress Blog Using Fantastico De Luxe

I used two guinea pigs for this article to prove just how easy (and quick) the process really is.  Jamie was switching her blog over from the free Wordpress site so she could showcase some of the awesome health products she sells on a daily basis.

Jennie was also blogging on the free Wordpress site and wanted to update to a more functional and customized theme.

Both blogs were set up in 20 minutes flat.  Here’s how:

Step One: Register

Click here to sign up for Bluehost.  You’ll be given a free domain name (or the opportunity to transfer your existing domain) for only $6.95 a month.

Step Two: Setup Wordpress Using Fantastico De Luxe

Log-into your control panel and click the button for “Fantastico De Luxe” near the bottom of the page.  You’ll be taken to a screen that looks like the image below. Then click on the link for Wordpress found on the left side of the page.