5. Best Web Security to Get Watch below on why you need to get Web Security and which one is the best one to get. This is the most important element to your website. One year, about 6 clients of mine got hacked by porn or some type of malware and a few got blacklisted and suspended by their host. One of them was a church. Nothing beats being woken up to on a Sunday morning with a voice on the other line that screamed “MARINA! HELP! THERE ARE BOOBS ON MY FRONT PAGE! THE CONGREGATION IS GOING TO HAVE [...]

4. How to set up your Email Watch my video below where I teach you step by step on how to set up your email through cPanel on Hostgator. Once you have set it up, to access your webmail, go to www.yourdomain.com/webmail. The Roundcube option has the nicest layout. How to set up Gmail to send and receive emails using your own domain name If you want to have your email flow into your gmail account and still be able to send and receive with your own domain, check out this link which describes in detail on how to set your [...]

3. How to Purchase Web Hosting Watch my video below where I teach you step by step on how to purchase web hosting through HostGator. Web Hosting is a service where your website files are stored on the hosting company’s remote server. I have been with HostGator for about 7 years. I have used many other hosting companies in the past and they all promise the bells and whistles and then somewhere down the line, their customer service starts lacking, you get frustrated, move all your stuff to a new hosting company that promises the same newer bells and whistles and then somewhere down [...]

2. How to Purchase a Domain Name through GoDaddy Watch my video below where I teach you step by step on how to purchase a domain name through GoDaddy. The first step to creating a self hosted WordPress website is getting a domain name. A domain name is www.marinaduque.com. I chose to use GoDaddy because I have been using them for years after experiencing many failed customer service relationships with other domain companies. Yes, most domain companies also offer hosting services as well, but I recommend NOT putting all your eggs in one basket. The best way to name your company If you have [...]

1. How to Build a Self Hosted WordPress Website ~ Introduction What is WordPress? WordPress is an open source platform and it is free. This means that developers and coders are able to customize plugins and apps to sell or give away for free. However, just like with Facebook, or Gmail, you will likely not find a reliable tech support contact number should you run into issues. Most of your troubleshooting will be browsing forums and discussing with community members. The upside to WordPress is that it is a rather large community, in the millions. The reason I love WordPress [...]