Best WordPress Platform For Your Blog

CHOOSING A
WORDPRESS
PLATFORM
CREATE YOUR FIRST BLOG WITH ALEK
www.AlekStanojevic.com

AMONG THE REALITIES OF RUNNING A
BLOG TODAY IS CHOOSING BETWEEN THE
VERITABLE FEAST OF SOFTWARE PLATFORMS
TO FIND THE ONE THAT WILL PERFORM THE
WAY YOU NEED IT TO.

YOU WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE PLATFORM
YOU CHOOSE HAS ALL THE OPTIONS YOU’RE
LOOKING FOR.

WORDPRESS IS UNIQUE IN THAT IT OFFERS
TWO VERSIONS OF ITS SOFTWARE.
EACH VERSION IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE
VARIOUS NEEDS OF BLOGGERS.

THE TWO DIFFERENT
VERSIONS OF WORDPRESS
ARE…

1. THE HOSTED VERSION AT WORDPRESS.COM
2. THE SELF-INSTALLED AND SELF-HOSTED
VERSION AVAILABLE AT WORDPRESS.ORG

CERTAIN FEATURES ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU
IN EVERY WORDPRESS BLOG SETUP,
WHETHER YOU’RE USING:
- THE HOSTED VERSION AT WORDPRESS.COM
- THE SOFTWARE FROM WORDPRESS.ORG

THESE FEATURES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
1. QUICK-AND-EASY INSTALLATION AND
SETUP
2. TOPICAL ARCHIVING OF YOUR POSTS,
USING CATEGORIES

3. FULL-FEATURED BLOGGING CAPABILITY,
LETTING YOU PUBLISH CONTENT TO THE WEB
THROUGH AN EASY-TO-USE WEB-BASED
INTERFACE
4. AUTOMATIC SPAM PROTECTION

5. MONTHLY ARCHIVING OF YOUR POSTS,
WITH THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE A LISTING OF
THOSE ARCHIVES FOR EASY NAVIGATION
THROUGH YOUR SITE
6. COMMENT, PINGBACK AND TRACKBACK
TOOLS

7. BUILT-IN GALLERY INTEGRATION FOR
PHOTOS AND IMAGES
8. MEDIA MANAGER FOR VIDEO AND AUDIO
FILES
9. GREAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT

10. RSS
11. TOOLS FOR IMPORTING CONTENT FROM
DIFFERENT BLOGGING SYSTEMS SUCH AS
BLOGGER, MOVABLE TYPE, AND
LIVEJOURNAL

HOSTED VERSION
WORDPRESS.COM

WordPress.com is a hosted
solution, which means it has
no software requirement, no
downloads, and no installation
or server configurations.
CREATE YOUR FIRST BLOG WITH ALEK – CHOOSING A WORDPRESS PLATFORM
WORDPRESS.COM

It’s a free service, and if
downloading, installing, and using
software on a web server sound
like Chinese to you and are things
you’d rather avoid, the WordPress
folks provide a solution for you at
WordPress.com.
WORDPRESS.COM

After you click on the orange
Get Started button, all you
have to do is to enter your:
1. E‐mail Address
2. Username
3. Password
4. Blog Address
1
2
3
4
WORDPRESS.COM

After you do that you will see an option to use this address
on your blog for $18/year. DO NOT DO THAT!
Just click on the link that says:
No thanks, I’ll use the free address
5
WORDPRESS.COM

The final step is to click on
the Create Blog button, and…
YOUR’RE DONE!
You've just become the proud
owner of your blog within the
FREE WordPress.com service!6
WORDPRESS.COM

Everything is done for you behind the
scene, and you don’t even have to worry
about how the process happens.
WORDPRESS.COM

WORDPRESS.COM
It happens quickly, and before you know it,
you’re making your first blog post using a
free blog solution at WordPress.com!

For example, you cannot
install plugins or custom
themes, and you cannot
customize the base code files.
PLUGINS
THEMES
CODE FILES
WORDPRESS.COM LIMITATIONS

The URL (unique web address) of your blog will be something
like:
www.yourblogname.wordpress.com
If you’re going to host a blog for professional reasons, you
may not want to advertise the fact that you’re using a free
service.

Even with its limitations,
WordPress.com is an excellent
starting point if you’re brand
new to blogging, and a little
intimidated by the configuration
requirements of the self‐
installed WordPress.org
software.

That being said, much of the
content of this video series
(especially the videos about
posts, pages, and widgets) are
valid for both ‐ blogs hosted on
WordPress.com and self‐hosted
WordPress.org blogs.

SELF-HOSTED
VERSION
WORDPRESS.ORG

The self‐installed version from
WordPress.org requires you to
have a domain name and a
web server in order to install
the Wordpress.org blogging
software.
WORDPRESS.ORG
DOMAIN NAME
+
WEB HOSTING

Using a web server is typically
referred to as web hosting,
and unless you know
someone who owns a web
hosting service, hosting
generally isn’t free.
WORDPRESS.ORG
DOMAIN NAME
+
WEB HOSTING

You can usually obtain a good
web hosting service for up to
$10 per month.
However, you need to make
sure that any web host you
choose to work with has the
required software installed
on the web server.
WORDPRESS.ORG
DOMAIN NAME
+
WEB HOSTING

In upcoming videos I will
show you some important
details you need to know
about choosing and obtaining
a domain name and a web
hosting account.
WORDPRESS.ORG
DOMAIN NAME
+
WEB HOSTING

The self‐installed version from
WordPress.org also requires you
to download the latest version
from the official WordPress web
site at:
www.wordpress.org/download
…and install it on a web server.
WORDPRESS.ORG

After you have the WordPress
blogging software installed
on your web hosting account
you can start using it to blog
your content.
WORDPRESS.ORG

The main reason why more than 26.000.000 people are
downloading and using the WordPress.org software on their
self‐hosted blogs can be summarized in one word – CONTROL
WORDPRESS.ORG

You don’t need design ability
to make your blog look great.
Members of the WordPress
community have created
almost 1,800 WordPress
themes (designs), and you
can download them for free
and install them on your
WordPress blog.
WORDPRESS.ORG

They have also created almost
26,000 WordPress plugins,
which you can download for
free and install them on your
WordPress blog to improve its
performance and functionality.
WORDPRESS.ORG

You also have full control of
the core files and code that
WordPress is built on.
So, if you are familiar with
coding, you can work within
the code to make changes
that you think would be good
for you and your blog.
WORDPRESS.ORG

Hosting your own installation
of WordPress won’t be much
of a challenge if you have
maintained a web site before.
If you’re new to domain
names and web hosting you’ll
have a learning curve, but...
WORDPRESS.ORG

YOU HAVE THIS
SLIDE SERIES TO
HELP YOU!

NOW THAT YOU KNOW WHICH
WORDPRESS PLATFORM TO CHOOSE
FOR YOUR BLOG IT’S THE RIGHT TIME
TO TALK ABOUT DOMAIN NAMES

THIS IS WHY I INVITE TO READ THE
NEXT PRESENTATION CALLED…
CREATE YOUR FIRST BLOG WITH ALEK – WHY WORDPRESS

WHAT IS A
DOMAIN NAME

IN THAT PRESENTATION WE WILL
DISCUSS IN MORE DETAIL ABOUT
WHAT IS A DOMAIN NAME
AND HOW TO CHOOSE THE
BEST ONE FOR YOUR BLOG

BEFORE YOU
GO…

IF YOU LIKE THE IDEA OF
MAKING MONEY ONLINE BLOGGING
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE
PASSIONATE OR KNOWLEDGEABLE
ABOUT…

…AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN
HOW TO START EARNING THE INCOME
YOU DESERVE, I INVITE YOU TO VISIT
MY PERSONAL BLOG AT:

www.alekstanojevic.com/work‐with‐alek

THANKS FOR READING
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