3 Tips on how to host Wordpress!

For those who don't know, WordPress is a blogging platform. It provides you to create your own blogs, and put your own info up on the web using a WordPress server.

There are two types of WordPress blog though. One is a free blog that you can host at WordPress.com. This is good if you just want to share some information with friends and family. However it is limiting in many respects.

If you are serious about communicating with a blog, then you will want to create your own blog on your on domain name. To do this, you will need the software (which is free too) and a WordPress host. Here are three tips to on how to host Wordpress.

1. Installing WordPress is easy, especially if you have chosen your WordPress host wisely. A great host will provide you access to something called Fantastico via your cpanel. Fantastico allows you to easily put in software that might different be difficult to install. If your host does not offer you either of these things, then stay clear of them.

2. A common WordPress installation will take up around 5-6 Mb of disk space. That does not seem a great deal in this day and age, and if a host does not even offer you this much disk space then you are seriously wasting your time.

However, you will need a bit more than that.

If you are going to host pictures for model, or video or even music files, then you will in all likelihood need a lot more. As you get to know WordPress you will find ways to improve and enhance it, as well as write lots of great content. Either way, you should be looking at a minimum of 100Mb to allow you room for manoeuvre.

3. If your blog gets busy and people start visiting, your bandwidth will start sneaking up. Hosts work on the base of a monthly tolerance of bandwidth, and you shouldn't be having any problems to start with. E-mail, video and audio are also bandwidth hogs. I work on the basis of 10 times the disk space for a bandwidth allowance. Any less than that and you could be in problem and getting your blog shut down for periods waiting for your new month's allowance.

To summarise, make sure that you have right insurance coverage from day 1 and you will have a long and winning career as a blog owner with your WordPress host.