Installing WordPress and doing the initial setup – Content Management System

When you decide to start a blog with your own domain name hosted on a server, you need to decide the right Content Management System. There are many CMS like Drupal, WordPress, Joomla, Mediawiki, Magneto, etc, but if its a simple blog, you should go for WordPress. I have used Drupal, which is very strong and has many advanced features, Joomla is also a great tool. I would still recommend WordPress for its simplicity.

You need to follow these simple steps to install WordPress

Download the latest version of WordPress

Its very important that you use the latest version of any tool to get the best. WordPress is a free tool and its opensource. There is a big community behind this to help you out if you have any problems. You can download the latest version from the WordPress site. You will get the zipped file which you need to extract.

There are many resources online, so I would prefer to refer to those rather than creating a screen cast again from the scratch.

This video will help you to install WordPress from Scratch. Maintaing a blog and making money is something what we are looking into. Having the best tool is very important, so you need to make sure that you select the right CMS and I would recommend to use WordPress. You will find that you can add features by installing plugins most of which are free and can be downloaded from the WordPress plugin directory.

Giving impressive looks to your blog is also important, so you need to select the right theme matching the topic of your blog. You can find more information about WordPress in my technology blog which could be of some help to you.