Today creating your own website is easier than ever before. There are two or three reasons why it is simple for even your grandmother to start her own blog. The first reason is WordPress. WordPress is a Content Management System that allows anyone to create a website and update it with pictures, video and text with almost no technical skills. With WordPress you simply login to your website, click on add post and away you go creating content much like you would in Microsoft Word. The second reason why anyone can do it is because website hosting company’s have built in a 1 step process to install WordPress in the web hosting customer interface called Cpanel. It really is only a few clicks in Cpanel and WordPress is installed on your website. The third reason anyone can own their own website is because the cost of data storage has dropped dramatically in the last decade, which in turn allows web hosting company’s to offer more competitive pricing.

WordPress is the number one blogging interface on the internet. The next best option is a very distant second. There is simply nothing that compares. Now I’m not talking about WordPress.com. WordPress.com allows you to blog for free but your website name is yourwebsite.wordpress.com. It’s really their website. They are generating more traffic and content due to your work. No, what I’m talking about is buying your own website and installing the free WordPress software from WordPress.org onto your site. An example site is Don’t Do It David.com. This site is owned and operated by a non technical user who’s able to do all the work themself without any help.

Paying for a site to host your website is very inexpensive. For about $4.00 or $5.00 dollars a month you can get a decent host. If you pay closer to $10.00 you can usually host several sites on the same plan. I suggest using a well known provider like hostgator.com or bluehost.com. (I am not currently an affiliate for either site so I’m not making any money suggesting either.) I have read a lot of reviews, joined many webmaster forums and one host keeps popping up as the best for up time, best interface and best customer service, which is hostgator.com. Hostgator is the provider for several of my sites including helpviavideo.com, sandbach.ca, mypokersuccess.com and warmergirl.com. A major feature of their CPanel is the ability to install WordPress with one click.

I’ve included an instructional video in this post to show you how simple it is create your own website. The video includes the very basic steps from the start which includes purchasing your website and then logging into Cpanel and installing WordPress. I now use a website registrar called internet.bs for all my purchases because they are just about the cheapest and they provide free privacy whois options. Many other website have very inexpensive prices but then they charge extra for whois and other security features that are just a complete money grab (couch couch godaddy.com) I suggest you absolutely stay away from godaddy.com, 3ix.org and 1+1 hosting as I have either experienced or read several bad stories regarding all three. You can google them yourself to find out. Another good registrar to buy from is namecheap.com. I also have bought a couple .ca websites from 10dollar.ca and have had no issues with them. Another suggestion is that you always keep the company you register a domain from separate from the company that hosts your site. Many websites give you a free domain for life when you buying hosting with them. It sounds like a money saver but I’ve read when you try to move to another host they attempt to lock the site to them and don’t allow you to move it even though you own the site or they charge hefty transfer costs to do so. Just keep that in mind when purchasing your websites.

If you want to start blogging yourself but don’t know where to start, watch my videos including the one in this post. They will get you started blogging in no time. Please keep in mind I am not making any money sugessting who to use and who to stay away from I’m providing that from research and experience.