21 Easy Steps to Start a Blog quickly with iPage

This page will help guide you through the set-up process for a WordPress Blog and Shared Hosting Account on iPage, but why use iPage?

iPage provides great value for money if you are just starting out and are looking to host your own WordPress Blog. With 24/7 support you are not left to figure things out for yourself, but I have also got your back on with great resources on this blog.

As with everything I recommend, I’ve used iPage, their customer service is first rate and your low introductory price includes all of the bells and whistles for hosting a successful blog.

 Getting Started

To get started, Click Here to be taken to the iPage sign-up page and click “Sign Up Now”

Step 1. – Select a Domain

Next, you need to register a new domain name for your blog (1st registration is included) or use an existing domain name that you have previously registered. Go ahead and find that perfect domain now.

Step 2. – Enter Your Billing Information

Now enter your Contact Information, Payment Information and finally select the plan you are wanting to use.

As a first time customer you will be offered a substantial discount, so go ahead and grab the maximum duration available which is 36 months as you won’t get this discount again when you renew.

Step 3. – Web Essentials

Now select the additional features you might like for your hosting account. I recommend at least the “Automate Your Site Backup” as it’s great peace of mind that your blog can be restored if needed

Step 4. – Verify and Continue

If you are happy with your Total Pricing then click ‘Check Out’

Step 5. – A Quick Survey

Just Click ‘No Thanks’ if you want to proceed

Step 6. – Plus, Plus, Plus

If you don’t want any more feature then just click ‘No Thanks’. You can always add these later.

Step 7. – Account Creation – Almost Complete!

Now your account is being generated and domain space allocated.

Step 8. – Account Successfully Created

Congratulations you have now set-up your Shared Hosting Account, click on ‘Log In’ to proceed.

Step 9. – Account Password Set-up

Now enter the password you’ll use to access your control panel. Additionally, set your security question which is used when you forget your password and need to contact customer support.

NB: Make this as complex as you can remember as it’s the gateway to your website.

Step 10. – Terms of Service

Complete the Referral Information if you like and when you are happy with the Terms of Service, check the box and then click “Save & Continue”

Step 11. – Transferring a Domain

If you already have a domain, this pop-up will appear to guild you through a domain transfer to iPage , but this is NOT necessary and you can just instruct your registrar to point your domain nameservers to NS1.IPAGE.COM & NS2.IPAGE.COM.

Click ‘No Thanks’ if you don’t want to transfer your domain to iPage.

Congratulations! you have now completed the iPage set-up process and will now proceed to the Control Panel screen where you can proceed to set-up your WordPress Installation

Step 12. –  Your Control Panel

Navigate to the Website section and click ‘WordPress’ to begin your installation.

Step 13. – Installing WordPress

Click on the ‘Install’ button to begin your installation process

Step 14. – Select you Destination Domain

Your default domain name should appear as a default, if not select it from the drop down list. The default directory is fine so go ahead and click ‘Check Domain’

Step 15. – Directory Verification

WordPress checks to ensure there are not any files existing that it might overwrite, if this is you first installation then it’s Ok to proceed, click ‘Continue’

Step 16. – Advanced Options and Terms and Conditions

If you are happy with the Terms and Conditions click on both check boxes including ‘Show advanced options’

Step 17. – Set-up Advanced Options

Enter in the Name of Your Site, a Username (not Admin) and a Password that you’ll use to access the WordPress Site, then click ‘Install Now’

Step 18. – Your WordPress Installation has Commenced

The progress bar now appears at the top of your screen and there could be some information regarding themes purchases, but there are plenty of free WordPress themes to choose from so you can ignore this advertising for now.

Step 19. – Installation Success

Congratulation, you have now installed WordPress

Step 20. – Time to Login into WordPress

Now, navigate to your new WordPress Website and log into your new site using the details you supplied in step 17.

NB: Note the URL for the admin panel is your domain name + /wp-login.php

For example –  http://www.startablog.info/wp-login.php

21. – WordPress Dashboard

If you are successful you should see the WordPress Dashboard. Congratulations You Did It!

Now stay tuned as I’m currently building instructions to guide you through the basic WordPress Interface. Sign up to my newsletter if you’d like to be notified when it’s available.

Thanks for getting this far and hopefully I saved you a few dollars in potential set-up costs. If there is something that you’d like me to cover then please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

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