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Wordpress doing hosting?

by insanical
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Hello,

New to the forum here. Just starting out in internet marketing. In the middle of creating my first site the now actually.

I've made websites before but that was sometime ago. Before wordpress was so huge and noone used it. Therefore I have no clue how to use it since I never have. Bit confusing at first but I'm getting the hang of it.

Anyway, awhile ago when I used to make websites (not for internet marketing) I tried wordpress once, and as far as I remember, they didn't do hosting. I just set up an account and straight away I was shown my website.
I don't understand this, I can't find any of their hosting specs, what the bandwidth is etc.

Was just wondering if anyone here has solely used wordpress for their site and just linked it to their domain name or do you all suggest installing wordpress on a paid hosting server like hostgator?

Thanks
#hosting #wordpress
  • Profile picture of the author Ettienne
    You can get WP hosting from wordpress.org if I'm not mistaken, I prefer to use Hostgator or Fatcow personally (for the good support and free advertising)

    I believe it's a tad cheaper through WP, not much though
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  • Profile picture of the author Mfnatic
    Wordpress.com hosts the site for you but they own it. I'd strongly suggest getting your own host and then go about getting wordpress on it. That way you have complete control of your website blog.
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    • Profile picture of the author LegitIncomes
      Originally Posted by Mfnatic View Post

      Wordpress.com hosts the site for you but they own it. I'd strongly suggest getting your own host and then go about getting wordpress on it. That way you have complete control of your website blog.
      Yes, get your own hosting...don't use wordpress.com.
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    • Profile picture of the author Istvan Horvath
      Originally Posted by Ettienne View Post

      You can get WP hosting from wordpress.org if I'm not mistaken, [...]

      I believe it's a tad cheaper through WP, not much though
      You are absolutely WRONG! - wordpress.org is the place where you download the free, open source script. And where you all guys should go to read the online documentation (aka Codex) and for Support!

      Originally Posted by Mfnatic View Post

      Wordpress.com hosts the site for you but they own it.
      Yes, that's wordpress.COM where you can start a free blog. Before jumping on, read the TOS: no commercial use allowed. Since this forum is about 'making money'... wp.com shouldn't even come up in discussions
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      • Profile picture of the author AnniePot
        You are confusing the two different Wordpress setups.

        Wordp[ress.com is hosted by Wordpress and they retain everything. Not the way to go if you are planning to use your blog in a business.

        Wordpress.org offer you a completely free CMS which you can upload onto your own hosting. The website is your property. This is the option used successfully by thousands of IMers.
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  • Profile picture of the author cashforlifetv
    Just ensure the hosting company as Softaculous for quick Wordpress script installations.
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  • Profile picture of the author micksss
    Definitely get a shared hosting account and install wordpress on it. That way there are no restrictions. Best of luck!
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    • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
      do you all suggest installing wordpress on a paid hosting server like hostgator?
      YES.

      I think Wordpress tries to sell you hosting that is through other hosting providers (if I recall correctly).

      If you are doing any marketing you are better off doing your own independent install and using what ever plugins you want.

      If you want to just write a journal, then by all means use the free wordpress as that is what they encourage, and you can get huge ranking benefits by using them.
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  • Profile picture of the author bhola badshah
    yes, you can use wordpress on your own hosting, and its pretty good to use WP on paid hosting with lots of features and performance.
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  • Profile picture of the author richgrad
    buy your own domain and hosting and install wordpress on it...

    I recommend hostgator. You can use the 25% off coupon codes
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