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If you are looking to install wordpress for the first time there are a few things you really should know. As an example , if you install a blog used for business on the wordpress.org site your account could be banned. Keep reading and I'll explain the differences to you. If you're starting out in the blogosphere you have a couple of options when it comes to installing your wordpress blog. Firstly you could set up your blog on the actual wordpress domain. This is free to do and is easily set up by simply following though a sequence of steps and filling in the blanks. This is ideal if you don't have a web hosting service or the technical ability to install your own blog. The draw backs with this type of hosted blog is that your domain name will have the word "wordpress" in it such as "yourname.wordpress.com". Also the terms and conditions prevent you from hosting a blog if you intend to use it for any type of business. Another draw back to this method of blog hosting is that the blog doesn't actually belong to you. So say you managed to build your blog up to receive loads of daily visitors then for some reason or another, wordpress decided to ban your account, there is absolutely nothing you can do. You will loose your daily visitors and will have to start a new blog from scratch. There are ways of backing up your blog so you could reload it, but just imagine the effect this will have on your visitors. Initially your pages may have disappeared so it will look like you've given up on your blog or gone out of business, secondly returning visitors will be suddenly thrown into something completely new with a new domain name and possibly a different look and feel, which may cause them to decide not to hang around. The advantages to this type of service is that anyone with a genuine interest in a certain subject whether its a hobby or passion can quickly get their thoughts and ideas out into the blogosphere and start building a community with others who share the same interests or points of view. The other way to set up a wordpress blog is to install the wordpress content management system on to your own server or web space. This involves uploading a set of files to your webhost via a ftp program. Ftp stands for file transfer protocol. It's a program that allows you to upload files to your web space. Thanks to a server based program called fantastico this task has been made really easy. Unfortunately not all servers have this program installed so double check that its available before buying any web hosting. The other program to check that the server runs is a piece of software call cpanel. This gives the user an easy interface to use when logged into the server or web host. When using a web host that has cpanel installed for it's users and fantastico for installing wordpress, a blog can be installed in a couple of minutes. All files are set up for you and all you need to do is pretty much tell the program where to install wordpress and what user name and password you require. The software even offers you the option of having your settings emailed to you. If you already have hosting or web space that does not have cpanel or fantastico installed don't panic. You can actually still have a blog uploaded in under five minutes, it just means you will have to follow some slightly more technical steps to get your blog online.
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