Getting your domain to point to your server (host)

If you bought your domain name from the same place that you have your hosting then this may already be set up for you. Otherwise, you will have to change your DNS settings at your domain registry and set up your domain name at your hosting services. This part is really dependant on the specific […]

Finding a domain host

There’s so much cheap hosting around these days, it’s hard to know who’s good. One good tip is to look up the host’s name and “reviews” or “problems” in google and see what you can find. Many hosts have support forums and it’s worth looking at what problems are raised and whether (and how) they […]

Getting a domain name

Even if you go with one of the hosted solutions, it is still worth getting your own domain name. If you come up with a unique title, it’s a good idea to reserve the domain because you might want to upgrade later and iloveblogs.com is a lot easier to remember and looks better than iloveblogs.blogger.com. […]

Choosing a Blog System

There are a few ways of getting yourself a blog, but the main two are: 1. A Hosted Solution. This nvolves you sign up for an account on somewhere like Blogger and they give you some free space for your blog. It’s usually free and really simple. On the downside, you can’t really do […]

Hello and Welcome to Blogmaking.net

I thought I’d document making this blog and any other ones so I’d have a record of the resources used and my modifications for future blogs. Basically, it’s a place for me to store all the info that I collect on how to make blogs. Hopefully it may be useful to others at some stage.

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!