| So you have decided to get into the world of blogging | | | | folder that you saved those to and drag and drop |
| and need wordpress install help? Great, let me give | | | | them in the PLUGINS folder. Make sure that you have |
| you a hand in the step by step process in getting your | | | | the plugins folder highlighted when you drag and drop |
| blog up and going! | | | | them into this folder! |
| Welcome back to Day 2! Congrats on taking the first | | | | Now you are almost finished, just go ahead and close |
| steps yesterday to becoming an internet entrepreneur! | | | | out of the Smart FTP program once you see that the |
| Now its time to create your blog and install some | | | | files have transferred and the Smart FTP program |
| essential plug - ins that will help in your blogs S.E.O. as | | | | has completed its tasks. It shouldn't take very long to |
| well as other convenient features. | | | | upload those files, maybe 2-3 minutes at most. |
| Since you have signed up with Hostgator for hosting | | | | Head back into either Internet Explorer or Firefox, or |
| services I'm going to describe to you the process for | | | | whatever you use and go to you |
| getting your single click install for wordpress. Start by | | | | YOURDOMAIN.COM/wp-admin and login to your |
| logging into your email, the one that you signed up with | | | | Wordpress blog. |
| Hostgator under. | | | | From here you will want to click on the Plug-Ins tab on |
| Under the email look for the following: | | | | the far right of your Wordpress admin screen. Now |
| "Until your DNS has changed over to our nameservers, | | | | you will see the two plug-ins that you just uploaded to |
| you can access your cPanel at:" | | | | your Wordpress blog. Go ahead and find them listed |
| Under that you will have an IP address with the ending | | | | below and click the 'Activate' button to the right of |
| having /Cpanel. Go ahead and click on that now and | | | | them. This will now activate and install those plug-ins! |
| login using the login that you created, if you forgot it is | | | | Now comes the part where you actually have to think |
| also in this email. Once logged in you will be presented | | | | a little bit. Once you have activated both of those |
| with a screen that looks like this. | | | | plug-ins head over to the 'Settings' tab which is right |
| Great, now as in the picture click on the Fantastico De | | | | next to the Plug-ins one that you just selected. |
| Luxe. This is where you can do single click installs on | | | | Now look for the All-In-One SEO and the XML |
| hundreds of different web based softwares. It's a | | | | Sitemaps buttons that were just added to your blog. |
| great utility and that's one reason why Hostgator sets | | | | Let's start with the All-In-One SEO. Select that option |
| themselves apart from the rest! | | | | now. |
| After you have clicked on that you will now be | | | | From here you will need to enter the following fields to |
| presented with this screen | | | | make sure that your blog is optimized correctly for the |
| Click on the Wordpress login and just follow the | | | | keywords that you are trying to target. |
| instructions, this will now install Wordpress on your | | | | If you are little lost on which keywords you are trying |
| Domain and you will be ready to plug away in less | | | | to target let's go back to the bass fishing theme that |
| than 30 seconds. Now you have your first Wordpress | | | | we used in yesterday's guide. Open up the |
| blog installed on your own domain! | | | | Wordtracker Free Keyword Tool this will bring us back |
| After everything is installed you will want to visit the | | | | to the tool that we can get some ideas for keywords |
| following URL. Point your browser to This will allow you | | | | to use for our title and our description and keywords. |
| to login to your new blog with the password and login | | | | So by typing in Bass Fishing into the keyword tool we |
| you created in the Cpanel single click install. This allows | | | | are presented with keywords that are similar to the |
| you to have access to everything that Wordpress has | | | | bass fishing theme and that are searched frequently. |
| to offer. | | | | You want keywords that are actually searched, you |
| Now it's time to install some necessary Wordpress | | | | aren't looking for keywords that are never searched |
| plugins and themes if you choose to change the | | | | because its most likely you won't get much traffic |
| theme of the blog. Again it is up to you if you want to | | | | from them. |
| change the theme, but I highly suggest installing the | | | | For the bass fishing theme we will try and target the |
| following plug-ins for your Wordpress blog. These will | | | | following keywords; bass fishing techniques, bass |
| help you in the process of gaining high organic search | | | | fishing homepage, bass fishing reports, bass fishing tips. |
| results and having the necessary tools to be an | | | | In your title under the All in One SEO plugin, choose a |
| internet entrepreneur. | | | | title that is your MAIN keyword. In this case let's use |
| Here are the plug-ins that you will want to download. | | | | the title Bass Fishing Techniques - The Complete Bass |
| Please RIGHT CLICK and go to Save As! | | | | Fishing Homepage. |
| - All In One S.E.O. | | | | This will really help for the keywords Bass Fishing |
| - Google Sitemaps Now you have the necessary tools | | | | Techniques and Bass Fishing Homepage. Now use the |
| to have your Wordpress optimized for Google's | | | | Wordtracker tool to find keywords for your description |
| search engines and other major search engines as | | | | and the 'home keywords' fields. Your description |
| well as having a Google sitemap! You will now need to | | | | shouldn't be ONLY keywords and should sound like a |
| install these plug-ins into your Wordpress. This may | | | | human can read/wrote it. So try and create a |
| seem complicated or technical but it really isn't! As long | | | | captivating message to have people click on your |
| as you follow exactly what I say you will be perfectly | | | | homepage from Google and that has a few |
| fine. | | | | keywords in it. |
| Head over to the SmartFTP website and choose your | | | | The 'Home Keywords' that you use will be found from |
| Operating System for the install. Smart FTP Website. | | | | the Wordtracker tool. Just fill them in with a comma |
| After installing the Smart FTP program you will want | | | | between each keyword! |
| to go to the main screen. Under the main screen you | | | | Ok! Almost done, leave all the other fields alone unless |
| will see the following fields. | | | | you know what you are doing. Scroll down to the |
| Enter your domain in the field, with your username and | | | | bottom and select the Update Options button. Don't do |
| password to the right of that. Go ahead and click the | | | | the ONE CLICK upgrade button at the top of the |
| green arrow once those fields are filled in. The | | | | screen, that only updates the plug-in with the latest |
| program will login to your website and you now have | | | | version. It doesn't update your S.E.O. |
| access to all you folders on your website. DO NOT | | | | Almost done, I know it has been a long day but you |
| PLAY AROUND, this is your whole web-site and you | | | | are almost finished. We just need to create the |
| don't want to go and click around if you aren't familiar | | | | Google Sitemap and you are finished with Day 2! |
| with everything. You can ruin your website and | | | | Great job today by the way, I'm very proud of you. |
| everything you have done up until this point. | | | | Go back over to the Settings button on the right side |
| From here you are going to to want to click on | | | | of your Wordpress admin login. Select the |
| Public_HTML folder that is displayed on the left side | | | | XML-Sitemap button. This is the easiest plug-in to |
| screen. Then click on YOUR DOMAIN folder that is | | | | configure. Just click the 'BUILD sitemap button' or |
| listed underneath the Public_HTML folder. Great, you | | | | whatever the variation is. That's it! Once it tells you that |
| are almost finished. Now click on the WP-CONTENT | | | | the sitemap was updated you are finished! You have |
| folder. This will open the WP-Content folder and you | | | | built the sitemap for Google and notified Google that |
| will have access to the plugins folder. This is displayed | | | | you are human and exist. |
| directly under the WP-CONTENT folder that you just | | | | Tomorrow will be another HUGE day, I'll discuss some |
| clicked on. Go ahead and click on the plugins folder. | | | | very crucial techniques to begin bringing in the money |
| This is where you are going to copy those 2 files I told | | | | and traffic. For now go ahead and relax, you had a |
| you to download above. Go ahead and open the | | | | busy day. |