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WordPress .org is free software and is distributed When we consider purchasing a server or space on a
under the GPL license . The biggest reason however , server we should always take the following factors into
account :
for using WordPress is its total commitment to
How large will our website /blog be ?
blogging and its incredible ease of use . No other
Will it be scalable should we need to get a larger /faster
blogging platform are as easy to use as WordPress ,
server ?
whilst giving its users so much power to create
How fast would we like the server to be ?
dynamic content .
What is the guaranteed server uptime ?
Costs ?
Registering a domain ( name of your
Safety measures ?
blog /website );
Do they perform backups ?
All websites need a domain name . The domain

name of this blog
These are just basic questions to set you up to make an
is freelancewritingblog .com Your blog will
informed choice . There are several different types of
obviously have a different domain name ( also
servers to choose from . These will include :
referred to as an URL ). The registration of
Shared servers where your website is hosted on a
domain names is regulated and overseen by
server together with other websites . Your website
ICANN ( Internet Corporation for Assigned
therefore shares the server ’s resources with other
Names and Numbers ). There are many domain
websites .
name registrars accredited to ICANN . The
Cloud based Web Hosting refers to technology where
registration is an easy process . Many hosting many individual servers work together to serve a
website to visitors . This ensures faster server speed and
companies offer visitors an area where you can
a surge in traffic will not hamper the website ’s
type in your preferred domain name to see
performance .
whether it is already in use , and if not in use ,
Virtual Private Servers also allow for several websites
affords you the opportunity to register it on your
on a server but differ to the extent that a dedicated
behalf .
slice of the resources is allocated to each website .
Registering a server :
Dedicated Web Servers are servers that host only a
As mentioned earlier , it is possible and often
single website and all the resources of that server is
advisable to register the domain name and a
allocated to the hosted website .
server with the same service provider . A server is
Managed WordPress Hosting has become very popular
basically a computer on which space is
due to the increasing popularity of WordPress . This
hosting option focusses on WordPress based blogs and
allocated for your website . This server /computer
websites with a view to keeping them protected .
is connected to the internet and people will
A shared server is the most affordable option for a
therefore be able to visit and view your website
Start -Up which allows for scaling up when the need
on this server . Your WordPress software will be
arise .
installed on the server space you purchase .