First Blog in Wordpress

WordPress is the best content management system for blogs and it can also make a decent CMS for standard websites. However, there are some minor details any WordPress user needs to understand before reading further. There are basically two blog solutions offered by WordPress: a CMS software script to download free and use on your own domain, or a free WordPress account where you can signup to create a free blog. However this would be a WordPress hosted blog, which has less flexibility than a professional hosted blog. This is more difficult to optimize for the search engines and according to WordPress TOS, Automattic (WordPress parent company) can terminate your account at any time. Blogs on wordpress.com will be hosted on subdomains of wordpress.com. subdomains created automatically from your user dashboard. These are ideal to get your feet wet‖ if you are new to blogging, but are not suited for professional bloggers.

Choosing a professional web host and a branded domain for your blog are the best strategy for establishing your online presence. It is not difficult to choose a host: simply ask the web host, before signing up for a contract, if they fulfill the minimum requirements to host WordPress-based blogs. WordPress.org recommends a few web hosting companies,

To run WordPress, your web host needs PhP v 4.3 or greater and MySQL v 4.0 or greater