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Old July 17th, 2008, 03:31 PM
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Title says it all.

Got a lil cash, bought my domain, bought hosting, and now have no clue what I'm doing.

Got WP set up, tho the Godaddy page is still showing up on my domain.

Then it suddenly hit me. Once this is all setup, I'm still not even sure how to make a blog post.

Yeah, gots lots to learn.

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Excellent -- means you don't have any bad habits to 'unlearn' and with Bloggeries you're in a great place to learn lots, too!
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Thanks, looks like I won't get the blog up and running as soon as I had hoped. Oh well.

The Godaddy page is now gone, and WP is showing. That's a step in the right direction, lol. Now I just have to figure out: transfering posts to the new host, creating new posts, installing a template and a bunch of other stuff.

Looks like it's gonna be an all nighter.

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Not as bad as you might think, though - Wordpress.com to self-hosted WP is a fairly easy export-import operation, compared to moving from another platform.

Tip: Start with a default template (theme) - easy one-click install from your dashboard - and don't worry about getting your blog to look the way you want it until you've got your content transferred over, and feel a bit happier about your progress... because the search for the perfect WP theme can easily suck up half your life!!
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rjleaman, um, ok, how do I get to the WP dashboard? Seriously. That's one thing that's kind of holding me up right now. LOL. It's probably right in front of me, but I don't see it.
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Try typing your domain name in your browser location bar, with /wp-admin on the end of it.
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Or the 'Log In' link under Meta in your sidebar, if you've got a default theme up there at the moment. (Most of us take out the meta links later, in tweaking, but it's useful when you're getting set up... like now )
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Oh now that's where that lil log in ran off to. Knew it was gonna be someplace obvious, only glanced over it about 9 trillion times.

You have been so great to me, woohoo! Just finished uploading from the free blog. Boy this is fun.

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Just finished uploading from the free blog. Boy this is fun.
And I just had a peek at it - you're doing great!! See, not that scary at all... and there are lots of people who are happy to help!
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Now I really wanna start playing with themes, but there are sooooooo many. I hope I can find similar to what I had before, just gonna take some looking.

It's so exciting having complete control. I can see why this is addictive.

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