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Going self hosted right away: How to link Godaddy, Hostgator and WordPress

August 11, 2017

Going self hosted right away: How to link Godaddy, Hostgator and WordPress
Good morning! Today we continue with our series about making money online. You can check the previous posts about Starting your own website, Choosing a name, domain and hosting, My July blog income and stats, How many hours are you willing to put in?, Blogging mistake #1: blogging in the dark , How I got my Alexa below 100K in 8 weeks, Monetize your site with affiliate and Adsense, August blog income and stats recap. Now let’s talk about Going self hosted right away: How to link Godaddy, Hostgator and WordPress.

 

When you start a blog, if your plan is to make money with it, you should go self hosted right away.  The process is pretty easy, first you need a name and a domain for your blog, you have to buy the domain for at least a year, then a hosting package so that your domain goes live. If you do not buy the two from the same company, you will need to tell the hosting company where your domain was bought. Then, your site is live and ready to be updated by FTP, meaning you upload files directly on the server. If you are new to blogging, the best way around that is to use the WordPress platform in order to write your post in a friendly interface, and let WordPress do the job as far as uploading and formatting is concerned. Here is how to link your new domain, your hosting package, and WordPress so you can start blogging.

 

Linking Godaddy and Hostgator

 

I used Godaddy to register my domain but it will be hosted by Hostgator. I need to change the DNS servers on Hostgator to have them point to Godaddy.

 

1. Log in to Godaddy, buy your domain if you haven’t yet, then click domains and launch.

2. Select your domain, then Set Nameservers

3. Choose custom Nameservers and enter the names of 1st Nameserver and 2nd Nameserver you received from Hostgator’s billing email. They will look something like ns440.hostgator.com

4. Click add to validate, then save.

 

It may take a few moments for the changes to take effect.

 

Linking Hostgator and WordPress

 

Now, your domain is being hosted by Hostgator. The next thing you need is to tell WordPress that you are now hosted by Hostgator.

1. Log in to cpanel with your Hostgator credentials.

2. Click on Quickinstall

3. Under blog software choose WordPress

4. Fill in your email, name and domain name details and install

 

hostgator

 

5. That’s it! You can now log in to yourdomain.com/wp-admin with the credentials provided

 

WordPress is pretty intuitive, you just have to click new post, write something, add a picture if you would like, then click publish and your post is live. Next we will go into more details about the advanced options WordPress offers, such as useful plugins for your site.

Happy blogging!

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  1. GetRichWithMe says

    September 13, 2013 at 1:45 am

    very informative post – when i was first starting out i would have found this information invaluable.
    There arent enough “how to” pages out there that really explain “how” to do it.
    Well done
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    • Pauline says

      September 14, 2013 at 3:18 pm

      thank you!

  2. DC @ Young Adult Money says

    September 13, 2013 at 5:20 am

    Great tip, Pauline! I had GoDaddy and Bluehost from the get-go, and I’ve been pretty happy besides a couple of hiccups that Bluehost has faced this Summer. I definitely think self-hosting a site is a MUCH better option long-term.
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  3. Matt Becker says

    September 13, 2013 at 5:20 am

    Setting up a self-hosted blog up front is definitely easier than transitioning. Not being familiar with all of this stuff, I was definitely a little overwhelmed trying to move my blog from blogger over to a self-hosted setup, but it was definitely worth it.
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  4. John S @ Frugal Rules says

    September 13, 2013 at 6:41 am

    Great tip Pauline! I definitely think self-hosting right away is the way to go for many that are going into blogging.
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  5. Budget and the Beach says

    September 13, 2013 at 10:04 am

    I agree. I wish I had done that with BATB instead of trying to move everything over after the fact. It was so much easier when I started ISWLG with self-hosted in the beginning.
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    • Pauline says

      September 14, 2013 at 2:33 pm

      I get that you don’t want to spend $$ from the start if you don’t know where to take your site or if you would monetize at all but it is a small fee for less hassle down the road.

  6. Andrew@LivingRichCheaply says

    September 13, 2013 at 11:03 am

    I almost went the free route because I was being cheap but I’m glad I didn’t because I’ve read that transitioning is quite problematic. The monthly cost is only like $3.99 for self hosting but I did commit to 3 years…
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    • Pauline says

      September 14, 2013 at 2:32 pm

      I took 12 months at the start then waited for a black friday sale to buy 3 years, they have great offers a couple of times a year. that one was 75% off.

  7. Nick @ AYoungPro.com says

    September 13, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    Nice guide Pauline. Luckily I had the Yakezie group around to help me when I was figuring all of this stuff out.
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    • femmefrugality says

      September 13, 2013 at 9:15 pm

      I have the same gratitude for that network when I was making the switch! Getting GoDaddy (my host) to link up with WordPress took me a couple of minutes to figure out, but after that it was a breeze thanks to all the advice I got.
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      • Pauline says

        September 14, 2013 at 2:31 pm

        it is so much easier when you have people who went through the same thing before you did. in the end it is really simple when you get told what to do.

  8. Canadianbudgetbinder says

    September 13, 2013 at 9:15 pm

    Thanks for a great post and I agree to do it from the start. I’m moving over now and it’s been nothing but a nightmare this past year that I hope I can put behind me.
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    • Pauline says

      September 14, 2013 at 2:30 pm

      sorry about the pain it has been for you, can’t believe how long it’s been. Hope it is soon over.

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    September 13, 2013 at 10:18 pm

    I watched several YouTube videos to figure this out. I wish I could have had this guide back then.
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    September 13, 2013 at 10:42 pm

    This is a very informative post, especially to those just starting to build their site.
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    September 15, 2013 at 4:55 am

    Great advice right here. Thanks for this. Truly worth sharing especially to those who just came on board the blogosphere.
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  12. Daisy @ Prairie Eco Thrifter says

    September 15, 2013 at 11:14 am

    I went self hosted about a year after I began blogging. I just realized that there is no way I’d be able to grow my blog on WordPress.com. I host with a smaller host, but it works.
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    Hi Pauline, my domain name is registered with Godaddy. My existing website created using WordPress is hosted by Hostgator. Now I want my newly created e-commerce store (bigcommerce) online.
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