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Why Self Hosted Wordpress Blog? If you're reading this, you've probably already figured out that hosting your blog or website for free at Wordpress.org isn't the best approach for serious blogs. But just in case, here's some reminders of why self hosting your Wordpress blog is the best way to go: - You can host your blog on a domain you own and control.
- It's easier to brand a website on your own domain rather than a URL with wordpress.org in it.
- Gain more freedom to install the themes and plugins you want to utilize, which will increase the functionality and make it easier to build a better looking blog.
- Make it easier to be found in Google or other search engines with your own domain
- Increase your blog space and bandwidth
So who is the best Wordpress self hosting blog provider? In my opinion, it's BlueHost. And I share that opinion with Wordpress, who lists BlueHost as the #1 Wordpress web host right on Wordpress.org. Why is BlueHost the best Wordpress self hosting blog provider? Read the review How to Easily Self Host Your Blog to find out. Move Wordpress.com Blog to Self Hosting - Buy a hosting account at BlueHost. They have both MySQL databases and PHP support, which is needed for Wordpress blogs.
- Install Wordpress at BlueHost using their Simple Scripts one click Wordpress install tool.
- Upload the theme and plugins you want into your new Wordpress installation at Bluehost.
- In your wordpress.org blog admin panel go to Manage > Export and download the export file. Then in your Bluehost cpanel upload the file.
- Make sure everything looks good. If not, do some quick troubleshooting.
- You're done! Self hosting a Wordpress blog wasn't that hard!
If you only a few posts on your Wordpress.org blog, it may be easier to just cut and paste the posts into your new self hosted blog at BlueHost.
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