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Hello all. Just a little disclaimer, this hour only accounts for the setup. It is almost impossible to conduct all of the research necessary and setup in an hour. Don’t worry, I will go in more detail in future posts on “How to select a name” “How to select a webhost” “How to select a domain”  “How to create a Logo that communicates to your target market” “Best practices on how to create a twitter background” so make sure you subscribe for my newsletter for updates and look out for my videos.

Now let’s get moving and create that online presence.

Step 1: Gather all the information from your Marketing plan and refer to it when following the next steps. (Approx. 1 minute)

Step 2:  Select a webhost to host your website. (Approx. 2 minutes)

• I used 1&1 Web hosting which is decent for the price.

• Make sure you select a host that satisfies your needs as some webhosts are limited in their offerings

Step 3:  Select a domain name  (Approx. 2 minutes)

• Refer to your marketing plan for the name. In the name selection stage you should have already checked to see how the name looks as a domain. For example: you don’t want a domain that looks like this.  www.ilikephotosporfavor.com (not a real website That just looks ugly. Instead choose a name like  Www.likephotos.com (not a real website).  It is also recommended to try to use the same company you are using as hosting for your domain name to make things easy.

Step 4:  Setup email accounts on all of the free email providers ( I also recommend that during the Branding stage that you check all free email providers first before finalizing a brand name.) (Approx. 15 minutes)

• http://www.google.com
• http://www.yahoo.com
• http://www.hotmail.com

Step 5: Sign up for all the major social media sites (Approx. 15 minutes)

• http://www.facebook.com
• http://www.twitter.com
• https://plus.google.com/

Step 6: Locate your Logo and update/create a banner or a background for each social media website.  (Approx. 15 minutes)

• http://www.facebook.com
  • Max file size is 4mb max
    • 540 pixels  High
    • 180 pixels Wide
• http://www.twitter.com
  • Max File size for background is 800k but you should try to get as low as possible.
    • The first 200-250 pixels width on the left hand side is a great place to put additional profile information and list websites.
      • • 1600 pixels High
        • 2048 pixels Wide

Step 7: Setup your wordpress site. (Approx. 10 minutes)

• Go to http://wordpress.org/ and download the latest wordpress and install
• Start off with a free template by doing a search Here http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/

Voila…. You now have an online presence to grow.

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