The crew at Download Squad has put together a list of 23 things that you should do after you install WordPress. Not only that, they provided guides on how to do each of them. Check it out.

This is where the real work begins. Up to this point you’ve had control of everything, but now it is time to do the work and wait for the results.

Step 3.1 Spread the News

Since you wrote the bulk of your content in step one, its time to start putting it to use. To make this easier, I will break it into days

Day 1

• Add Google Analytics so that you can see where your visitors are coming from.
• Submit 3 articles to ezinearticles each under a different category so that they dont compete.
• Add your URL to be indexed at Google, Yahoo!, and MSN.

Day 4

• Submit 3 articles to ezinearticles each under a different category so that they dont compete.

Day 7

• Submit the 4 remaining articles each under a different category

Step 3.2 Adding the Ads

I’ve heard from various sources that adding adsense before you are indexed will slow down the time it takes for your page to get indexed. The solution, wait 1 week before you add ads.
Use the following guides to help you add adsense:

• How to Sign Up for Adsense.
• How To Put Adsense into your WordPress layout.
• Good Places to put Adsense.
• Picking the Right Size Ads

For some people adsense isn’t the best option. Feel free to take a look at the Adsense Alternatives section.

Now that you have completed the initial planning required to create a niche money making website, its time to bring it to the internet and make it a reality.

To make this sometimes complicated step simpler, I will break it into parts.

Step 2.1 Finding a Webhost

For the computer illiterate, this step involving domains and servers is often confusing. If you understand how the internet works and know what kind of service you need, or have completed this step previously, feel free to skip this section.

While some people prefer to buy webspace and domains separately, I feel like it is easier to manage multiple websites from an all in one service such as 1and1. For 3 dollars a month, they will give you 5 gigabytes of space (more than enough for at least 100+ websites), 10 databases (You will see why this is important later in the guide), and 250 gigabytes of monthly bandwidth (amount of data that can be sent and recieved each month). There are many other great alternatives, feel free to leave a comment about providers you suggest and I add them the list of webhosts.

Step 2.2 Creating your Website

Now that you have purchased webspace, its time to put it to use. lets begin by downloading the parts that we will be using for our website.

• WordPress - A content management system that will make it really easy to add pages, links, and manage your website design.
• FileZilla - A decent open source FTP Program. You can use any FTP program you like. I prefer FlashFXP.

Wordpress setup:

1. Install your FTP program of choice (If you cant do this by yourself, email me).
2. Connect to your website with the username and password provided by your webspace provider (If this wasn’t given to you, call customer service and ask, they love to help you).
3. Unzip the wordpress zip file you downloaded earlier.
4. Open the folder and right click on the file named “wp-config-sample.php” and click rename and rename the file to “wp-config.php”
5. Right click on the file now named “wp-config.php” and then click “open with…” in the dialog box that pops up select WordPad.
6. Minimize the file that is now opened in WordPad
7. Go to and login to the administration panel of your webspace provider, if your following in my footsteps and registered with 1and1, here.
   These next few steps are 1and1 specific and will vary depending on your service
8. In the “Administration” tab of the administration panel, click “MySQL Administration” in the “Websites & Applications” section.
9. Click “New Database” and for the description of your database put the topic of your website.
10. Go back to the file that you minimized previously and replace “wordpress” with the Database name provided, ie. “db192910739″.
11. Replace “username” with the User name provided, ie. “dbo192910739″.
12. Replace “password” with the Password provided, ie. “kHhX4ax3″.
13. Replace “localhost” with the Host name provided, ie. “db621.perfora.net”
14. Save the file and close it.
15. Go up one directory and rename the “wordpress” folder to a word or acronym that defines your website topic.
16. Upload the folder that you just renamed to your webspace using your FTP program. This may take a while.
17. Go back to the Administration Panel and click Domains
18. Click on the domain you are working on.
19. Click the “edit” button next to “Destination”
20. For “Home Directory” select “Existing directory”
21. For “Existing directory” select /yourRenamedWordpressFolder
22. Click the “Ok” button to save the settings
23. Go to your website url. ie. “http://moneytaryweb.com” and click the link to “install.php”
24. Follow the installation steps, it is very simple
25. Take note of your username and password, then click the link to “wp-login.php”
26. For simplicity sake, we will now change the password. After you have logged in, click “Users” and update the information as you feel neccesary.
27. Congratulations Wordpress setup is complete. If you go to your website url you will now see the default wordpress blog.
28. If you want to take the time you can now install what I deem necessary WordPress Add-ons or plugins.

Step 2.3 Choosing a Template

Now that you have Wordpress setup, the personalization begins. We will start by finding a theme for our website.

Templates can be downloaded from:

• ThemeViewer - The offical WordPress Theme archive.
• Alex King’s WordPress Theme Browser - A large variety of Themes that can easily be browsed.
• Kaushal Sheth’s WordPress Themes - Many decent themes.

How To Install a Template:

1. Once you have found a Theme that suits your website, download it and unzip it if necessary.
2. Open your FTP program and connect to your website
3. Open your “wordpress” folder
4. Open the “wp-content” folder
5. Open the “themes” folder
6. Upload your downloaded Theme to the “themes” folder
7. Go to your WordPress Administration Panel. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin/”
8. Once you’ve logged in, click Presentation
9. Click on the theme you downloaded
10. Check to see if the change took effect by clicking “View site”

Step 2.4 Putting in Content

Now That we have our site looking the way we want, its time to start putting in the content.
The following guides will help you through the process:

• How to add a post
• How to edit/delete a post
• How to add a page
• How to edit/delete a page
• The difference between a page and a post
• How to add a link to the sidebar
• How to edit/delete a link from the sidebar

On to Step 3

Now that you have built your site, you are ready for step 3, publicize.

The most important part of your website is its content, a large amount of your content will be composed of posts, here is how you make a post

I already wrote the article

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Write
3. Open your article, and copy its contents then paste them into the large Post textbox
4. Write a Title for your article in the Title textbox.
5. Select the Categories you want your post to be in.
6. Click the Publish button

I still need to write the article

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Write
3. Write the article in the large Post textbox.
4. Write a Title for your article in the Title textbox.
5. Select the Categories you want your post to be in.
6. Click the Publish button

Sometimes, you might need to go back and change a post, or delete a post, this guide will teach you how to do that.

I want to edit a post:

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Manage
3. Click Edit on the post you wish to change
4. Once you have made the changes, click the Save button

I want to delete a post:

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Manage
3. Click Delete on the post you wish to change
4. It will Ask you if you are sure, click OK

Much like posts, Pages are a crucial part of a website.

I already wrote the page

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Write
3. Click Write Page
4. Open your page, and copy its contents then paste them into the large Post textbox
5. Write a Title for your new page.
6. Click the Create New Page button

I still need to write the page

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Write
3. Click Write Page
4. Write the page in the large Post textbox.
5. Write a Title for your new page.
6. Click the Create New Page button

Since pages are static, you will find that you wont need to change them that often, but when you do, here is how.

I want to edit a page:

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Manage
3. Click Pages
4. Click Edit on the post you wish to change
5. Once you have made the changes, click the Save button

I want to delete a page:

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Manage
3. Click Pages
4. Click Delete on the post you wish to change
5. It will Ask you if you are sure, click OK

While watching beginners create they’re first website using wordpress, I often see them improperly utilizing either Posts or Pages. I’m going to teach you the difference between each so you dont make that mistake.

A Post Is:

What is a Post?

A post is temporary. When you create a new post, It will appear on the first page of your website. When you add a new post, it will replace an old post on the main-page.

When posts leave the main-page of your website, users will either have to access them by searching, or by browsing categories.

When should I use a Post?

You should use a post when it is about a topic that is changing often.

A Page is:

What is a Page?

A page is permanent. When you create a page, a link to the page is added to the navigation section of you website. A page will never appear on the main-page.

When should I use a Page?

A page should be used when you want to create a permanent place for content

I Still Don’t Understand

Thats ok, experiment, you can always edit and delete, posts or pages.

Other Resources

• A quick summary of posts and pages

To build traffic you want to recieve as many links as possible from as many places as possible. One of the best ways to do this is exchange links with people that share your topic. Before you can do that however, you will need to know how to add a link to the sidebar.

How do I do it?

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Links
3. Click Add Link
4. In the URI box, Put the URL you wish to link to. ie. “http://monetaryweb.com”
5. In the Link Name box, Put the link text. ie. “Monetary Web”
6. in the Category box, Select the Link Category you wish the link to be in
7. The rest is not neccesary, but feel free to fill it in if you know what you are doing
8. Click the Add Link button

From the get go, you will most likely have links in the sidebar that you dont want there. Have no fear, you can edit or remove them.

How do I Delete Them?

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Links
3. Click Delete next to the link you wish to remove from the list
4. It will ask you if you are sure, click Ok

How do I Edit Them?

1. Log in to your administration page. ie. “http://yourUrl.com/wp-admin”
2. Click Links
3. Click Edit next to the link you wish to change
4. Make the changes you want to, then click Save Changes