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Now that you have your domain name and hosting account, it's time to get your blog up and running. It's a very simple and straightforward process, and if you follow the steps outlined in this video, you'll have your blog up and running in no time.
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Action Steps
- Install WordPress
- Login to your WordPress website Dashboard and edit your WordPress address URL and Site address URL (Add www. before yourdomain.com)
- Set Permalinks to ANYTHING besides “default” or “Numeric”
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