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Self hosting vs. free blogging
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Why pay for a domain and hosting, when I can get a remotely hosted blog online for free?
It's true, there are lots of free blogging sites available, but there's a reason why all the great bloggers have their own, self-hosted sites. You just can't do the kinds of things with a free blog that you can with a real Wordpress installation on your own domain and host.
The cost of self hosting is actually pretty minimal - the real reason most people start out with a free blogging service is because they don't know how to set up a blog on their own domain. That's where we come in! Don't limit yourself with a remotely hosted blog. Let us set up a real, hosted blog on your own domain and configure it for you. You'll have complete control over your site, a much larger selection of themes and plugins available and you can start blogging and even making money with your site, if you choose to.
Blog Setup
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How do I sign up?
Go to our Signup page and fill out the form. You'll get a confirmation email from us letting you know we've received it. We'll be in touch shortly with any questions or just to let you know your FREE blog setup is complete!
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What is included in a Free Blog Setup?
See our About page for full details.
All standard installs include:
- Email setup (i.e., you@yoursite.com)
- Configuration of Wordpress settings
- Installation and configuration of essential plugins
- Installation of over 75 themes
- Create and install favicon (optional, you provide graphic for favicon)
- Install robots.txt file
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How long does it take to setup my blog?
We will set up your blog as quickly as we can after we receive your request, usually within 12-24 hours.
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Why would you offer this service for free? Is this a scam?
Nope, no scam. Here's how it works: When you sign up for hosting through one of our partner links, that partner pays me a referral fee. The partner makes a sale, I get paid and you get a free blog setup in addition to the hosting you would need for your blog anyway. Everybody wins!
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Why Wordpress?
Free.
Very flexible.
Extensible.
Well-supported.
Customizable.
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Isn't it really easy to install Wordpress with most web hosts? Why should I have you do it?
You're right. A basic installation of Wordpress is very quick and easy, but what you end up with is a very plain, out of the box, ugly, BORING blog. What really takes the time and effort is optimizing and customizing your blog. You can spend hours deciding on the right plugins, downloading, installing and configuring them. And if you're new to Wordpress, you may not know which plugins are the the important ones.
We will not only install your blog, we'll optimize it (see full description of our services here). You get a professional, functional blog that looks great, so you can start your blogging career off right.
Plus - BONUS - we make a donation to a plugin programmer with every signup! Using our service helps keep those awesome plugins supported.
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I don't need hosting or anything. Can't I just pay you to setup my blog?
Certainly! Our standard blog setup and optimization is $75.00. Place your order via the Signup page and put "Google Checkout" in the additional instructions box. Upon receipt of your order, we will email you an invoice for payment via Google Checkout. Once we receive notification that the payment has gone through, we will get right to work on your setup!
Be sure to include the Welcome Email information for your existing host when you submit your order. We can't setup your blog without that information.
Other Services
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What services do you provide?
Currently, we are only offering blog installation and optimization. We may offer additional services in the future. If you'd like to see a particular service, please drop us a note to let us know!
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Do you do custom coding for themes, plugins or hacks?
Posh Blog Services currently provides installation and configuration services only. For other needs, take a look at the free support forums at Wordpress.org, or for quick, expert service, try Rentacoder.com or JustAnswer.com.
Tech Support
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Help! Wordpress isn't working right
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I have a technical question
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I want to hack / customize a plugin, theme or other Wordpress file. Can you help me?Posh Blog Services currently provides installation and configuration services only. For other needs, take a look at the free support forums at Wordpress.org, or for quick, expert service, try Rentacoder.com or JustAnswer.com.
