Refer Back to this Page to help guide you through signup and Blog Launch

Click here to sign up for hosting at HostMonster.com (new window will open)

Once at HostMonster, click Sign Up Now

If you do not yet have a domain name, enter your desired domain name in the New Clients box, and select Next. Signing up for a 12 month or 24 month  plan allows you a free domain name.  Two years is the best value, only costing you $166.80 ($84.40 a year equivalent) for hosting, domain name, domain name privacy, and lots of tools to include (of course) your own Blog.

If you already have a domain name, put the domain name you own in the Transfer Clients box, then select Next. You will be able to transfer the domain yourself, or HostMonster will help you do it.

After you are all signed up, you will receive your password for your control panel to your HostMonster account. As a reminder, a HostMonster representative will call to verify your account. This is a good thing as it helps eliminate fraud, and assure you that you are dealing with a great hosting  company.

Using your Control Panel account and password (your account will be your domain name,) sign in to set up your Blog.

Once you are into your control panel, you will see lots of great promotional options. As you scroll down your panel, the first thing you should do is  establish your own email account under your domain. This is located under the fourth panel labeled Mail.  Select the Email Accounts icon to set up your  email.  Email is available to download to Outlook and to view online.

Next, scroll down to the 10th panel named Software / Services.  Once there, select the smiling logo called Fantastico De Lux.  You will be then taken to a  page that shows you all the software you can use for free.  As we are focused on setting up your Blog, see the second section at the top left called Blogs.

You will see that you have three to select from.  Each are good and have features that allow for the automatic syndication of your content.  All allow  picture and video upload and have great online community support.  You can load each to test, and if you do not like that particular Blog, you can easily  unload it by using the same Fantastico De Lux section, selecting the Blog type, then selecting Delete.  This is an easy way to select the style you want to  use. Each Blog has their own control panel allowing you to control comments to your posted articles as well as set other security related features. One of the simplest to set up (and most popular) is the WordPress blog.

Following these steps, you can have your own domain name, hosting, and Blog up and running in less than 15 minutes. Post your own articles in any  number of categories that you create. Post permanent links to your books, and even use your blog to make additional income by posting your own  affiliate ads.

Sign up for a BiblioScribe.com account to start creating links to your new website.  BiblioScribe.com also encourages you to become a member of John  Kremer's Book Marketing Network at http://bookmarket.ning.com.