What You REALLY Need for a Self-Hosted WordPress Installation
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Domain Name (You are creating or maintaining your Personal Brand.)
Protect yourself with Register.com Private Domain Registration service - Only $10.00yr
Business Name
Tagline
Slogan (usually used for a single marketing campaign)
Custom Header/Graphic or Logo
HomeBusiness.About.com - Business Names
Psychotactics.com
Copyblogger.com - Creat a Tagline
Hosting
WordPress centered hosting provider
.htaccess allowed
WordPress.org - Using Permalinks
meets minimum WordPress specifications
WordPress.org - Minimum Hosting Requirements
FTP
Filezilla or other FTP Client
Filezilla-Project.org
Text Editor
Notepad++
Theme
dailyblogtips.com - 10+1 Tips for Choosing a WordPress Theme
lorelle - How Do You Choose a WordPress Theme?
wordpress.org - Themes Directory
problogdesign.com - 40 Free Premium Quality WordPress Themes
Favicon
thefavicongallery.com - What is a Favicon.
goodandcrazypeople - What is a Favicon and How Can I Get One?
404 page
ooyes.net - 50 Creative and Inspiring 404 Pages
no encrypted links/sponsors in footer
themebot.com - How To Remove Encrypted Footer Links in Free WordPress Themes
widgetized sidebar
wordpressmax.com - WordPress Widgets 2.7
Information you need to collect for basic installation:
Contact information
About Me/Bio Information
sprawsm.com - Nailing Your About Page
ProBlogger.net - How To Write Your About Me Page
rsspieces.com - How To Write a Killer Real Estate About Page
smashingmagazine.com - Best Practices for Effective Design of About Us Pages
Home Page content/Blog Content
netmechanic.com - Beginners Guide
5 Categories relevant to your pages and posts
pearsonified.com - What Every Blogger Needs to Know About Categories
API Key for Akismet Spam Protection
WordPress.com - API Keys
