What You REALLY Need for a Self-Hosted WordPress Installation
Domain Name (You are creating or maintaining your Personal Brand.)
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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
