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Starting your own website using Wordpress involves 8 steps.
Steps to install Wordpress (if using Hostgator)
Login, browse to Fantastico
Click Wordpress
New Installation
Browse to domain (usually keep the directory blank), use a different name than “admin”
Finish installation
Open dashboard
Login
View finished site
Wordpress vs. Drupal vs. Joomla
Wordpress
Drupal
Joomla
Pros
Easy to use
Great for blogging
Many developers and skilled service providers
Routine updates
Many existing themes (designs)
Many free custom plugins (features)
Developer friendly
Fair amount of plugins (features)
Highly customizable options
Strong community support
Well-established community of developers and users
Highly customizable architecture
Cons
Still requires some minor programming knowledge to customize
Best templates are built off “framework templates” and require design knowledge
Plugins [...]
