I hope you were able to choose a domain name for your site. If you’ve chosen a domain you can go ahead and grab it. If you haven’t bought your domain name yet here’s a link to get a .com for $7.49
Today we’re going to look at what to do next after you’ve bought your domain name. These steps will always be the same, no matter what kind of blog you’re building. I’ve done tutorials on most of this already so I’ll just point you there so you can take some action!
Today’s Action Steps:
1. Forward your nameservers. This is done from the place you bought your domain and will point it at your hosting account so people will be able to see it. (click the link and scroll down to the nameserver part ~ the first video)
2. If you already have a hosting account and a domain on it you will need to do an add on domain for your new one. This is done at your hosting. (click the link and scroll past the nameserver directions)
3. Install wordpress on your new domain.
4. Change wordpress settings. You’ll want to optimize your blog ~ which is not nearly as complicated as it sounds. You’ll just need to change a couple settings in your dashboard.
That’s it for today. Those are some pretty specific actions you can take, so TAKE ‘EM! If you don’t want to do this part, or don’t feel comfortable doing it yourself I’ll be happy to do it for you.
Remember, the only way you fail is if you don’t take action, or you quit. If you’re stuck at any point in this process please let me know and we’ll see what we can do to get your past the hump. I will say the one thing that many of you could probably do is STOP worrying about what comes next, or next after that. Do what needs to be done NOW, focus on the task at hand ~ there’ll be plenty of time to worry about the rest later. If you contuinually worry about what’s coming you’re not going to get anything done, and you’ll find yourself 6 months from now still worrying about what’s coming with nothing to show for your time.
So far here’s what we’ve covered:
1. Think of a blog topic.
2. Identify your target market
3. Create a content plan
4. Choose a domain name
None of these include creating products, or setting up an autoresponder or even worrying about a theme. One step at a time. 
You can do it. I know you can.
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Hey Jackie,
It's great to see fellow Mom's learning to blog and being successful at it. You have a lot of great information available on your site and I'm glad to have come across it. I look forward to reading future posts.
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