Now that you have your domain name and your hosting account set up, it’s time to set up the Wordpress software on your site. If you used Hostgator to host your domain then this step should take less than five minutes.
Log into your Hostgator dashboard and then scroll down and locate the Fantastico de luxe icon and click on it.

Once you have done that the Fantastico software services will open up and you can find the Wordpress setup function on the left sidebar. Click on it and just follow the instructions. This will setup the Wordpress software on your domain.

Wordpress is now setup on your domain so you can log out of your Hostgator dashboard and log into your Wordpress blog.

Every Wordpress blog comes with a default blog theme. Themes can be changed as often as you like but it’s a good idea to find one that you are happy with and then build on it. Most themes come as templates which are easy to modify with just a little knowledge of html and php. A simple Google search for “free Wordpress themes,” can find just about whatever theme you are interested in. Be more specific in your Google search by also stating your niche in the query.

Download and save your themes to a specific folder on your computer then extract them in the same folder. Use a free FTP client to log into your domain and upload your theme to the wp_content directory. Once that is completed you can then log into the admin area of your blog, select “appearance” and then select and activate your new theme.

Now you are ready to start blogging.