So you want a WordPress website? Great! Where will it live? There are
many companies that will offer to host your website. How do you know
which ones have the services you need? Which ones will charge you
appropriately? We will talk about various large and small hosting
companies, and how to look for the features you will need, including
databases, domains, and bandwidth.

Now that you’re hosted, is your site safe? Security is not just for
shopping carts anymore. Even if for a private blog, you still need to
make sure your WordPress site is locked down and secure. There are a
number of free and paid security plug-ins that help keep the bad guys
out of your information.