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Yes it’s true, you can pay for a deluxe hosting package through godaddy.com and host multiple blogs on the same account. The blogs share bandwith and storage, and that saves you money!

When I set up TysTips.com I signed up for godaddy’s economy hosting plan for $4.75 per month. The economy hosting provided 10 Gigs of storage space (10,000 MB), and 300 Gigs of monthly bandwith (300,000 MB). That was plenty of space (in fact, at the time of this post, TysTips.com was only using 22 MB of storage space and 32 MB of bandwith per month. Basically I was using 0.2% of the storage, and 0.1% of the bandwith. Why not put that other 99.7% to work hosting other blogs? Get the idea?

To do so I had to upgrade from the economy to the deluxe hosting package. This cost me an extra $1.90, so it was like getting another hosting account for $2. For the extra dough, you get some extra space. The deluxe plan has higher storage and bandwith limits (150 GB of storage, and 1.5 TB of bandwith). Furthermore, if I host a 3rd blog it won’t cost me anything extra. I could have 10 blogs hosted on the same deluxe plan, all sharing the storage space and bandwith for $6.65 per month. The steps below will be broken down into 2 parts. Part 1: Upgrading your plan, and Part 2: Hosting your new blog.

Part 1: Upgrade to Deluxe Hosting:

  1. Log into your godaddy account and click on Hosting > My Hosting Account.
  2. Click on the name of the hosting account (in this case I’ll be showing you the steps by upgrading geektechblog.com since tystips.com is already upgraded). Ignore the checkbox to the left of the name, it will become checked once you click on the name of your hosting account. Once clicked you’ll see the storage and bandwith data to the right (yea, geektechblog.com gets a ton of traffic, I know …). Below that you’ll see “Upgrade/Downgrade hosting account. Click that link. See the image below (click the image to enlarge it if necessary). Step_2___Click_Hosting_Name_and_Upgrade.JPG
  3. Select the Deluxe Hosting - Linux plan from the list (be sure to pick Linux and not windows if you’re using WordPress, since you can’t host a WP blog on a Windows hosting plan). Step_3___Select_Deluxe_Plan.JPG
  4. Further down in that same column you’ll see a green continue button. Click it and pay for the hosting upgrade. Note: It may take a few hours for your upgrade to process, but mine only took a few minutes.

Once you’ve upgraded, you’ll need to follow the next few steps to point a second domain name to your Deluxe hosting account and begin installing your new WP blog. For the rest of the steps below, I’ll be using my TysTips Hosting account that’s already been upgraded to Deluxe Hosting.

Part 2: Hosting your new blog:

  1. Your hosting account should now say “Deluxe Hosting - Linux …”. Click on the “Manage Account” link to the left.Step_1b___click_Manage_My_account.JPG
  2. If you see this image, it means your account is in “Pending” status and it isn’t set up yet. Go grab lunch and check back in an hour (once it’s set up, proceed to step 3).2b___Pending_Error.JPG
  3. Your screen should look something like what’s shown below. To point your new domain to this hosting account click Settings > Domain Management.3b___Settings_Domain_Mgmt.JPG
  4. Click “Add Domain”4b___Click_Add_Domain.JPG
  5. Fill in the domain name. I’m setting up hosting for a hobby site, ProjectsInMetal.com. Since you’ll be setting up a whole new blog, you’ll want the contents of that blog in it’s own subfolder. I’m naming that folder “/projectsinmetal”.5b___Fill_in_Domain_Info.JPG
  6. It may take a while for Godaddy to setup your new domain name. If your screen shows “Pending”, give it an hour or two and check back. In the image below you can see that I now have “2 Hosted Sites” (TysTips and ProjectsInMetal), but the projectsinmetal.com link isn’t clickable yet. You can also see that the folder that will hold the contents of my new blog is correctly setup. And finally, you can see that the change is in “Pending” status. Your screen should look similar. Once your new domain name says “Setup” you can proceed.6b___Wait_for_Pending_Domain_Addition.JPG
  7. Once your status has changed to “Setup”, click on the “Home” tab to proceed.7b___Domain_Setup___Click_Home.JPG
  8. From the Home screen, click “Your Applications”. This will take you to the Godaddy Hosting Connection where you can easily install applications like WordPress.8b___Click_Your_Applications.JPG
  9. Click on the “My Applications” tab.9b___Click_My_Applications.JPG
  10. You can see that I already have WordPress installed on 2 blogs, TysTips and GeekTechBlog, but I need to install WordPress on my new blog, ProjectsInMetal. To do that I need to find the WordPress applications link. It’s currently showing up as the top link in the “Most Popular” category, but you can also use the search box to find it (by typing “WordPress” in the searchbox).10b___Find_Wordpress_Link.JPG
  11. Once you’ve found the WordPress link, Click it and you should see a screen that shows you the details of the current Version of WordPress you’ll be installing (for me, it’s 2.7). Also, I told you earlier that WordPress requires a Linux hosting account, but it looks like it may now work on Windows (TysTips uses WordPress 2.5, which only works on Linux). Click “Install Now!” to install WordPress.11b___Click_Install_Now.JPG
  12. Choose the domain you want to install WordPress to. Then scroll to the bottom and click next. 12b___Choose_Compatible_Domain.JPG
  13. Choose a password, change the database description (if you wish), and click next.13b___Choose_Password.JPG
  14. Next you’ll need to choose your install directory. Since ProjectsInMetal is aliased to TysTips/ProjectsInMetal, it already has it’s own unique install directory. If I were to leave the directory box blank, all the WordPress files would be installed in TysTips.com/ProjectsInMetal. If I add a folder named “WordPress” (which is what’s shown in the picture), all the files would be installed in TysTips.com/ProjectsInMetal/Wordpress. It really doesn’t make much of a difference if you choose to have a WordPress folder or not. Having all the WordPress file in their own folder might make things a little cleaner in the future if you decide to make changes to your blog.14b___Choose_Install_Directory.JPG
  15. Configure Your Login info and click Next.15b___Configure_Login.JPG
  16. Next, you will see a screen that says your installation request has been submitted. Click on the My Applications link to proceed.16b___Installation_Request_Submitted.JPG
  17. Under My Applications you can see that the status of ProjectsInMetal.com is pending because Godaddy is still creating the database. Once it’s created the database it needs to install the WordPress application, etc. This can take a while, so go get a cup of coffee and check back later. Once the status says “Installed”, you’re ready to go.17b___Status___Creating_Database.JPG
  18. Once your status changes to “Installed”, you’re ready to start posting to your new blog. Clicking on the link (in my case PROJECTSINMETAL.COM/wordpress) will take you to your new blog. Click it!18b___Database_Installed.JPG
  19. Here’s what your new blog should look like. Click “Log in” under “Meta” in the lower right corner to log into your blog and start posting. You’ll need to use the login name and password you chose in step 15.19b___Click_Log_in_under_META.JPG

That’s it. If you want to customize the look of your blog (which I would reccommend), search google for how to change your WordPress theme. There are thousands of free themes out there, so find one with the colors and functionality you are looking for and install it.

If you run into any trouble post a comment and I’ll try to help you out.

Thanks for visiting!

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