Welcome to this cloud-hosted hosted blog version of this "SME focused free websites" discussion.

AND TIPS AND TRICKS with Glenn Sinclair.

You can find me over on my Link-Tree at https://linktr.ee/glenn_philip_sinclair

You can actually have your own WordPress.com Website as a subdomain
like in this case >>> glennphilipsinclair.wordpress.com
- for free, when you work your way through all the upsells, LOL.

This website is an example of this.. JUST THE BASICS… I have not paid for any upgrades for this process (as YET?)… I do have so many other websites, and on paid hosting cloud servers…

SME GOAL: A FREE functional website

I shall endeavor to layout the process, for you to follow,
to get your own free website just somewhat similar to this.

Yes, the above website is rudimentary, and that is for a reason,
because they (Automattic) want to you upgrade all the bleeding time. lol.

FOR THIS FREE WEBSITE EXERCISE: However lets stick with the free version conversation here, with no upgrades and no addons whatsoever.

NOTE: REMEMBER: I do have many other websites that I pay hosting services for, and that brings us to a definite distinction between FREE AND HOSTED WORDPRESS by these WordPress guys, and the FREE down-loadable and installable version of WordPress.

The free version that you must host yourself is from WORDPRESS.NET,
and then you have to install it somewhere else.

Other places in the cloud, than where this website is installed, on the WORDPRESS>COM servers.

Website Hosting like:

HostGator … Great hosting

Go Daddy (they are a marketing nightmare imo)

FastNet.com (in the UK and I Iove em) FIVE STARS

i10Web – We (SMEHelpshop) may soon have an SME focused hosting option with them soon
(if you wish to go this way.)

NOTE you control your website fully that way. But in this instance we are going full tilt to see what we can squeeze out of this free version here on WORDPRESS.COM.

What you will have to pay for is:

1. Your URL/Domain Registration (every Year)

2. Web Server Hosting, see above…

3. Maintenance from someone if you do not do it yourself… (yes it is easy)

AND THAT ABOUT IT… HAVE FUN.

~ Glen Sinclair ~

You can find me over on my Link-Tree at https://linktr.ee/glenn_philip_sinclair