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Purchase & Setup Domain/Hosting with GoDaddy

Marty Thomas
posted this on March 09, 2011 11:54 am

Need a domain name and hosting account to work with your Purlem account?  Your at the right place...

1) Visit http://godaddy.com and click on the 'Hosting' tab.hostingtab.png

2) Select the "Linux" Operating Systemlinux.png

3) Select Hosting Plan and Add to Cart

Any plan will work just fine.  The "Economy" plan is all that is needed to work with Purlem.

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4) Choose a Domain Name

Continue to the shopping cart. Once there you will see a yellow box where you can enter the domain name that you would like to use. For example- if the personal url is going to be http://www.mycompany.com/mike.jones you would type 'mycompany' into the box. 

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5) Proceed to Checkout

f your domain name is available, you will see a screen similar to the image below. If not, keep searching until you find a domain name that you like. Then select the 'Proceed to Checkout' button.

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6) Create a New Account or Login

If you don't have a goDaddy account, you will need to create one on the following screen.

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7) Complete Payment Screen and Place OrderPicture_1.png

8) Login to Your Account

Now that your domain and hosting are purchased,  it's time to set them up to work with Purlem.  Select the 'My Account' tab.

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8) Select "Web Hosting" under products.hostingsetup.png

9) Select "Launch" next to your recently purchased hosting account.launch.png

9) Set up your Hosting Account

Enter domain: The domain name that you just purchased.

FTP Username: By default your goDaddy username.  This will also be used in Purlem's campaign setup.

Password: This will also be used in Purlem's campaign setup.

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10) Setup is Complete!

As indicated, the typical wait time for the setup to be complete is 30 minutes.  This screen also contains the FTP details that you will use during Purlem's campaign setup.  

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