Resources

Here is the list of all the usefull resources needed to build sucessfull online presence on the Internet.

Domain names and hosting

www.domainsbot.com - easy to check if your domain name is available

http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/registrar/bulk/bulk.asp - bulk domain registration on GoDaddy - usefull when you wan to test many domain name ideas at once

www.hostmonster.com - great domain registrator and hosting

Wordpress

Every good web hosting offers easy to use Wordpress installation using tools/program like Fantastico or CPanel. Installing Wordpress is very easy even for non-technical person.

The other option (for technical savvy) is to install WP using FTP upload program like Filezilla or WinSCP (my favorite). It is particularly useful, when you install pre-installed WP with plugins, like Jeff Johnson’s, SEO optimized, pre-configured Wordpress with plugins.

Usefull Wordpress Plugins

The basic plugins for Wordpress are describe in this post.

Here are some other useful plugins:

Dagon Design Sitemap Generator	Generates a fully customizable sitemap By Dagon Design.
Favicon Manager	Adds your favicon to your headers and/or rss feeds. By Digital Ramble.
TinyMCE Advanced	Enables advanced features and plugins in TinyMCE. By Andrew Ozz.
WordPress.com Stats	Tracks views, post/page views, referrers, and clicks. Requires a WordPress.com API key. By Andy Skelton.