The winner of my book drawing is Yufeng Guo! Congratulations and I hope you enjoy your new book. If you will email your mailing address to me, I will send your new book to you as soon as possible this week.

The Wisdom Journal ^[2] passed 1,000 subscribers yesterday (July 30). Thank you sincerely to everyone who has subscribed. I consider it an honor that you take a moment or two out of your day to read what I’ve written and posted. Thank you.

My next book giveaway is WordPress For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) ^[3]. This book helped me get my blog set up and is full of ideas, tips, and techniques to help anyone set up a WordPress blog. To be entered in the drawing once, just leave a comment on this post. To get FIVE entries, email the new FREE BOOK CODE from the bottom of my RSS feed ^[4] to thewisdomjournal [at] gmail [dot] com.

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Blue Host. This is the company I use myself and I’ve had a great experience with them. They are available 24/7 and I’ve never waited more than a few minutes to speak with anyone in technical support. They have been a great host. You can add unlimited domains (if you want more than one blog or site) and hosting with them costs as low as $6.95 per month! I have several other online ventures I’m considering and it’s nice to know that I can host them all on my current account. Additionally, they have a one click install of WordPress as well as several other programs through Fantastico Deluxe. Use it. It works like a dream.

Host Gator (for all you University of Florida fans!). Host Gator doesn’t require customers to sign up for anything longer than a month plus they have no setup fees. If you’re wanting to get your feet wet (pun intended) you can use their “Hatchling,” “Baby,” or “Swamp” plans. They have a lot of different options so I haven’t included any pricing here to avoid any confusion. Host Gator is a very reliable web host ^[5] that many online friends ^[6] use with great success.

About the author

Ron has written 1080 articles on The Wisdom Journal.

The founder and editor of The Wisdom Journal ^[2] in 2007, Ron has worked in banking, distribution, retail, and upper management for companies ranging in size from small startups to multi-billion dollar corporations. He graduated Suma Cum Laude from a top MBA program and currently is a partner in a national building materials company.

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