If you are looking to buy a good web hosting to start your website of a blog, here is a step by step guide on

How to purchase a good and affordable web hosting for your blog or website

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On clicking the above link, you’ll reach a landing page showing various plans offered by Hostgator

Follow these steps to purchase the hosting

how to purchase web hosting

  1. Select the country as – India (Or USA if you need that).
  2. Choose the desired hosting plan and duration.
  3. Now click the buy now button.

choose the right hosting plan

  1. Now you will be asked if you have a domain already of now
  2. Select Yes (I recommend you buy a domain before buying hosting). I personally prefer GoDaddy to buy domains (only domains, not hosting)
  3. Once you enter your domain name, remove all add-ons to reduce cost (or keep them if you want)

select your domain name

  1. Now press “continue” to proceed
  2. On the ckeck-out page, please verify duration & payment first.

check hosting duration

  1. Next, on the same page you can apply the COUPON CODE to get any on-going offer discount
    Here’s a 100% working discount code:

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Code: SUNSHINE
Type: General Sale
Discount: up to 50% discount

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  1. Now click “Continue” and you’ll be asked to login or create an account. So do as applicablble

create a hostgator account

  1. Kindly fill up all contact / user details correctly.

RE-CHECK ALL DETAILS BEFORE CLICKING “NEXT”

signup on hostgator to buy hosting

  1. Recheck all details and submit the details, no is the time to create your your username(email id) & password.

Keep it safe!

hostgator signup while purchasing hosting

  1. Once you’ve created your account or logged in, you will be asked to select the payment mode. I made payment using credit card so I selected CC avenue, You can choose relevant payment option.

select payment method

  1. Make payment on the gateway and you’re done!
  2. Follow the on screen instructions to complete the payment.
  3. You will be redirected to the payment gateway and confirmation page once the payment is successful.
  4. Please check your email id (used in during registration) for any confirmation email or invoice.

After purchasing the hosting you may need to configure your D.N.S setting and you can do the same from respective Domain & Hosting account.