WordPress got famous as a blogging platform, so the default front page is showing the latest blog posts. If we add a post, the latest post will show up on the top of the front page.

Before you create any contents for your WordPress site, you should understand the major differences of between a post and a page in WordPress. For best SEO result, I will try to create most of my new contents with posts instead of pages.

Here's the 1st video tutorials on how to create a new post:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY9FxfCEbrk

Arvixe hosting is great for anyone who wants their own self-hosted WordPress. One of the reasons we love Arvixe is that they give you a free Web application installer called Softaculous. Here's a video tutorial show you how easy to have your own WordPress up and running:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeJ9fHIDGio

Other reasons that we choose Arvixe to host their WordPress sites include:

• Very affordable.  For only $4/month, you can host up to 6 domains with unlimited space and traffic bandwidth. Other hosting services may look cheaper, but if you choose to pay for the 2 year plan, you end up pay more for less for only one domain. Some hosting services may even charge you extra if you want to have cPanel. You can get lots of other services without pay extra.
• You have great support community

Why not sign up Arvixe today?

For most WordPress beginners, they need to learn about the differences between a page and a post. They may ask the question: "Shall I create a new post or page?"

If you use the default theme, or other similar themes, you may notice the following major differences:

1. If you want to create static page for an item in the menu, you should create a page not a post.
2. If you want your new article appear in some category like the default page in the front, you need to create a post.
3. You can put a post under different categories and or put a few tags to it, but you cannot do this with a page (unless you use some special plugins);
4. When creating a page, you need to select no parent or parent for the menu item. And you can set the order for the page appear as an item in the menu.
5. Last but not the least, posts appear in the RSS for those who subscribe to your blogs. This can be very important as RSS updates may notify some search engine to get the robots to craw your website.

Other things we need to mention are

• For front page, you may also create a post and set it as your front page at Settings => Reading;
• Usually the default order of listing posts in the default front page or post category page is "the latest first",  however, you may also set the post sticky by click "Edit" in the Visibility under Publish section on the right and check the box beside “Stick this post to the front page” so that the post will always stay on the top;

Some video tutorials will show the differences clearly. Stay tuned.

The simple truth is that if you can't afford only $4 a month for hosting sevice, forget about making money with WordPress.  The good news is you can really make much more than $4/month with a self-hosted WordPress website.

Here is a short list of a self-hosted WordPress website can do:

• Run Adsense, Yahoo, Chitika, TextLinkAds and other ads.
• Put affiliate links (including Amazon, Clickbank, CJ) or any links you like.
• Putting on new site designs with custom themes, or free themes you can find and modify according to your own tastes and needs;
• Add any features and functionality you need with the free WordPress plugins and widgets or the custom plugins you or your hired programmers created for you.
• Use great traffic analysis services such as Google Analytics (free)
• Embed more videos from more services other than Youtube

Here is what we use WordPress to build with a very affordable hosting services:

• Online store (selling good or e-goods, ebooks, services) using Paypal, Google Checkout or other payment gateway;
• Membershp web site (such as online lessons for members only) like this one: http://chineseBay.comhttp://CantonesePod.com;
• Affiliate website like this one: http://giftingcomplete.com
• Newspaper website that runs online ads for their clients: http://newsforChinese.com
• Coupon website
• Wholesale online catalog like this one: http://newfashionsny.com
• Bilingual (or multilingual) professional websites like this one: http://immigrationmeng.comhttp://sacattorneys.comhttp://zpdental.com
• Real Estate sites;
• Restaurant with online menus and order form;

Self-hosted WordPress is a great Web development framework that can create almost any kinds of websites. Many successful cases prove that Web development cycle can be greatly shortened with WordPress CMS.