Your First Hosting Purchase

Ready to get your website online? Here is a step-by-step guide to buying your first hosting plan from {{COMPANY_NAME}}.

Step 1: Choose a Hosting Plan

1. Visit the {{COMPANY_NAME}} website
2. Go to the Hosting section
3. Compare the available plans based on:

- Disk Space — how much storage you need for files, emails, and databases

- Bandwidth — how much monthly data transfer your site needs

- Websites — how many domains/websites you plan to host

- Email Accounts — how many email addresses you need

- Control Panel — cPanel (Linux), DirectAdmin (Linux), or Plesk (Windows)

1. Click Order Now on your preferred plan

Tip: If you are starting a single WordPress website, the basic shared hosting plan is sufficient for most new sites.

Step 2: Configure Your Order

1. Choose your billing cycle — longer terms usually offer a better per-month price
2. Domain Name:

- Register a new domain

- Transfer an existing domain

- Use an existing domain (if already registered elsewhere, you will point nameservers later)

1. Select any add-ons you need (extra SSL, backups, etc.)
2. Click Continue

Step 3: Review and Checkout

1. Review your order summary — verify the plan, domain, and pricing
2. If you have a promo code, enter it in the promotional code field and click Validate
3. Click Checkout

Step 4: Complete Payment

1. Log in or create an account if prompted
2. Choose your payment method (UPI, card, net banking)
3. Complete the payment

What Happens After Payment

1. Invoice marked as Paid — visible under Billing > My Invoices
2. Hosting account provisioned — usually within 1-5 minutes
3. Welcome email sent — contains your hosting login details (control panel URL, username, password, nameservers)
4. Domain registered (if you ordered one) — registration is completed within minutes

Next Steps After Purchase

1. Point your domain to your hosting nameservers (see the "Point Your Domain to Your Hosting" article)
2. Log in to your control panel (cPanel/DirectAdmin/Plesk) using the credentials in your welcome email
3. Install WordPress or your preferred CMS using the one-click installer in your control panel
4. Set up email accounts in your control panel under the Email section
5. Upload your website files via File Manager or FTP