Hello Jason,

You have a solid plan of action here, if you would like I can get you
hooked up with my next course that will launch later this fall. This might
prove helpful for you since it deals with driving quality traffic from
wordpress powered sites / blogs.

The course has over 29 videos that total close to 4.5 hours, you can also
download a draft of the ebook has has tips on hosting and a discount
that will save you either $24 or $48 on hostmonster.com

Similar too hostgator.com - I use them and love them. They offer all the goodies
mentioned within this thread, cpanel, fantastico ... ect

Think about a domain name that is general in nature and targets a term
that makes sense for your future visitors. This is why I grabbed
"netmarketingcourse" ...

While I have a ways to go in ranking for my target phrase
"internet marketing course" I will get their.

Make sure to use plenty of content and make it your own, Google loves
content and it will help you rank. My course also offers some tips on getting links
to help push your rankings over time.

Please email me for info if your interested:

brian1965@gmail.com