{"id":5522,"date":"2012-04-19T07:30:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-19T07:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help-o.ning.com\/?p=5522"},"modified":"2019-11-21T17:45:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:45:27","slug":"create-a-ning-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/create-a-ning-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Create a Ning Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"box box_pink note_box\"> Please note that this network refers to Ning 2.0 and is kept for archival purposes. As of March 2013, it is no longer possible to create a new Ning 2.0 network. To learn how to create a Ning 3.0 network, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/ning3help\/create-a-ning-network\/\">this article. <\/div>\n<p> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can launch your very own Ning Network in three simple steps.\u00a0 Head over to Ning.com to get started.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5527 size-full\" title=\"get started now\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/get-started-now-e1334819711483.jpg\" alt=\"Create a Ning Network 1\" width=\"585\" height=\"527\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click the &#8220;Get Started Now&#8221; button to begin your free 14 day trial of Ning.\u00a0 On the next page, you&#8217;ll select the subscription you&#8217;d like to start with.\u00a0 If you aren&#8217;t sure, click the link to read a full comparison of the plans under the &#8220;Which plan is right for me?&#8221; section.\u00a0 Once you know which plan you&#8217;d like, click its &#8220;Sign Up&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p>On the following page, you&#8217;ll create your Ning account.\u00a0 When you&#8217;re finished completing all of the fields on that page, click the &#8220;Sign Up&#8221; button.\u00a0 If you already have a Ning account, click the blue &#8220;Sign In&#8221; link.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5543\" title=\"emailaddress-1\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/emailaddress-1-e1334820397362.jpg\" alt=\"Create a Ning Network 3\" width=\"585\" height=\"624\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re all ready to start creating your new Ning Network!\u00a0 You&#8217;ll see the plan you&#8217;ve chosen listed at the top of the next page.\u00a0 Click the box in the &#8220;Your Plan&#8221; section next to the monthly fee you&#8217;d like to pay. One is for a monthly service, while the other is a discounted monthly fee for an annual service.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll begin your subscription 30 days after your network has been created.\u00a0 If you&#8217;d like to pick a different plan instead, click the blue &#8220;Change Plan&#8221; link on the right side of that page.<\/p>\n<p>In the &#8220;Social Website Information&#8221; section, choose a name and a URL for your network. While\u00a0<a href=\"\/help\/change-the-name-of-your-ning-network\/\">the name you give your social website can be edited later<\/a> on your network, the web address cannot be changed once the Ning Network is launched and will be your network&#8217;s URL from here on, unless you choose to\u00a0<a href=\"\/help\/use-your-own-domain-e-g-example-com-for-your-ning-network\/\">map your own domain<\/a> to it.<\/p>\n<p>In the &#8220;Choose Your Payment Method&#8221; section, select whether you&#8217;d like to use your PayPal account or a credit card for your plan subscription.\u00a0 If you select PayPal, you&#8217;ll be directed to enter your PayPal.com information on the next page.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ll be using a credit card, fill out all of the required information and click the &#8220;Complete&#8221; button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5532\" title=\"omfcreationtimezad\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/omfcreationtimezad-e1334820459817.jpg\" alt=\"Create a Ning Network 4\" width=\"585\" height=\"680\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note the receipt in the bottom right hand corner, letting you know what subscription you&#8217;ve selected, and when your free trial expires.<\/p>\n<p>On the next page, you&#8217;ll be on your\u00a0brand new\u00a0Ning Network.\u00a0 Here, you&#8217;ll be able to set up your network&#8217;s details.\u00a0 Start off by selecting your network&#8217;s country, language, category and privacy setting. You will also be prompted to provide your phone number here. Your information won&#8217;t be shared, and leaving this field empty will not hinder the process. Click the &#8220;Save&#8221; button when you&#8217;re ready.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5530\" title=\"set up details\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/set-up-details.jpg\" alt=\"Create a Ning Network 5\" width=\"585\" height=\"551\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations!\u00a0 You now have a new Ning Network and will see a variety of options to get started. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Let\u00e2\u20ac&#x2122;s start create a website with Ning: https:\/\/www.ning.com\/website-builder\/&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:513,&quot;3&quot;:[null,0],&quot;12&quot;:0}\">Let\u2019s start create a website with Ning: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ning.com\/website-builder\/\">https:\/\/www.ning.com\/website-builder\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> <\/a><br \/>\nYou can launch your very own Ning Network in three simple steps.\u00a0 Head over to Ning.com to get started.<\/p>\n<p>Click the &#8220;Get Started Now&#8221; button to begin your free 14 day trial of Ning.\u00a0 On the next page, you&#8217;ll select the subscription you&#8217;d like to start with.\u00a0 If you aren&#8217;t sure, click the link to read a full comparison of the plans under the &#8220;Which plan is right for me?&#8221; section.\u00a0 Once you know which plan you&#8217;d like, click its &#8220;Sign Up&#8221; button.<br \/>\nOn the following page, you&#8217;ll create your Ning account.\u00a0 When you&#8217;re finished completing all of the fields on that page, click the &#8220;Sign Up&#8221; button.\u00a0 If you already have a Ning account, click the blue &#8220;Sign In&#8221; link.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re all ready to start creating your new Ning Network!\u00a0 You&#8217;ll see the plan you&#8217;ve chosen listed at the top of the next page.\u00a0 Click the box in the &#8220;Your Plan&#8221; section next to the monthly fee you&#8217;d like to pay. 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