Creating a website used to be a massive project. Expensive, too.
Businesses needed to work with an online marketing agency that would charge them tens of thousands of dollars to build the site. If you wanted a professional-looking site, that was your only option.
Things have gotten a lot cheaper and easier. The most popular option— which only costs a few bucks a month to start— is creating a website with WordPress.
There’s a number of approaches you can take to creating a website, but more on that later. Let’s dive right in.
A Step-by-step Guide to Creating a Website With WordPress
I’ve broken down the 9 simple steps to create your website from scratch.
They are:
Step 1: Pick a name and find a domain for your website
Step 2: Register your domain name
Step 3: Decide what kind of site you are creating
Step 4: Get a host for your website
Step 5: Install WordPress
Step 6: Point your domain to your host
Step 7: Install a WordPress theme
Step 8: Add content to your website
Step 9: Continue evolving your website
You’ll easily be able to run through these steps over the next 120 minutes.
Step 1: Pick a name and find a domain for your website
Time for a tough truth: A lot of the good domain names have been taken.
Here’s how a naming session might go for you:
In a moment of inspiration, we think of an amazing name.
We hold on to this name for months, maybe even years.
It’s time to start the business, … Read More