HOW TO START A WEBSITE
STARTING YOUR OWN WEBSITE HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!
HOW TO START A WEBSITE
STARTING YOUR OWN WEBSITE HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!
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You’ve decided on your business name, but now it’s time for that website right? Feeling overwhelmed? I promise you don’t have to be. Just follow these steps and you could have your website up in a few minutes.
STEP 1
PURCHASE YOUR DOMAIN AND HOSTING
Back up, what’s a domain and what is hosting?
Consider your domain as your physical address on the internet. It’s how someone would find your site online by typing it in, for example, www.yoursite.com.
If you think of your domain name as your physical home address, consider web hosting as the actual land your home occupies. And just as you would with your home, you’d have to rent the online space your website occupies.
There are so many different hosting companies out there, but we love SiteGround. Super affordable, super fast, secure and you get a free domain.
CHOOSE YOUR WEB HOSTING PLAN
Which plan is best for you?
- StartUp is ideal for someone who is just starting out and perfect if you only need 1 website and don’t have a lot of web traffic yet;
- GrowBig is the best value for money and allows you to have unlimited websites, faster PHP and on-deman backups ofr your websites;
- GoGeek includes everything that comes with the GrowBis plan, as well as priority support, more storage and is perfect for larger sites that generate up to 100 000 visits per month.
Choose the plan that suits you best… click on “GET PLAN.”
Then, add the name you would like to register for your FREE domain eg. yoursitename.com
*** If you already have your own domain name I will explain what to do further down this page.
After clicking on “CONTINUE”, then you will review and complete your order form below…
We suggest adding Domain Privacy to your order so that you can protect your personal information, such as your full name and contact details.
Complete your purchase and then follow the next step to set up your beautiful new website!
*** If you already have your domain, then you need to Google the “name of your domain registrar” (eg. GoDaddy, NameCheap, Bluehost, etc. and “change nameservers.”
STEP 2
set up wordpress on your site
After getting your domain and hosting sorted, you need to install WordPress.
watch the below video to see how easy it is…
HOW TO INSTALL WORDPRESS
Play VIDEO
STEP 3
choose your theme
So firstly, CONGRATULATIONS!!! You actually just set up your website. And now all that’s left is the fun part! Choose one of our themes that are already completely packaged with every page you could need for your site. As soon as you’ve purchased your theme, you will receive a step-by-step guide to completely customize and make your own. Sooooooo close! Can you feel it?
