HOW TO MAKE A WEBSITE WITH LITTLE OR NO

EXPERIENCE

Part 1

By Yusuf Chowdhury 7/17/2012

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There may be links included in this presentation which are associated with one or more of my affiliate accounts. This means if you purchase any of the products or services I’ve recommended, those companies will pay me a small fee or commission.

Note: FTC requirement to disclose any affiliate recommendations, links, etc…..

Lets Start with the Basics!

• Domain • Web Hosting • Website

Domain Name• Domain name is your web address or URL,

such as OnlineBusinessOwners.Biz• Business Name• Keywords• Short • Easy to remember • Uncomplicated

Web Hosting • Home for your website files - not the same

as Domain Registration or Domain Name• Both can be provided from the same

company• Domain Name and Web Hosting can be

from two separate places• Change the DNS• Support team will help you

Types of Web Hosting Services

Type CostShared Hosting $4 - $10Dedicated Hosting $100 - $350Cloud Hosting $90 - $1,200VPS (virtual private server) $16 - $250WordPress Hosting $25 to $300

What to look for? • Price• 24/7 Phone and Chat Support• Linux Based vs. Windows • cPanel • Disk Space • Bandwidth • Uptime and Reliability

Links

• http://GoDaddy.OnlineBusinessOwners.Biz

• http://HostGator.OnlineBusinessOwners.Biz/

• http://RackSpaceCloud.OnlineBusinessOwners.Biz/

• http://WPengine.OnlineBusinessOwners.Biz/

• http://ZippyKid.OnlineBusinessOwners.Biz/

• http://WPfixit.OnlineBusinessOwners.Biz/

Follow the checklistRegister Domain Name

Purchase Web Hosting Service

Install WordPress

Choose a Theme

Install responsive WordPress theme (Free or Premium)

Activate Theme

FREE PAID & Self Hosted

Free hosting Monthly/Annual Fees

Limited to 3GB only Limits?

Automatic backup & upgrades Backups, maintenance and updates – your responsibility

Technical maintenance taken care of for you

Some technical knowledge required

Limited Themes – no premium or plugins

Customize your themes & add plugins

No ownership: WordPress advertises on your site

Full Ownership with complete control of your site

No option to monetize Monetize your site

No custom analytics Customize Analytics

WordPress.COM vs. WordPress.ORG

Types of ThemesFreeTwenty Eleven - This is a free theme and the default theme

when you install WordPress. You can search for more free themes within the WordPress Dashboard.

Paid Theme Forest, Elegant Theme, StudioPress, Woo Themes and

many more – These are also called Premium Themes

Before Building your Website

• Plan your contents• Blogs• Videos• New Letter

• Services • Capture leads• Create a map of

your website

Build Your Site• Login to WordPress website dashboard

Go to Pages Click Add New to create your first

page Add title, insert text or images

• Preview page then publish• Repeat steps 1-5 until you have all your

main pages: About Us, Services, Contact Us, Sitemap, Privacy, Legal Disclaimer etc…

Add Essential Plugins • Google Analytics for

WordPress• Shareaholic | email,

bookmark, share buttons

• WordPress SEO• CommentLuv• WP Backup• W3 Total Cache

• Yet Another Related Posts Plugin

• Contact Form 7• Login Lockdown• WP Touch• Social Metrics• WP optimizer• Sucuri SiteCheck

Malware Scanner

End of Part One

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