how to build a website with Bluehost step-by-step for beginners hey guys
Bryan with WP Cupid blog and in this video I'm gonna be showing you how to
build a website with Bluehost whether you're a newbie at technology or a pro
this step-by-step how to build a website with Bluehost tutorial video is perfect
to follow along with by following this tutorial video you will have your
website built in as little as 10 minutes at the end of this video you will have
your website successfully started on Bluehost the first step I'm gonna cover
is how to choose and register your own domain name for free with Bluehost along
with providing you with the discount on their hosting step to its choosing the
right hosting plan step three is getting your website set up if you don't have
time to start your website right this second be sure to bookmark this video so
you can come back to it later I provided a link to Bluehost below in the
description to get your a free domain name and hosting discount I do want to
mention that the link is an affiliate link and I'll receive a commission which
help support this channel and helps us put out WordPress tutorial videos some
things to know about Bluehost is they host over two million websites worldwide
in over 850 thousand blogs around the world they are also recommended by
wordpress themselves since 2005 they instantly install WordPress for you
which makes starting a site that much easier they provide 24/7 support via
chat email and phone and they have a 30-day money-back guarantee if for any
reason you're unhappy you can cancel and get a refund no questions asked within
the first 30 days the first thing you want to do is head on over to Bluehost
via the link in the description if you already have it you'll see the get
started now button on the page click the button this is where you can select your
hosting plan you'll see three different options you'll see a basic plan Plus
plan and a prime plan I recommend going with the basic plan and then you can
always scale up whenever you'd like if you have more than one website then you
want to choose either the plus plan or prime plan I'm gonna choose the basic
plan for this tutorial as this is most common go ahead and hit the select
button on whichever plan you would like to use we are now brought to it
a page where we can choose a domain name that we want completely free or if you
already have a domain name you'd enter it in over on the right for the new
domain you can select if you want it to be a.com
dotnet dot org etc dot-com is the most popular domain extension so I'd
recommend going with a.com if you can I'm gonna type in the domain here and
click the next button you're now brought to create your
account page this is real input your information we have first-name lastname
business name is optional put your country address information input a
phone number and lastly the best email for you you'll get emailed a receipt of
payment and a copy of your login credentials etc below that you'll see
package information you'll see a count plan this is where you can select the
term for your hosting package you have 12 months 24 months 36 months and 60
months as you can see you'll save money the longer you purchase your hosting for
I'm gonna select the 12 months package the setup fee is free domain is free
you'll see site backup pro you can unselect this as there are free backup
plugins you can use for your WordPress website search engine jumpstart you can
keep unselected this isn't necessary to have site lock security fine is security
for your WordPress website and protects it from hackers
I don't select this as there are really good free alternatives domain privacy is
an add-on that I highly recommend it will prevent telemarketers and marketers
getting a hold of your personal and contact information and bugging you with
their services the domain privacy will show Bluehost information for the site
and not yours all these add-ons are completely
optional and up to you to get as you can see you're saving a lot for this hosting
package below that you will input your payment information I'm not gonna fill
this out for protection of personal information once your information is
filled in you want to select the I have read and agreed to Bluehost privacy
policy in terms of service now click the submit button you are now brought to a
page where you will choose a password for your Bluehost account click the
create your password button input the password you would like click
the I of red integrates of Bluehost privacy policy in terms and conditions
and click the next button you will now be directed to a congratulations page
click the blue login button to log in to Bluehost Bluehost is also going to at
this time email your dashboard login information to the email address you
provided you will now see pick your theme
Bluehost has a bunch of awesome free wordpress themes to choose from you can
select a theme now if you want to or below the themes you can click skip this
step if you choose a theme now you can always change the theme you pick without
any problem at a later date I'll be going over this in more detail later in
the video once you choose your free theme you'll be at a page here stating
all done click the button that says start building is to start building your
blog on WordPress once you click that and login you will be at the WordPress
dashboard this is what the WordPress dashboard looks like it'll ask you a few
questions as you can see if you don't need help just click the you don't need
help option once you do that you will see this page you will see blog post
where you can add new blog post you will see where you can add new pages to your
blog blog if you want to change your navigation menus you can do so easily
and if you are going to sell products on your site you can install WooCommerce to
do so on the far left you will see tabs hover over them and get to learn them
post is where you can add new posts pages is where you can add new pages the
media tab is where your images will show that you upload to your blog comments is
where you can view comments people leave on your blog plugins is where you can
search for and add plugins to your website anything you want to be done or
added to your website more than likely there is a plugin that will make it
happen appearance is where you can change the
look of your theme or change your theme to another one or a premium theme select
themes you hover over appearance it will showcase free wordpress themes that you
can choose from if you select most popular it will show you the most
popular free WordPress themes over over a theme and click activate to make the
theme your word theme you should also see add theme on
this page this is where you can add a new theme if you got it from another
site or it is a premium theme in the top left of your WordPress dashboard you
will see welcome here or your site title towards the top of the page click this
to view your site to log into your WordPress dashboard you can do so via
the Bluehost cPanel or by typing in your domain name with a slash WP dash admin
here's an example it'll bring up this page here just input your login
credentials to be logged into WordPress this is what the Bluehost cPanel looks
like you'll see here you can log into WordPress from it over on the left hand
side you can click the my sites which will pull up your current WordPress
sites along with other awesome things in that menu a great resource I have used
for several years and recommend for professional WordPress themes that look
like an award-winning design agency did your website is theme forest this is
their site here if you go to the navigation menu and hover over WordPress
you can select popular WordPress themes or themes in a specific industry you can
also type in your industry with WordPress after it to browse premium
WordPress themes related to your search definitely check this side out another
great resource that is helpful by thousands of website or blog owners is
the freelancing platform freelancer.com I provided the link in the description
as well check them out you post a task or your project for free and freelancers
all around the world bid on your project and you decide who you hire you can pay
them via hourly or per project you can get tasks completed for as low as $10 no
matter what it is I definitely recommend you give this site a look another great
resource to check out is Fiverr I provide the link in the description
below you can get almost any task done for just $5 and that is how to build a
website with Bluehost step-by-step for beginners video if you have any
questions get in she's I'm here to help you with anything
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