bluehost wordpress tutorial how to set up WordPress on Bluehost
hey guys Bryan with WP Cupid blog and today I'm gonna be showing you a quick
and easy Bluehost WordPress tutorial how to setup WordPress on Bluehost
step-by-step in under 10 minutes whether you want to start a blog or a website
this quick and easy step-by-step guide will be perfect for you to follow along
I provided the link to Bluehost below in the description click the link to start
to set up wordpress on bluehost the link I provided you will get a discount on
your hosting along with the discount you will get a free domain name a little
disclosure the link is an affiliate link I'll receive a commission which help
support this channel it helps us put out WordPress tutorial videos on a regular
basis let's get started step number one is signing up for Bluehost if you
haven't already click the link in the description to start setting up
wordpress on bluehost once you click the link you'll be at this page that you see
here you want to click the green get started now button once you click the
button you will now be on a page that looks like this this is where you will
select your plan you will see three different plans a basic plus and Prime
plan the basic plan is a great plan it is the cheapest plan that Bluehost
currently offers if you are just starting out I recommend this plan you
can always scale up at a later date if you have more than one website I
recommend you go with the Plus plan as this plan supports unlimited websites
once you decide on the plan you would like to go with click the green select
button I'm gonna select the basic plan for this tutorial you will now be on a
page that looks like this this is where you will choose your domain name if you
already have your domain name you would enter it over in the right-hand box if
you need to choose your domain name you would enter it in the left-hand box make
sure you select a domain extension you want
I recommend trying a.com extension first as this is most common and most people
associate sites with dot-com the domain name is free by using our exclusive
Bluehost link in the description once you have your domain name entered click
the blue Next button you will now be on a page that looks like this you want to
enter your account information like first name last name business name is
optional put in your country address information in your phone number and
lastly the email address in which is where your login credentials and receipt
will be emailed to scroll down to the package information select how many
months you want to purchase your hosting for as you can see it's cheaper the
further out you purchased the hosting for site backup Pro search engine jump
start in site lock security you can unselect these to save some money there
are free alternatives and not necessary to have choice is up to you though I'd
recommend that you select domain privacy as this will keep your contact details
private so that telemarketers and marketers aren't calling you with offers
of their services once you have it all filled out you will see how much money
you are saving in the total cost next you want to enter your payment
information in click the I have read and agreed to Bluehost Terms of Service
click the green submit button Bluehost has a 30-day money-back
guarantee so within 30 days if you aren't happy
with your hosting you can cancel you will now be on a choose a password for
your account click the green create your password button you will now see this is
where you will input your password credentials that you would like make
sure you click the I have read and agreed to Bluehost privacy policy in
terms of service click the blue Next button you will now see a
congratulations page where you want to click the blue login button
next you will see a page where you can pick a free theme to use for
your WordPress website you can choose one now or below the themes you will see
where you can skip this step next you'll see a page where you can start building
your WordPress site or you can go to your Bluehost account dashboard if you
click the blue get started building your WordPress site you will now see a page
that looks like this click the type of site or you can skip this all together
if you don't need help you are now in your WordPress dashboard it will look
something like this you can access your site via WordPress
by typing in your domain name in the top search address bar with a slash WP dash
admin like you see here you will now be on a login page that looks like this
enter your credentials to be logged into WordPress when you are in WordPress over
on the left you will see a menu of things you can click on up at the top
you will see the name of your site or welcome click that or hover over it to
view your demo site in the left sidebar menu hover over appearance and click
themes and then click add new theme it'll bring up a bunch of free wordpress
themes click on popular in the menu and it will showcase some of the most
popular free wordpress themes when you find a theme you like just click the
activate button to activate your new theme so you can start customizing your
site to look how you would like that is how to setup WordPress on Bluehost real
quick I want to go over some helpful sites that are helpful if you have
trouble customizing your site how you want it if you need help building your
site there are hundreds of premium WordPress themes that you can purchase
that makes your site look professional and makes it easy to design and get your
site looking how you want it to you can visit theme forest this is what the
theme for a site looks like here in the menu hover over WordPress
and you will see different industries you can browse of WordPress themes I
highly recommend you check out this awesome site you might find a perfect
theme that fits your needs I provided the link below in the description
another helpful site that will help you build your WordPress site if you have
trouble with something even if it's one thing is the freelancer site called
freelancer you can post your task or project for free and you will get
freelancers all over bidding on your project you can message interview and
pick the freelancer you want I provided a link in the description below you can
get stuff done on this site for as low as $10 you might find it helpful Fiverr
is another great site where you can get stuff done for just $5 extremely helpful
if you're on a budget I provided all the links to these sites below in the
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