how to launch a website with Bluehost step-by-step hey guys Bryan with WP
Cupid blog and in this video I'm gonna be showing you how to launch a website
with Bluehost whether you're a newbie at technology or a pro this step-by-step
how to launch a website with Bluehost tutorial video is perfect to follow
along with by following this tutorial video you will have your website
launched in as little as 10 minutes at the end of this video you will have your
website successfully launched on Bluehost
the first step I'm going to cover is how to choose and register your own domain
name for free with Bluehost along with providing you with a discount on their
hosting step 2 is choosing the right hosting plan step 3 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 the commission which helps 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 and 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 + 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're brought to a domain page where we can
choose a domain name that we want completely free or if you already have a
domain you'd enter it in over on the right for the new domain you can select
if you want it to be a dot-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 are now brought to a create your account page this is real input your
information we have first name last name business name country address
information phone number and lastly the best email for you as you'll get emailed
or receipt of payment and a copy of your login credentials etc below that you
will see package information you'll see account 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 SAP fee is free the
domain is free you'll see site backup pro you can unselect this as it our 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 find a security for your WordPress website and protects it from
hackers items like 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 ahold of your personal contact information and bugging
you with their services the domain privacy will show Bluehost information
for the site and not yours all of 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 agree it's a Bluehost privacy
policy in terms of service now click the submit button you are now brought to a
page where you would choose a password for your blue
account click to create your password button input the password you would like
click the I have read and agree to Bluehost privacy policy in terms and
conditions and click the next button you'll be directed to a congratulations
page click the blue log in 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 the page here saving
all done click the button that says start building to start building your
blog on WordPress once you click that and log in you'll 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 that 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 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 taps hover over them and get to learn them
post is where you can add new post pages is where you can add new pages the media
tab is where your images will show that you upload to your website 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's a plug-in 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 when you hover over appearance it would showcase free WordPress themes
that you can choose from if you select the most popular it will show you the
most popular free word themes are over a theming click activate
to make the theme your wordpress theme you should also see add new 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 in to 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've used for
several years and recommend for professional WordPress themes that look
like an award winning design agency did your website is ThemeForest this is
their site here if you go to the navigation menu and hover over a
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 in use 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 a project for free in 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 $5 and that is why how to launch a website with Bluehost step-by-step for
beginners if you have any questions get in touch
as I'm here to help you with anything you need
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