In this IONOS tutorial video, I'm going to be going over how to buy domain and hosting
from IONOS step by step from start to finish.
I'll also be providing you with a IONOS discount so you can save some money on your IONOS web
hosting purchase.
You’ll get IONOS for as low as $1 a month + a free domain name.
Let's get started with the IONOS tutorial going over how to buy domain and hosting from
IONOS.
The first thing you want to do to get started with IONOS is to click the link in the description
below so you can be taken to IONOS and so you can take advantage of the IONOS discount,
getting you web hosting for as low as $1 a month plus a free domain name.
The discount is automatically applied.
A little disclosure.
The link is an affiliate link, meaning I'll receive a commission from IONOS at no extra
cost to you.
Plus, you'll get an awesome IONOS discount.
Once you click the link in the description below, you'll be on the IONOS web hosting
page.
Click the see plans button to be taken to the IONOS plans.
You'll see four different IONOS plans you can choose from.
The Essential, Starter, Plus, and Ultimate plan.
You'll see you can get hosting for a lower price for the first 12 months.
You’ll get IONOS hosting for as low as $4 a month with the Essential plan, $6 a month
with the Starter plan, $1 a month with the Plus plan, and $10 a month with the Ultimate
plan.
The Essential plan is a good plan if you are going to have one website or just starting
out.
The Essential plan comes with one website.
This plan comes with 10 GB of storage, 10 databases, basic CPU and MEM resources, 1
email account, and a free domain name with an annual term.
The Starter plan is a good plan if you are going to have more than one website as this
plan allows unlimited websites.
This plan comes with 100 GB of Storage, 50 databases, basic CPU and MEM resources, 1
email account, and a free domain name with an annual term.
The Plus plan is a good plan as it comes with unlimited websites, unlimited storage, unlimited
databases, enhanced CPU and MEM resources for better site performance, 1 email account,
and a free domain name with an annual term.
The Ultimate plan is a good plan as it comes with unlimited websites, unlimited storage,
unlimited databases, maximum CPU and MEM resources for even better site performance over the
other IONOS plans, 1 email account, and a free domain name with an annual term.
Click the add to cart button on the plan you’d like to select.
For this tutorial, I’ll select the Plus plan.
You’ll now be on a page where you can select your domain name for your site.
Type in a domain name you’d like to go with.
Click the check button.
It’ll now say if your domain is available or not.
If it’s available you’ll see good news, your domain is available.
You’ll see it’s free for the first year.
Click the add to cart button.
You’ll now see domain guard.
Domain guard is an optional addon you can add.
Domain Guard provides protection to your domain by making some user actions locked so that
hackers or third parties can’t take over your domain and make changes to it.
With Domain guard you can specify certain email addresses that can’t make certain
changes and settings to the domain name.
Click the continue button to proceed.
You’ll now be on a page where it’ll give you the option to add any IONOS addons to
your web hosting purchase.
These are completely optional and up to you whether you want any or not.
The first addon is list local essential.
List local essential will share your business with the 25 most important directories.
This addon can save you time as it’ll sync your business information with these directories
instead of individually creating accounts for each directory and managing on its own.
Next, is HiDrive Basic.
HiDrive Basic is cloud storage for your site that provides automatic backups anytime.
It comes with 100 GB of cloud storage and anywhere data access.
The next addon is Site Scan & Repair.
Site Scan & Repair is powered by SiteLock and detects and automatically removes malware
on your site for up to 500 web pages.
It also comes with daily spam and blacklist monitoring and fully automated malware removal.
Feel free to add any of these addons to your IONOS purchase.
Completely optional.
Click the continue button.
You’ll now be on the IONOS cart page.
You’ll see your IONOS web hosting plan and the price.
You’ll see free private registration being selected.
This comes free for the first year.
I highly recommend keeping this selected.
Free private registration protects your personal information showing in the public whois database
so that spammers and telemarketers don’t get ahold of your information to flood your
email or phone with offers of their services.
When you register a domain name no matter what company you choose the domain goes into
the public whois database as domain names are regulated.
With domain privacy it'll show IONOS’s default contact information instead of yours.
Highly recommend private registration.
Scroll down and you’ll see the recommended addons.
Ranking Coach Essential will provide you with step by step guides on improving your Google
ranking.
You’ll see Managed WordPress.
This provides you with a wide range of plugins and themes and IONOS will update your website
automatically in the background.
You’ll now see the checkout with PayPal button and the continue button.
Click checkout with PayPal if paying with PayPal.
Click the continue button if paying another way.
You’ll now be on the New to IONOS page.
I’m going to click continue to checkout.
You’ll now be on the create a new account page.
You want to input your billing information.
Next, select the option for the domain registration information.
Choose a password for your IONOS account.
Click the continue to payment options.
You’ll now be where you want to input your payment information in.
Once you are done click the continue to order review button.
You’ll now be on the confirm and place your order page.
Scroll down and accept the terms and conditions.
The second option is optional and up to whether you want to select it or not.
Scroll down to the bottom of the page under the order now button and you’ll see your
personal phone pin showing.
You can change the pin to something you’d like if you want.
This will be used for contacting IONOS support to verify your identity.
To complete your IONOS purchase click the order now button.
You’ve now successfully purchased IONOS.
IONOS will now email you a receipt and information about your purchase.
You’ll now be directed to a thank you for your order page.
It’ll begin setting up your cPanel.
Once it is done click the get started button.
You’ve successfully purchased IONOS hosting.
That is my IONOS tutorial on how to buy a domain name and hosting from IONOS.
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