In this video, I'm going to be going over how to host a website on Bluehost step by
step.
I'll also be providing you with a Bluehost discount so you can save some money on your
Bluehost domain name and web hosting purchase.
You will get up to 70% off Bluehost hosting plus a free domain name.
Let's get started with the Bluehost hosting website tutorial.
The first thing you want to do to host a website on Bluehost is to click the link in the description
below so you can be taken to Bluehost and so you can take advantage of the Bluehost
discount by getting up to 70% off + 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 Bluehost at no extra
cost to you.
Plus you'll get an awesome Bluehost discount.
Once you click the link in the description below you'll be on the Bluehost page.
Click the get started button.
You'll now be on the Bluehost plans page.
You'll see four different plans you can choose from.
The Basic, Plus, Choice Plus, and Pro Plan.
The Basic plan is a great plan if you are going to have just one site.
If you are going to have multiple sites the plus plan is a good plan as it allows unlimited
websites and comes with an extra known as Spam Experts which is an email filtering tool
that filters and scans your incoming email for spam.
The Choice Plus plan allows unlimited websites and comes with extras such as Spam Experts,
free domain privacy which protects your personal information from the public and will show
Bluehost’s default contact information instead of yours in the public whois database.
The Choice Plus plan also includes codeguard basic which backups your site daily and allows
you to restore your site to a previous backup with a click of a button.
Something I want to note is these extras can be added to the Basic and Plus plan later
in the checkout process under Package Extras which I cover in this video.
The Pro plan comes with unlimited websites and includes everything in the choice plus
package plus a dedicated IP.
With a dedicated IP instead of your site sharing the same IP address with others, you’ll
have your own IP.
The Pro plan also comes with optimized CPU resources which is good for high-traffic sites
and better performance.
It also comes with a Positive SSL Certificate which includes a $10,000 warranty.
I do want to note that the other Bluehost plans comes with a free let’s encrypt SSl
Certificate.
For most, the basic, plus, or choice plus plan is what you’d want to choose from.
You can always upgrade to the Pro plan as your site traffic grows to a high volume.
Once you decide on a plan to choose click the select button.
I’m going to choose the Basic plan for this tutorial.
You’ll now be on the domain page where you can choose your free domain name for your
site.
You can type in and search available domains under the create a new domain.
If you already own a domain name you can enter it in where it says use a domain you own.
If you can’t decide on a domain name you can click the create my domain later link
and you can choose your free domain name at a later date in the Bluehost dashboard.
Click next to proceed to the next step.
You’ll now be on the create your account page.
You now want to input your account information.
Next, is the package information section.
It’ll have the Bluehost plan you chose with the term, the price, and you’ll see domain
registration free as well as the Let’s Encrypt SSL Certificate being free.
Next, is the Bluehost package extras section.
What you see here can vary on the plan you chose as some plans come with some of these
or if you didn't choose a free domain name Domain Privacy won’t show.
All of these Bluehost package extras are completely optional and up to you whether you want any
of them or not.
First is Domain Privacy + Protection.
I do recommend domain privacy + protection as it'll keep your personal information private
so that spammers and telemarketers won't have access to your personal information and contact
you by phone and email 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.
If you select domain privacy+ protection it'll show Bluehost’s default contact information
instead of yours.
Highly recommend domain privacy + protection.
Next, is Codeguard Basic.
This will backup your site daily and you can restore your site to a previous backup with
a click of a button with their one-click restore.
An example of where this package extra can be good is if your site gets hacked into or
you mess something while creating it, or editing it you can restore it to the version right
before whatever happened took place and everything will be back to normal.
The next addon is Bluehost SEO Tools.
Bluehost SEO Tools will provide you with reports, insights, and analytics regarding the SEO
for your site and it'll recommend things to do to improve the SEO of your site.
It will also report your site to search engines.
This package extra isn’t necessary.
It touches the basics in terms of SEO and is limited in what it tracks.
It could be helpful for some if you aren't familiar with SEO at all.
Next, is 1 Microsoft 365 Mailbox.
This will provide you with an email address you can access via Microsoft Outlook which
is a part of Microsoft Office 365.
Your Bluehost account already comes with email accounts and you can set them up with email
providers such as apple mail, gmail, and more.
This package extra isn’t necessary unless you want to utilize Outlook from Microsoft
Office 365 for your email.
Next, you’ll see Single Domain SSL.
Bluehost does come with a free SSL Certificate for your site so this add-on isn't necessary
unless you want to upgrade to a Positive SSL Certificate which will allow you to show a
site security badge on your site if you'd like and with the positive SSL Certificate
you'll have a $10,000 limited guarantee warranty by Comodo which protects your customers.
Next, you will see Sitelock Security Essentials.
This add-on checks your website daily for malware and protects your site from hackers
and malicious attacks.
It will notify you if your site has been hacked into and malicious code has been placed into
it.
Sitelock Essentials also removes malware automatically.
This add-on can be beneficial and give you peace of mind if your site were to get hacked
into and malware is placed on it.
It isn’t necessary though.
Next, enter your payment information in.
Select that you have read and agree to the terms and conditions and click the submit
button.
Bluehost will now email you your Bluehost receipt.
You are now directed to a page where you can create your Bluehost account so you can login
to the Bluehost dashboard where you can begin in creating your site.
Click the create your password button.
Enter a password to be used for logging into Bluehost.
Accept the terms and conditions.
Click the create account button.
Your Bluehost account has now been created and is ready to be logged into.
Click the go to login button.
Enter your Bluehost login details to be logged into Bluehost so you can begin in hosting
your site.
Once logged in you’ll be on this page where you want to click the create your website
button.
You’ll now be on a page where it’ll ask you how much help you need with building your
site.
Feel free to click the one that you want.
You can also click skip this step.
I’m going to click skip this step.
The next page it’ll ask you the primary purpose of your site.
You can select one if you’d like.
If you click into the other tab a dropdown will show giving you more options.
Under this you can also click skip this step if you’d like too.
I’m going to click skip this step.
You’ll now be on a page asking you how you’d like to build your website?
On the left is WordPress which gives you limitless customization and over to the right you have
the Bluehost website builder which also uses WordPress and comes with a guided drag and
drop editor.
With the Bluehost website builder you’ll be limited in customizations that you can
do over using the WordPress option over to the left.
You can choose the one you’d like.
I’m going to select WordPress by clicking the get started button.
You’ll now be on the create a website page.
You can select what type of website it is and who you are creating the site for if you’d
like.
Click the continue button or skip this step.
You’ll now be on a page where you can name your site along with putting in your site’s
tagline.
You can always fill this out later so no worries if you aren’t sure on this yet.
Click continue or skip this step.
You’ll now be on a page where you can select a theme for your website.
There’s a bunch of pages of themes you can go through.
You can also choose a theme in the WordPress dashboard.
Choose a theme or click skip this step.
You’ll now be in the Bluehost dashboard.
You’ll see the log in to WordPress button in the top right click this to go to the WordPress
dashboard so you can start creating your site.
You can also click my sites in the left side menu.
Click manage site.
Click the log in to WordPress button in the top right.
You’ll now be in the WordPress dashboard where you can begin in creating and building
your site.
If you hover over the appearance tab in the left side menu and click themes it’ll take
you to the themes page.
Click WordPress.org themes at the top.
You’ll now be able to search through thousands of themes to choose from.
To choose a theme for your site hover over the theme you want and click the install button.
Once it is done installing click the activate button.
The Wordpress theme is now your theme.
That is my Bluehost tutorial on how to host a website on Bluehost.
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