how to host 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 host a website with
Bluehost whether in you be a technology or a pro this step-by-step how to host a
website with Bluehost tutorial video is perfect to follow along with by
following this tutorial video you will have your website hosted and started
with Bluehost in as little as 10 minutes at the end of this video you will have
your website successfully hosted 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 a discount on their hosting step two is choosing the right
hosting plan step three is giving your website set up if you don't have time to
host and 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 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
helps support this channel and allyce's put out more 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 if he gets
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 they need 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 now brought to a domain page where
we can choose the 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 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 a domain here and click the next button
you are now brought to a create your account page this is where you will
input your information we have first name last name the business name is
optional put your country address information in put a phone number and
lastly the best email for you I shall get emailed a 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 your purchase your hosting for I'm gonna
select the 12 months package the setup fee is free the main 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 find 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 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 agree 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 and put the password you would like click the I have
read and agree to blue Lowe's privacy policy in terms and conditions and click
the next button you now be directed to a congratulations
page click the blue login button to log into Bluehost Bluehost is also going to
at this time email your dashboard login information to the email address you
provided for the rest of this tutorial I'm going to show you how to host a
WordPress website with Bluehost don't want to host your website with Bluehost
no problem blue house has a ton of site builders where you can quickly get your
website started and set up let's continue in our how to host a wordpress
website with Bluehost now you'll 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 a 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 stating
all done click the button that says start buildings to start building your
blog on WordPress once you click that and log in 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 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 let's get to know WordPress a bit on the far left you will see tabs 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 blog comments is where you can view comments people leave
on your blog 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 will showcase free WordPress themes that you can choose
from if you select the most popular it will show you the most popular free
WordPress themes hover over a theme and 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 the plugins tab in the left menu click add new this is
where you can add new plugins for your site pretty much any feature or
customization you would want more than likely there's a plug-in to do that 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
one of the best plugins that can make hosting your WordPress website on
Bluehost easier is the plug-in called Elementor elementary page builder is a
drag-and-drop editor for WordPress Elementor is the number one WordPress
page builder today and over 500,000 users use it all around the world this
plug-in can save you a ton of time and lots of headaches figuring out how to
make specific customizations this plug-in has a free version and a paid
version if you want to activate this plug-in click Elementor page builder in
the search bar you'll see the plug-in click the Install Now button and click
activate to activate the plug-in I provided a link in the description to it
so you can check out their site in the free and premium features a great place
to get premium WordPress themes is theme forest I include the link in the
description below you can get already professional made WordPress themes if
you don't want to bother with designing your site etc another great site if you
need help with designing your customizations in WordPress is fiber
with fiber you can get tasks done for just $5 Fiverr is a great place to get a
logo made if you have trouble doing so yourself
you have successfully set up and started hosting for your website and that is why
how to host a website with Bluehost step-by-step tutorial video if you have
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