How To Use Bluehost To Build A Website.
Website Tutorial.
Hey guys, Bryan with WP Cupid Blog and in this video I’m going to be showing you how
to use Bluehost to build a website step by step for beginners.
Whether you're a newbie at technology or are a pro this step by step how to use Bluehost
tutorial video is perfect to follow along with.
By following this Bluehost website tutorial video you will have your site started in as
little as 10 minutes.
At the end of this video, you will have your website successfully started 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 setup with WordPress.
Step 4 is going over a WordPress tutorial, and step 5 is going over helpful resources
when starting your website with Bluehost.
If you don't have time to start your Wordpress website right this second be sure to bookmark
this video so you can come back to it later.
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I provided a link to Bluehost below in the description to get your free domain name and
our exclusive up to 63% off Bluehost hosting discount.
Be sure to click the link in the description to take advantage of this Bluehost discount
deal.
I do want to mention that the link is an affiliate link and I'll receive a commission which helps
support this channel and helps put out more WordPress tutorial videos.
The first thing you want to do is head on over to Bluehost via the link in the description
if you already haven't to get your Bluehost discount.
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 four different options.
You’ll see a Basic plan, Plus plan, Choice Plus plan, and a Pro 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’d want to choose either the plus plan or choice
plus plan.
I’m going to choose the basic plan for this tutorial as this is most common.
The Pro plan I recommend you scale up too after your site generates revenue and you
start receiving lots of traffic.
Go ahead and hit the select button on whichever plan you would like to use.
We are 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 it to be a .com, .net, .org, etc…
.com is the most popular domain extension so I’d recommend going with a .com if you
can.
I’m going to 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.
Business name is optional.
Put your country address information.
Put a phone number and lastly the best email for you as you’ll 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, and 36 months.
As you can see you’ll save money the longer you purchase your hosting for.
I’m going to select the 12 months package.
Domain registration is free.
SSL Certificate is free.
This SSL feature is a free SSL Certificate which makes your site secure with the green
bar and with the https.
Domain Privacy is an addon 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's information for the site and not yours.
Sitelock security find is security for your WordPress website and protects it from hackers.
I’d unselect this as there are really good free alternatives.
You’ll see Codeguard.
Codeguard creates daily backups and allows you to restore your site with a click of a
button in case something happens.
There are free alternatives that work just the same.
SEO Tools Start you can keep unselected.
This addon will submit your site to search engines and provide a report on your site
ranking and keyword rankings.
Submitting your site to search engines you can do for free.
This isn’t necessary to have.
Office 365 Email Essentials is the email software Microsoft Outlook that is commonly included
with Microsoft Office.
If you'd like to have your email powered by this Microsoft addon feel free to keep this
selected.
This isn't necessary to have.
All of these addons 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 going to fill this out for protection
of personal information.
Once your information is filled in you want to select the I have read and agreed to Bluehost’s
privacy policy and 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.
Input the password you would like.
Click the I have read and agreed to Bluehost's Privacy Policy and Terms and Condition and
click the next button.
You will be directed to a congratulations page.
Click the blue login button to login 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 too 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 or click skip this step you'll be at the page here stating
all done.
Click the button that says start building to start building your website 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 the you don't need help option.
Once you do that you will see this page.
You will see blog posts where you can add new blog posts.
You will see where you can add new pages to your site.
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 tabs.
Hover over them and get to learn them.
Posts is where you can add new posts.
Pages is where you can add new pages.
The media tab is where your images will show that you upload to your site.
Comments is where you can view comments people leave on your site.
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 is a plugin
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 will showcase free WordPress themes that you can choose from.
If you select most popular it will show you the most popular free WordPress themes.
Hover over a Theme and click install and then 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 login to your WordPress dashboard you can do so via the Bluehost CPanel or by typing
in your domain name with a slashwp-admin.
Here's an example.
It'll bring up this page here.
Just input your login credentials to be logged into WordPress.
A great resource I have 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 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 site out.
Another great resource that is helpful and used by over 500,000 users is the drag and
drop editor called Elementor page builder.
Elementor page builder makes starting and creating your WordPress blog easy.
You can make edits by dragging and dropping.
Search elementor page builder on the plugins page and install and activate it if you'd
like to try it out.
Elementor has a free and paid version.
I've provided a link in the description so you can checkout and compare the features
of the free and paid versions.
Another great resource to check out is fiverr.
I provided the link in the description below.
You can get almost any task done for $5.
This is what the Bluehost cPanel looks like.
You'll see here you can login to 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.
And that is my Bluehost Website Tutorial video on how to use Bluehost to build a website.
If you have any questions, get in touch as I'm here to help you with anything you need.
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