how to make a website with hostgator hostgator website tutorial
hey guys bryan with WP Cupid blog and today i'm gonna be showing you how to make a
website with hostgator step by step in this Hostgator website tutorial video
I'll be providing you with a 60% off hosting promo code shortly make sure you
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videos in this video I'm gonna be going over four different steps to make your
website with Hostgator step 1 is how to sign up for an account with Hostgator
step 2 is choosing a hosting package step 3 is registering a domain name and
then step 4 is how to install and setup your website with site builders or
WordPress on Hostgator so you can start making a website with Hostgator the
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awesome features you will get with Hostgator hosting is a one click site
builder install 24/7 support from Hostgator they also have award-winning
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hosting providers in Hostgator powers over 8 million domains worldwide feel
free to click the Hostgator link in the description to walk through the steps
with me to setup WordPress or a site builder on Hostgator once you click the
link you will see Hostgator web hosting page like you see here
keep in mind Hostgator does change their landing page quite often so if it looks
different don't worry the remaining steps after this stay the same you'll
see a get started button click the button you will see three different
plans you can choose from the hatchling plan the baby plan in the business plan
the plan - I recommend going with is the hatchling plan you can have one domain
name with this plan you can always scale up to one of the other two plans if you
need to if you have more than one website you'll want to go with the baby
plan as this includes unlimited domains go ahead and select the hosting plan you
want by clicking the sign up now button you'll now be on a page where you want
to choose your domain name type in the domain you would like to use along with
the domain extension for example.com dotnet dot org etc I recommend going
with a.com if you can is this is the most common domain extension if you
already have a domain name just click on the I already own this domain and put it
in your domain name once you do that we want to choose our hosting plan just
make sure the package type is the correct plan you want next you want to
choose the billing cycle you can choose to pay monthly every three months six
months twelve months 24 months and 36 months you will see you will save the
most money the farther out you purchase your Hostgator hosting for i'm going to
show you how to get hosting even cheaper than what is listed in just a second
next you want to enter your username pick anything you would like next just
enter your four-digit pin make sure to remember this is this is used when you
need to talk to hostgator support next you want to enter your billing
information over on the right hand side you will see where you can put in your
card information or you can pay via a PayPal account after you input this
information go to the next section where you can add additional services if you
would like to you will see protect your site from hackers I will say there are
plenty of free security alternatives for WordPress so it isn't necessary if
you're using WordPress you will see get a professional email address from Google
I don't select this as you can get free email accounts with the Hostgator
hosting select this only if you prefer to do it via Google next you will see
back up your hard work this will create any backup of your site
I done select this as there are free alternatives that work just as well next
you will see HTTPS SSL Certificates in order to get this you have to have the
baby hosting plan or an SSL certificate protects sensitive
customer information the next section is where you can add a coupon code if you
want to receive hostgator hosting for up to 60% off use promo code Cupid 60 now
just scroll down and accept the terms and conditions and click the checkout
Now button you'll now be directed to a Thank You page Hostgator will now email
you your Hostgator receipt and your Hostgator cPanel login credentials once
you get the email just click the link and login to the Hostgator cPanel once
you are logged in we want to install a website builder to start making your
website you will see 1-click installs and next to it wordpress click WordPress
if you'd like to create your site via WordPress if you want to make your
website with something other than WordPress click on 1-click installs when
you do a bunch of site builders and content management systems will pop up
for the 1-click installs you can choose any that you like the remaining of this
tutorial I'm gonna go over how to make your website in-depth with WordPress as
this is the most popular website building platform select WordPress next
you want to choose your domain name you can pick it from the drop-down leave the
box next to it where it says directory blank now just click Next now we'll say
blog title you want to put in the name of your site here and there the admin
username password and other information to use for when logging into WordPress
next check the automatically create a new database and check the you agree to
the terms and conditions once you do that click the Install Now button you
will now be redirected to a installation complete page that lists out your
WordPress login credentials now you want to enter your domain name at the top of
the search engine and put a slash wp-admin
just like you see here this will take you to the wordpress login page for your
site you'll receive an email with a link from Hostgator with a login URL as well
once you log in you will be in the WordPress dashboard where you can begin
in creating your site towards the top you will see your site title and if you
hover over you will see view site click either one
and you will see the WordPress default theme currently being used now you just
need to customize the site and make it look however you would like I want to
now go over a basic WordPress tutorial to help you learn a little bit about
WordPress when making your website from the WordPress dashboard 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 a most popular it will show you the most
popular free WordPress themes hover over a theme and click install once it is
done you will see a button where you can select 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 a
great place to get premium WordPress themes is theme for us 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
freelancer.com you can hire freelancers for tasks that you need done for as low
as $10 per task Fiverr is another great resource where you can get tasks done
for just $5 you have successfully set up WordPress on Hostgator you can now start
making your website with Hostgator alright guys thanks for watching
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