Make a Website Using Wordpress

It wasn't long ago that having your own website was an expensive luxury. If one wanted his or her own website, they would probably hire professionals and spend thousands of dollars. Nowadays, anyone can create their own website, and purchase the space and all the tools they need, for less than the price of a good video game.

Steps

  1. Get a web host. Although you can have a "free" website these days, free means many limitations. Free sites will limit your design and function abilities, and there may be ads placed on your website. You will get a sub domain with a free website, instead of a domain. In other words, instead of yourspace.com, you will get yourspace.freesite.com. Why does that make a difference? First of all, everyone has come to recognize these sites as free websites and they will assume that they are inferior. Most importantly, these free websites will not generally get the respect of the search engines. Your free website will not get much traffic from the search engines. So, get yourself a web host.
  2. Create the website. Create the website with Wordpress. Wordpress is a great program to make websites and blogs, and it comes with your web hosting plan. Wordpress is a new breed of website creators known as "CMS", or "Content Management Systems". These web creators require no HTML or any other programming language. Most of the design elements of the website are controlled by an intuitive menu, or icons.
  3. Select the design theme from thousands of available themes. Plug in the content. The bottom line here is that you can create a very professional looking website that will generate traffic, without having to learn any programming languages. Instead, you can work on the content of your website. That is the two steps to creating your own website. Instead of needing professional help and paying thousands, you can create your own website in a short time, and pay as little as forty dollars or less. Your website can be as professional looking as any you've seen, and if you wish, this website could very well become a source of income for you.
  4. Market your website. Wordpress takes care of some of the SEO work automatically. It broadcasts every addition you make to your website and Google search is known to like WordPress websites.

Tips

  • Do not buy a domain name first. Most of the best hosts offer you a free domain name with your plan. Some even offer a lifetime domain free.
  • The above is true, but something to keep in mind: if you buy your domain name separately from your hosting, it will be much easier to switch hosting accounts should you ever have the need.
  • Some people put off building their website because they are not sure what content to put on it. Start with something you are passionate about and just add a post or two to your WordPress website. Adding to your website a little at a time is fine, and soon your website will be in good shape. Search the internet for free content for your website. You can even embed a YouTube video easily.
  • Set up an easy to follow plan/schedule for posting content to your WordPress. Make it something you won't have any problem sticking to - be practical about how much time you will be able to devote to your site. Pre-planning and organization - along with being passionate about your subject matter - are keys to getting, and keeping the ball rolling.
  • Use widgets in moderation.

Warnings

  • Don't fill your site with ads. It may be a great way to gain extra revenue, but too many ads will make your site difficult to navigate, which will deter people from visiting it, and hurt your reputation in the long run.

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