STEP ONE
Choose the Best Hosting and Website Building Platform
Before you start worrying about color schemes and domain names, you’ve got to decide what platform you’re going to build your website with
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.What do I mean by “platform”?
Well, back in 2004 when I got started, most sites were built using HTML (code), CSS and even Flash. These took a lot of time to learn and were tricky to master.
That’s why most people still think creating a website from scratch is difficult or requires a lot of coding and design skills – but that’s no longer true!
In 2015, content management systems (CMS) like WordPress have made creating a website accessible to everyone.
A content management system is a user-friendly platform for building websites and managing your own online content, instead of using a bunch of loose HTML pages
Three most popular website building platforms in 2015:
As you can see, nearly half of the websites on the internet are running on the WordPress website platform. Just look at those statistic made by W3 Techs and Builtwith. This
Why WordPress is better than the rest?
Because it’s AWESOME! But more importantly…
- It’s totally FREE, with loads of layouts to choose from
WordPress doesn’t cost a dime to download or install, and there’s a huge community who have designed beautiful themes and templates, making it easy to get going fast.
- It’s extremely beginner-friendly
If you know how to use Microsoft Word, you already know how add your own content. WordPress can be expanded with plugins to handle just about any site you can imagine – from gorgeous business pages to social networking sites.
- Small or Big site? Doesn’t matter…
From basic blogs to beautiful business sites and online stores, WordPress can handle just about any kind of website – and there are plenty of plugins to expand its capabilities. WordPress is used by Facebook, eBay, McAfee, Mozilla,Reuters, CNN, Google Ventures and even NASA.
- It’s mobile-friendly
The website you build will be responsive, looking great on every mobile device, smartphone and tablet.
- There’s a huge support community
With so many people on the platform, it’s easy to find help when you need it, and lots of free resources you can dig into.
In fact, the site you’re reading right now is built with WordPress! It’s popular for a reason. If you want to know more about how popular WordPress is, take a quick peek at this article: 14 facts about WordPress.
Of course, there are other CMS / website building platforms, too.
Drupal is a very powerful platform that is popular with web developers and experienced coders, but it comes with a very steep learning curve that makes it a bad choice for beginners.
Joomla is similar to WordPress and works great for online stores, but you’ll need at least a little bit of technical coding to make it work the way you want.
If you want more details, I’ve put together a pretty comprehensive comparison between WordPress, Joomla and Drupal.
If for some reason you don’t want to build your site with WordPress, check out my Drupal, Joomla and HTML5 guides as well. They are all FREE to use.
But for beginners, I strongly suggest sticking to WordPress.
It’s the easiest platform I’ve ever worked with, but it’s flexible enough to suit everyone from small business owners, and freelancers to creative artists and bloggers.
At this point, you don’t have to install or set up anything.
In Step 2, I’ll walk you through the process of choosing a domain name and finding a great hosting plan for your website.
In Step 3, I’ll show you everything you need to know to install and customize a WordPress website.
Don’t worry – I’ll walk you through the process, with lots of images as a reference.
Remember; I’m here to help!
I’m currently offering free help via email. I can’t set up your site for you, but I CAN give you specific advice – so if you get stuck during set up process, just use my contact form.
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