Create a Website: Hosting, WordPress Setup, and Blog Design

Are you ready to create a website? Learning how to start a website from scratch can be both a very exciting and very overwhelming process. The website design part can be really fun but learning how to use WordPress — not so much. But it doesn’t have to suck!

Important class links:

• Use this guide to start your website!
• Additional resources + recommendations mentioned in the course.

I will show you how to create a website or start a blog — even if you have no technical experience whatsoever. I had absolutely no technical or coding experience when I first started… still don’t, if I’m being honest, and I’ve started 6 or 7 WordPress websites now and multiple successful online businesses.

I’m going to walk you through how to do this in this class step-by-step so you can beat most of that learning curve and only bother yourself with what’s most important.

In this class, you’re going to learn how to : 

• Decide what kind of website you want and what platform might be best for you
• Get a domain name and hosting plan to take your website online
• Navigate WordPress and install a theme on your website
• Design your homepage and the most important other pages on your website
• Add the right plugins for additional tools and customizations
• Create a blog page and write your first blog post
• And so much more!

• Create a Website: Welcome!
• What Kind of Website Do You Want?
• Ideas and Choosing a Niche
• Domain Name and Hosting Plan
• Your Hosting Dashboard
• Install a Website Theme
• Your WordPress Dashboard
• Customize Theme Settings
• Logo and Brand Colors
• Recommended Plugins
• Adding and Optimizing Images
• Design Your Homepage
• Design Your Footer
• Create Your About Page
• Create Your Contact Page
• Create Your Legal Pages
• Create Your Resources Page
• Menu Setup
• Add an Email Opt-In Form
• Blog or Articles Page
• Write Your First Post
• Launch and Get Visitors
• Key Takeaways