This step-by-step guide will help you to set up your own website, so you could proudly start publishing your information in less than 20 minutes.
All you need to do is follow these simple steps to build your own platform.
I am here to help you to succeed in your life.
I will share all the steps I used to build this website, so you could create a similar one for yourself and start sharing your own ideas and knowledge with this world.
Please do understand that you don’t need to be a technical expert or need to have a technical background to start a website.
I will show you everything you need to know. Actually, these steps are pretty easy to follow.
If you need any further information, please feel free to contact me at “info (at) financejourney.com” or post your question in the comments section below.
I will try to get back to you as early as possible. Again, I will try my best to help.
Let’s do it together now.
Step 1: sign-up your domain name and hosting
First you need to select a domain name for your website. Domain name is the address for your website, and every blogs needs its own address (domain name) so people can find you.
Domain name registration is FREE at Bluehost when you sign-up for their hosting, but it will cost few dollars (around $15 per year) after one year.
I always recommend Bluehost for your webhosting because they are one of the best hosting providers for WordPress blog platform. Their hosting plan is also affordable for new bloggers. It costs $3.45 per month, or less than $50 per year. But the benefits and revenue you are going to get have no limit.
I have been using Bluehost for long time for this website, and few other websites I installed at previous work. I am very satisfied with their amazing services and customer supports.
Bluehost is one of the great options for new bloggers.
Take advantage of this special saving offer and – sign-up now at Bluehost for just $3.45 USD per month.
Follow these three simple steps to register:
- Click here to go to Bluehost, select “Get Started Now” and select your plan. If you are just starting a blog, I would recommend select the basic plan. You can always change your plan later at Bluehost with a simple phone call.
- Choose your domain name – the address for your website. Select something meaningful for the contents you are planning to post. Some people choose their name as domain name.
- Fill-out the form with your details and select Submit.
Step 3: Step up your blog at Bluehost using Mojo Market place (FREE service at Bluehost, no extra cost for you)
Once you finished your registration process at Bluehost, you will have access to the Control Panel.
Now you need to install a blog platform for your website. Most recommended blog platform is WordPress as of today.
The following three minutes video will walk you through the WordPress installation process.
It is very simple process, just follow the step-by step guide in the video below to install your blog platform.
Actually, this video was created by Bluehost to show you how to install your WordPress platform.
They also have live chat support. If you get into trouble, just message them. They will happy to walk you through the process.
Once you successfully complete these steps as shown in the video above, your website will be ‘LIVE’. Congratulations!
Now you can share your skills, knowledge, interest, opinions, and pictures with this world. And, once you have enough traffic, you could start making some side incomes while you do something interest for you.
Again, it costs $3.45 per month or less than $50 per year. But the benefits you are going to get have no limit. If you haven’t done yet, create you own a website now by taking this special offer (click here!).
Step 3: (Optional) –Configure your WordPress OR get familiar with the blog platform
I would strongly recommend you to go through the following video series.
These short videos will provides you all the answers you need to create a great looking website.
Again, Bluehost has created these video series to help their customers.
Also, if you would like to have a design (template/theme) similar to this website, please leave your comments below. I will show how to get one for you.
I use StudioPress Themes for this website. Please have a look their wonderful themes and may consider purchase one for your blog.
If you don’t have a budget to purchase a pro themes, use a free theme now and you could change your website look-and-feel later with a few simple clicks.
Everything is easier than you think.
WordPress Walk-through Series – Get familar with WordPress Login and Admin Area
This video explains how to login to your WordPress administration area and how to use the important features there. This very useful video to get familiar yourself with WordPress platform.
WordPress Walk-through Series – How to create Pages in WordPress
This video explains how to create a page for your WordPress based blog. WordPress pages usually use for static contents for websites.
WordPress Walk-through Series – How to create Blog posts
This video explains the different between pages and post and shows you how to create a post on your WordPress website.
WordPress Walk-through – Categories and Tags to organize your website
This video explains how to effectively create categories and tags for your WordPress website. This is very helpful video to organize your website properly and effectively.
WordPress Walk-through – Using Plugins
This video explains how to add more dynamic features (plugins) for your website. There are thousands of Plugins available in WordPress (most of them are free), you could create a dynamic website you could dream of.
WordPress Walk-through Series – Customizing Themes – change the look and feel your website.
This video explains how to use WordPress themes to make a great first impression for your WordPress website. If you would like to get premium theme check out at StudioPress Themes.
Studio Press has so many search engine friendly themes, so your website will rank well in the popular search engines.
WordPress Walk-through Series – How to create Menu and Widgets for your website
This video explains how to change the appearance of your website content using the WordPress menu and widget features. Again this is very helpful video to organize your website more effective way.
WordPress Walk-through Series – Get traffic for your Website and tips to maintain and protect your site
This video explains how to get traffic for your website using few helpful tips. Also, it shows you how to maintain and protect your website.
Again, if you have any question or need any assistant to move forward, please leave your questions in the comments below or get ‘LIVE’ support at Bluehost.
Resources :
- Bluehost – Affordable and one of the most recommended WordPress hosting at $3.45 USD per month
- Studiopress theme – best search engine friendly WordPress Pro themes.
Thank you for your time and support!
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Thank you for your blog and specifically for this post. I was inspired by this article and started my own blog http://www.allincomestream.com hosted on bluehost. Special thanks to you!
Hello Roman,
Thank you for comments and sharing your blog with us.
Wish you all the best in your success 🙂
Best Regards,
Hello FJ,
I am currently a 19 years old student who just started to invest about 6 months ago. I got greatly inspired by your blog and it gave me the idea to start my own (also about investing). Is it worth making one? I have watched the step-to-step videos and explored the Bluehost website and their offered plans. Although spending more or less 4 dollars a month isn’t a big issue, signing up for a 3 years plan makes me wonder if I should jump into this. There are so many questions and so few answers before I start my own blog. Would people be interested to read it? What should I include in my blog? How will I make it visible and let people know its existence(promoting my blog)?
Sorry for the excessive amount of questions,
James
Hello James,
Thank you for stopping by,
I started this blog to track my financial progress publicly . English is not my native language and I didn’t know what to write, but I started. Few months later, I started to see some traffic and received some encouraging feedback from readers like you.
Some people asked me questions, and some shared their knowledge and ideas through the comments section. This is how my blog grow.
To answer to your questions:
“Would people be interested to read it?” Yes. if you add some values in their life. Help your readers by sharing your knowledge and ideas without expecting any returns. Later, they will help you back somehow. Just focus to help at least one person in your life.
“What should I include in my blog?” . Write something you are passion about. There are millions of people in the world have similar like yours. They will start follow you and share their ideas with you and with your other readers.
“How will I make it visible and let people know its existence(promoting my blog)?” .. Write some unique (your own experience and something you know better). Google and other search engines will help you to bring readers to your blog. In this blog, I write my own journey. Most of this blog readers come from Google and Yahoo search engines. I didn’t do any other promotion activities.
“First Step is the hardest things to do”.
I hope I answered your questions,
Best Regards,
Hello FJ,
Thank you for your reply. After doing some research concerning creating a blog and hosting it, I am now wondering whether I should start by creating a free one via WordPress to then transfer it to Bluehost or should I instead, jump on Bluehost immediately?
Looking forward to your reply,
James
Hello James,
You could create free blog at wordpress.com (wordpress platform) or blogger.com (Google account), but I am sure how easy to transfer to Bluehost.
If you have a long-term plan to create a website, I would say start with a good hosting platform. It is better for your Google rank because when you move your site from one domain (free) to another search engines count your site as new website.
I hope this helps,
Best Regards,