Creating your own website for free
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https://youtu.be/zD1CxJk-9go
Comparison between Hostgator and Hostinger
In order to create your own website, you need the following
1. Hosting
2. Domain Name
3. Wordpress (Content Management System)
The following is how you can start off by creating your website for free.
Free Domain Name (FreeNom)
Free Hosting (Hostinger)
You need to link the Domain Name to your Hosting and then link your Hosting to Wordpress
Simple steps to get free domain name and free hosting and download Wordpress via Hostinger.
For every New Domain Name, you have to
1. Open Freenom. freenom.com (to get free domain name)
- Key in a domain name (eg. (mindpeak.ga) -> Check Availability -> Click Get It Now
-> Scoll down and click Check Out -> Selcct 12 months free -> click use DSN
2. Open Hostinger. https://www.hostinger.com/free-hosting (to get free hosting)
- At Start Free Sign Up, key in your email, password, Website name, tick I'm not a robot
- Click Get Free Hosting -> Click either Awaiting Email Confirmation or Website Management
-> Click Ok ->
- Go to your email and click Verify Email -> Email Verified -> Click Manage Website mind-peak
-> Wordpress, Click Install Now -> key in Admin Password -> Click Install
-> After installing, you will see Congratulation, It's ready -> Click Go To Configuration Page
-> Login Wordpress by keying in your email and Password (you just created)
By now, you have gotten your domain name for free and hosting for free, downloaded your wordpress via hostinger, you are all ready to create your free website using Wordpress
Suppose you have log out already and you want to login again to continue to build on your website
Everyone will have their own Wordpress Dashboard to Login
For my mind-pead Wordpress Login Dashboard
How to build your statics Home Page
Settings -> Reading -> Front Page Display (Click Static Page) -> Front Page (Select Home)
-> Save Changes
Change the image of the Default Home Page
Change the image of the Default Home Page
Appearance -> Header -> Add New Image -> Select a Image from Library -> Crop
-> Skip Crop -> Save and Publish -> Click on the Cross to Close
1.1 Free Hosting Website
Hostinger - Free Hosting for 1st year
Hostgator
Bluehost (provided by Wordpress)
2.1 Free Domain Name
Freenom
Namecheap.com (1 year free subscription)
Comparing between word Press and Wix and how to start to create a website using WordPress
Create Header Slider and Navigation Menu
Create Home Page
Home Page Settings (This is to set the default front page to my front page or home page)
(13:41 to 15:15)
Settings -> Reading -> Front Page Displays -> Tick A Static page -> Front Page
-> My front page (Home Page) -> Save Changes
Not inside video
If you have the Sydney Theme installed and activated and wish to update it to the latest and fully similar to the demo version, you need to do the following steps
This will set the website exactly same as the Sydney Theme Demo version
Go to Dashboard
Appearance -> Theme - Click on Sidney Theme icon -> Import Demo data -> Import Demon Data
-> If you encounter errors, Just click again Import Demo Data -> That's it, all done
After the above step, your website will exactly look alike as the demo version.
Creating a Menu for your Home Page
- Using Category
- Using Pages
To make the created Menu to appear in the website
Dashboard -> Appearance -> Menu -> Edit Menus -> Manage Locations > Top Menu
-> Drop down, Select My Primary Menu -> Save Changes
Creating Service Section under Home Page in Sydney Theme
1. Create Service tabs under Service Plugin
2. Link the Service Plugin to Home Page Service Widget Row
Watch from (2:15 to 6:39) - To Create Service Section
Install Services Plugin 1st so that it appears of the LHS Side bar in the Dashboard of Wordpress
This is already done if you install the latest version of the Sydney Theme from aTheme
To create the Service Section in Sydney Theme using Wordpress
Setting up Service Tabs in the Service Section of Sydney Home Page
Dashboard -> Services -> Add New Services -> Title: (Key in Inspiration)
-> Copy and Paste Description -> Scroll down to Service Icon -> Click Here -> Choose a icon
-> Copy code next to it -> Go back to dashboard -> Paste code at Service Icon
-> Categories (On RHS Side Bar) -> Add New Category -> Key in (cat 1) - Enter
-> a New category called cat 1 appeard -> Tick cat 1 -> Publish
You can click Add New to create your 2nd and 3rd Service Tab
These are just 3 Tabs that will appear on Service Section of Sydney, it will not be clickable until you create a link to the pages of information.
Watch (6:40 to (9:32) - To Create Service Widget in Home Page
Add Rows is for you to create widget in the row
Dashboard -> Pages -> All Pages -> Go to Home - Front Page -> Edit
-> Click Page Builder on the rigt (in order to see Add Row and Add Widget)
-> Add Row -> Set to 1 -> Insert -> Move the Row Up and Down to set into Place. Normally 1st row
-> Click Widget -> Sydney Theme Widget -> Click Service Type A widget (Now you have successfully create a row and added a Service Widget in the row)
Now you Edit the row to link the Service Widget in this row to the content in the Service Plugin
Watch (9:33 to
-> Hover cursor to the right side of the new row -> Click Edit -> Title (Key in Our Services)
-> Enter the Slug for your category (This is very important, you have to enter cat 1 in order for the 3 services tabs you have created in the Services Plugin to appear in the Home page Services Section, If this spelled wrongly, it will not appear as desired)
-> Done -> Update
If you were to view or refresh your website now, you should be able to see the 3 tabs in the service section in the Home Page
The Following Video teaches you how to build the Sdyney Demo Website
A List of Coupon Code
ONECENT ($0.01 for the 1st month)
SAVECODE1 ($0.01 for the 1st month)
MBD1CENT ($0.01 for the 1st month)
PENNY ($0.01 for the 1st month)
RMN60 ($7.67 for the 1st month)
SPRING2017 ($8.67 for the 1st month)
SNAPPY ($10.95 for the 1st month)
BIGBONUS
Steps (From 7:55 to 11:21)
1. Get Domain Name (Is like a home address for people to visit you)
- Use Hostgator to get the Domain Name
- www.hostgator.com - Get Started Now
1.1 Register a Domain Name
1.2 Register a Hosting Plan
- username (all small cap letters)
- Security PIN (All Numbers, not more than 8)
1.3 Enter Your Billing info
1.4 Add Additional Services
- Unselect them and if you need them, get them later
1.5 Enter a Coupon Code
- Enter "WORDPRESSHERO" (Cost reduce by 50%)
1.6 Review Order Detail
- Agree to term and Checkout Now
2. Install Wordpress (11:22 to 14:58)
- Hostgator would have sent you a email after your domain name registration. Go to your email and open your email.
- Copy Control Panel Link, Click on it and go to C-Panel
- Login using the username and password PIN you chose just now
- Click on Wordpress Installer
- Select your domain, the one that you have just register and click NEXT
- Blog Title, admin user
- Check Box on Auto Create Data Base and Term of Service Agreement
- Install Now
- Installation Completed
- Top right, Installation Details, where you have your username and password
- Click on Install to LINK
- Website Coming Soon
- Goto www.hostgator.com
- Click Customer Portal and Login
- Click on Domain the click on your Domain Name
- Under Name Servers, Click Change
- Check box: Automatically point my domain to my hosting account
- Save Name Servers
Set up a website using HostGator
1. Register Domain Name
After Checkout
We aRe Building Your HostGator Account (It will takes about 5 min or less)
Tell Us About Yourself
Explore Hosting Products
In order to install the wordpress, you need to click the Control Panel link
Hostinger - Free Hosting for 1st year
Hostgator
Bluehost (provided by Wordpress)
2.1 Free Domain Name
Freenom
Namecheap.com (1 year free subscription)
Comparing between word Press and Wix and how to start to create a website using WordPress
Create Header Slider and Navigation Menu
Create Home Page
Home Page Settings (This is to set the default front page to my front page or home page)
(13:41 to 15:15)
Settings -> Reading -> Front Page Displays -> Tick A Static page -> Front Page
-> My front page (Home Page) -> Save Changes
Not inside video
If you have the Sydney Theme installed and activated and wish to update it to the latest and fully similar to the demo version, you need to do the following steps
This will set the website exactly same as the Sydney Theme Demo version
Go to Dashboard
Appearance -> Theme - Click on Sidney Theme icon -> Import Demo data -> Import Demon Data
-> If you encounter errors, Just click again Import Demo Data -> That's it, all done
After the above step, your website will exactly look alike as the demo version.
Creating a Menu for your Home Page
- Using Category
- Using Pages
To make the created Menu to appear in the website
Dashboard -> Appearance -> Menu -> Edit Menus -> Manage Locations > Top Menu
-> Drop down, Select My Primary Menu -> Save Changes
Creating Service Section under Home Page in Sydney Theme
1. Create Service tabs under Service Plugin
2. Link the Service Plugin to Home Page Service Widget Row
Watch from (2:15 to 6:39) - To Create Service Section
Install Services Plugin 1st so that it appears of the LHS Side bar in the Dashboard of Wordpress
This is already done if you install the latest version of the Sydney Theme from aTheme
To create the Service Section in Sydney Theme using Wordpress
Setting up Service Tabs in the Service Section of Sydney Home Page
Dashboard -> Services -> Add New Services -> Title: (Key in Inspiration)
-> Copy and Paste Description -> Scroll down to Service Icon -> Click Here -> Choose a icon
-> Copy code next to it -> Go back to dashboard -> Paste code at Service Icon
-> Categories (On RHS Side Bar) -> Add New Category -> Key in (cat 1) - Enter
-> a New category called cat 1 appeard -> Tick cat 1 -> Publish
You can click Add New to create your 2nd and 3rd Service Tab
These are just 3 Tabs that will appear on Service Section of Sydney, it will not be clickable until you create a link to the pages of information.
Watch (6:40 to (9:32) - To Create Service Widget in Home Page
Add Rows is for you to create widget in the row
Dashboard -> Pages -> All Pages -> Go to Home - Front Page -> Edit
-> Click Page Builder on the rigt (in order to see Add Row and Add Widget)
-> Add Row -> Set to 1 -> Insert -> Move the Row Up and Down to set into Place. Normally 1st row
-> Click Widget -> Sydney Theme Widget -> Click Service Type A widget (Now you have successfully create a row and added a Service Widget in the row)
Now you Edit the row to link the Service Widget in this row to the content in the Service Plugin
Watch (9:33 to
-> Hover cursor to the right side of the new row -> Click Edit -> Title (Key in Our Services)
-> Enter the Slug for your category (This is very important, you have to enter cat 1 in order for the 3 services tabs you have created in the Services Plugin to appear in the Home page Services Section, If this spelled wrongly, it will not appear as desired)
-> Done -> Update
If you were to view or refresh your website now, you should be able to see the 3 tabs in the service section in the Home Page
The Following Video teaches you how to build the Sdyney Demo Website
A List of Coupon Code
ONECENT ($0.01 for the 1st month)
SAVECODE1 ($0.01 for the 1st month)
MBD1CENT ($0.01 for the 1st month)
PENNY ($0.01 for the 1st month)
RMN60 ($7.67 for the 1st month)
SPRING2017 ($8.67 for the 1st month)
SNAPPY ($10.95 for the 1st month)
BIGBONUS
Steps (From 7:55 to 11:21)
1. Get Domain Name (Is like a home address for people to visit you)
- Use Hostgator to get the Domain Name
- www.hostgator.com - Get Started Now
1.1 Register a Domain Name
1.2 Register a Hosting Plan
- username (all small cap letters)
- Security PIN (All Numbers, not more than 8)
1.3 Enter Your Billing info
1.4 Add Additional Services
- Unselect them and if you need them, get them later
1.5 Enter a Coupon Code
- Enter "WORDPRESSHERO" (Cost reduce by 50%)
1.6 Review Order Detail
- Agree to term and Checkout Now
2. Install Wordpress (11:22 to 14:58)
- Hostgator would have sent you a email after your domain name registration. Go to your email and open your email.
- Copy Control Panel Link, Click on it and go to C-Panel
- Login using the username and password PIN you chose just now
- Click on Wordpress Installer
- Select your domain, the one that you have just register and click NEXT
- Blog Title, admin user
- Check Box on Auto Create Data Base and Term of Service Agreement
- Install Now
- Installation Completed
- Top right, Installation Details, where you have your username and password
- Click on Install to LINK
- Website Coming Soon
- Goto www.hostgator.com
- Click Customer Portal and Login
- Click on Domain the click on your Domain Name
- Under Name Servers, Click Change
- Check box: Automatically point my domain to my hosting account
- Save Name Servers
How to create a website using Wordpress
1. Get Hosting. $10/month
2. Domain Name. $12/yearly. Www.propertysmartinvestors.
3. Install Wordpress. Allow you to put in content in the way you like
4. Install The Theme. The way the website looks
5. Add Pages
6. Change Homepage
7. Get a Logo
Item 1 n 2 achieved by www.hostgator.com
Click Web Hosting
Baby plan - Monthly - Order now
Enter Domain Name
Coupon code: yougator30 (25% discount)
Continue to step 2
Fill up info and pay by credit card
Create account
Receive a email from from Hostgator
At your email, click on Control Panel link
Login
User id
Password
Copy User name and Password from email
Log in
Install Wordpress
Software/Services - QuickInstall - Wordpress - Continue
Http://. Find your domain name
Email address
Blog Title: Property Smart Investors
First name
Last name
Click Install Now
Creating widget
Set up a website using HostGator
1. Register Domain Name
After Checkout
We aRe Building Your HostGator Account (It will takes about 5 min or less)
Tell Us About Yourself
Tell Us About Yourself
Which of the following best describes the intended use of the site(s)? Select one.
Tell Us About Yourself
Which, if any, of the following HostGator tools and services are you interested in? Select all that apply.
Thank You For Yor Order!
Order Completed!
Welcome to the HostGator Family!
As a technology and product innovator, HostGator is able to provide its more than 400,000 customers with innovative products and services designed to compliment their existing business.
After Checkout and successfully registered your domain name.
Hostgator would have sent you a email by not.
2. Install WordPress
Goto your Gmail after successful completion of your order
Goto your Gmail to copy the username and password and paste on the C-Panel login
Log Into Your Account
After Login to C-Panel
Overall Website Progress 25%
Talk to a WordPress Expert (855) 464-5955
Select Domain For Installation
Drop down arrow, select Domain Name and Next
Talk to a WordPress Expert (855) 464-5955
Install Settings
Blog Title
Admin User
First Name
Last Name
Admin Email
Enter the information then click Install
WordPress is installing
Installation Completed
WordPress InstallationOverall Website Progress 60%
3. Set up Named Server. Connect
Login to HostGator
Goto HostGator.com -> Click Customer Portal
HostGator Customer Portal
After Login -> Click Domain -> Click on new Domain Name -> Look at Name Server (Click on Change) -> Tick Automatically point my domain to my hosting account -> Save Name Server
Go back to your new website and look for LOGIN -> Click on the Login (it will lead you to the WordPress Login)
Key in your Username and Password and you will be into the Wordpress dashboard.
Now you have
1. Registered your Domain Name
2. Installed WordPress
3. Linked your name server to Wordpress
You are all ready to start to build your website using Wordpress
Click on Build a New Wordpress website
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