A lot of businesses or individuals do not have websites because they still believe that the cost of designing a website should be expensive. In my experience designing websites for clients, anyone can design their personal or company website without any knowledge of coding.
All you need is an open mind and time to learn how to build your own website. As technology advances, you no longer need to write even a single line of code to have a beautiful website like this.
To put all this in a nutshell, I have compiled a quick guide on how you can build your own website without any knowledge of coding but from scratch.
First things first. In this guide, we shall get to know how to get started building a company or personal website with WordPress. WordPress is simply one of the many website builders. The reason I choose WordPress is simply that it has a lot of free resources on YouTube to help you get started out of the blue.
All you will need is WordPress hosting and to install the software on your account. On this site, you can find the cost associated with these hosting plans.
Other online website builders include Wix, Tumblr, and simple site among others. A quick google search can help you get started as well.
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A Good domain and Web hosting
To create a professional website for your business, you need to register a domain and buy hosting for it. While it’s possible to create a website without any of the above, a domain name will help people/customers find your website on the web.
You can get good domain and web hosting on Bluehost or any other local web hosting company in your community. Remember a good domain should possess at least some of these requirements.
- A good domain name should be short, easy to say, type, and remember
- Having a domain name that also includes keywords you want to target can be advantageous
- If your intended name has more than one word you may consider separating the words with hyphens for readability, such as www.my-website.com.Though most times these domains may be regarded as for spammers so be a bit careful.
- Your first choice of domain extension should be a .com or if you specifically serve one country then the local domain extension is also good. (for example .us or .ug)
- A domain that is several years old is seen as more trustworthy than a newly registered domain and with all other things, equal will rank more highly in the search results. (This doesn’t mean you need to buy old domains)
Choosing the right domain name is very important for your website.
Web hosting
Web hosting is simply the server where your website is hosted or seated. There are a number of reputable web hosting companies I would recommend in the following sections below.
About the web hosting company, you should consider the following key factors before going for any.
- Unlimited hosting (Bandwidth + Storage)
- 24/7 phone support
- Bonus features
- Enhanced malware protection
- Secure site certification (SSL)
- Malware and spam protection
- Free Domain
- Easy site builder
- Online store and selling tools
- Money back guarantee
- Scalability – so you can customize your site
- Dependability – your company should have a reputation built over several years for consistent service and staying power
- Multiple servers to ensure that you and your site are protected
At least a couple of yes from the factors above should be okay to give you the green light.
Build a website with WordPress
You don’t need to be a genius to build your first website with WordPress. Just a couple of tutorials here and there are enough to get you started building your first website. In fact, a friend has a good article here on how to design a website from scratch using WordPress.
To clear the waves, there are two things that may need my clarification.
WordPress.com Vs WordPress.org
WordPress.com allows you to create a website with a subdomain URL like mydomain.wordpress.com(it’s a subdomain ), unlike wordpress.org which allows you to have a fully customized URL (like ugtechmag.com).
In the same sense, wordpress.com is very limited and may prohibit you from reaching your potential,
Step by Step Guide on building your own website with wordpress.org.
You may need roughly $30 to host and buy a domain for your WordPress website. The steps below will show you how exactly you can create a WordPress website of your own in just minutes.
Step one: Buy a domain and hosting
Buy a domain & Hosting on HostGator, Bluehost, GoDaddy, or Namecheap using your Visa credit card. Equity and many other banks in Uganda have these visa accounts. Use the links below if you want to get a discount on your purchase.
I have used the above two to host some of my sites and I would recommend them to anyone willing to build their own website.
Step two: Go To cPanel
After purchase,
You’ll receive an email with your hosting login details. Open your cPanel account. (Note it can take up to 72 hours for your domain to propagate )
Step three: Install WordPress from the Spectacular installer
Install WordPress on your blog using a spectacular installer in just two steps. Watch the
Congratulations you can now access your WordPress admin section using
The beauty of WordPress lies in the fact that everything is drag and drop. You can use page builders such as Elementor or even buy an already nice-looking theme which will make your work a lot easier.
Conclusion
Once your site is up and running you can start thinking of how to customize many widgets and components to suit your desired functionalities. The beauty of WordPress is you can achieve anything your imagination is thinking of with less hustle.
There are a lot of websites such as the official white house website which have been solely built on WordPress. According to a recent report, WordPress now powers over 30% of the world’s websites which shows how powerful this platform is.
Remember how nice-looking your website appears lies in the hands of the designer. Nothing can limit your potential with WordPress.