Before we start creating a website, let’s cover
some of the most commonly asked questions
that we get.
What do I need to build a website?
You’ll need the following three things to start
your WordPress site.
A domain name – this is the name of your
website such as Nanibase.com.ng WordPress hosting – this is where your website files are stored.
45 minutes of your undivided attention.
How much does a WordPress website
The answer to this question really depends on
what kind of website you are trying to build.
We have written a 2000 word guide explaining
how much does it really cost to build a
website.
A typical business website can cost as low as
$100 per year and can go as high as $30,000
per year.
We recommend all our users to start small and
then add more features to your website as
your business grows.
This way you will save money and minimize potential losses and avoiding overspending.
In this guide, we’ll show you how to build a
website for less than $100 .
We will also show you how to take it further by
adding more features to it in the future.
will help you setup a website. We recommend
using self-hosted WordPress as your website
platform.
WordPress is the most popular website
platform in the world.
It powers nearly 28% of all websites on the internet.
WordPress is free and comes with thousands
of website designs and extensions.
It is extremely flexible and works with almost every third-party tool and service available to
website owners.
We use WordPress to build all our websites
including this one, WPBeginner.
How to make the most of this create a
This is a step by step tutorial on how to make
a website. We have divided it into different
steps, and we’ll walk you through everything
from start to finish.
Just follow along the instructions, and you’ll have a very professional looking website in the end.
We will also point you in the right direction to
take your website to the next level based on
your needs.
Have fun creating your website.
Remember, if you need help, you can contact
us and we will setup your website for free.
Let’s get started.
beginners make is choosing the wrong website
platform. Thankfully, you are here so you will
not be making that mistake.
For most users, a self-hosted WordPress.org
site is the perfect solution. It comes with
thousands of designs and addons which allow
you to create any kind of website you can think
of.
WordPress is free for anyone to download and
use to build any kind of website without any
restrictions.
If WordPress is free, then where is the cost
coming from?
WordPress is free because you’ll have to
arrange your own domain name and hosting,
which costs money.
A domain name is your website’s address on
the internet. This is what your users will type
in their browsers to reach your site (For
example, arewaclass.com.ng or arewablog.com).
Next, you’ll need website hosting. All websites
on the internet need hosting. This will be your
website’s home on the internet.
A domain name typically costs $14.99/year
and hosting costs start from $7.99/month.
This is A LOT for most people who are just
starting out.
Thankfully, qservers.net, has agreed to offer our
users a free domain name and over 60% off on
web hosting.
Bluehost is one of the largest hosting
companies in the world. They are also an
official WordPress recommended hosting
partner.
They are working with WordPress since 2005,
and are committed to give back to the
community.
That’s why they have promised us
that if you cannot set up your website by
following this tutorial, then our expert team will
complete the process for you without any cost.
They will compensate us, so you don’t have to.
Feel free to contact us for free website setup
help.
Let’s go ahead and purchase domain name
and hosting.
First, you’ll need to go to the Bluehost website
in a new browser window and click on the
green ‘Get Started Now’ button.
This will bring you to a pricing page where you
will need to choose a pricing plan for your
website. Basic and plus plans are the most
popular choices among our users.
You’ll need to click on select to choose the
plan that you like and continue to the next
step.
On the next screen, you’ll be asked to select a
new domain name.
Ideally you should stick to a .com domain
name. Make sure that it is related to your
business, easy to pronounce and spell, and
easy to remember.
Need help choosing a domain name for your
website? we will talk on how to
choose the best domain name.
After choosing your domain name, click on the
next button to continue.
Now you’ll be asked to provide your account
information such as name, address, email, etc.
On this screen, you will also see optional extras
that you can purchase.
We generally don’t recommend purchasing these extras.
You can always add them later on, if you decide that you need them.
Next, you will add your payment information to
finish the purchase.
After completing your purchase, you’ll receive
an email with details on how to login to your
web hosting control panel (cPanel).
This is your hosting dashboard where you
manage everything like getting support, setting
up emails, etc. Most importantly, this is where
you’ll install WordPress.
things on your hosting account dashboard
(cPanel).
You’ll never need to use 95% of
them, so you can safely ignore them.
Scroll down to the website section in cPanel
and then click on the WordPress icon.
You will now see Bluehost Marketplace Quick
Install screen for WordPress. Click on the ‘Get
Started’ button to continue.
On the next screen, you will be asked to select
the domain name where you want to install
WordPress. Choose your domain from the
dropdown field and then click Next.
Now you’ll need to enter your website name,
admin username, and a password for your
website.
Don’t worry, you can change them
later in WordPress settings if you need to.
You’ll also need to check all the checkboxes
on the screen and then click on the ‘Install’
button to continue.
Quick Install will now start installing
WordPress on your website. Meanwhile, it will
show you some website templates that you can
install on your site.
You don’t need to do that right now because
we’ll show you how to find and install free
WordPress template on your website later in
this guide.
Once the installation is over, you’ll see a
success message in the top header.
Now you need to click on the ‘Installation
Complete’ link, and it will take you to the
screen with your WordPress login URL and
password.
Congratulations! You have created your first
WordPress website.
You can now head over to the WordPress login
page. Your login URL will look like this:
http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin
You can login to your WordPress site using the
admin username and password you entered
earlier.
Wasn’t that easy?
Now let’s move on to the next step and choose
a design for your website.
is controlled by a WordPress theme.
WordPress themes are professionally designed
templates that you can install on your website
to change its appearance.
By default, each WordPress site comes with a
basic theme. If you visit your website, then it
will look something like this:
This is not very appealing for most users.
But don’t worry, there are thousands of free
and paid WordPress themes that you can
install on your site.
You can change your theme from the
WordPress admin dashboard. Visit Appearance
» Themes page and then click on the ‘Add
New’ button.
On the next screen, you will able to search
from 4,492 free WordPress themes that are
available in the official WordPress.org themes
directory.
You can sort them by popular, latest,
featured, as well as other feature filters (i.e
industry, layout, etc).
If you know the name of the free theme you
want to install, then you can look for it by
entering its name in the search field.
WordPress will show you the theme in search
results. You will need to take your mouse over
to the theme and then click on the Install
button.
y'll see successfulness message.
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some of the most commonly asked questions
that we get.
What do I need to build a website?
You’ll need the following three things to start
your WordPress site.
A domain name – this is the name of your
website such as Nanibase.com.ng WordPress hosting – this is where your website files are stored.
45 minutes of your undivided attention.
How much does a WordPress website
cost?
The answer to this question really depends onwhat kind of website you are trying to build.
We have written a 2000 word guide explaining
how much does it really cost to build a
website.
A typical business website can cost as low as
$100 per year and can go as high as $30,000
per year.
We recommend all our users to start small and
then add more features to your website as
your business grows.
This way you will save money and minimize potential losses and avoiding overspending.
In this guide, we’ll show you how to build a
website for less than $100 .
We will also show you how to take it further by
adding more features to it in the future.
Which is the best website platform?
There are many website builders available thatwill help you setup a website. We recommend
using self-hosted WordPress as your website
platform.
WordPress is the most popular website
platform in the world.
It powers nearly 28% of all websites on the internet.
WordPress is free and comes with thousands
of website designs and extensions.
It is extremely flexible and works with almost every third-party tool and service available to
website owners.
We use WordPress to build all our websites
including this one, WPBeginner.
How to make the most of this create a
website tutorial?
This is a step by step tutorial on how to makea website. We have divided it into different
steps, and we’ll walk you through everything
from start to finish.
Just follow along the instructions, and you’ll have a very professional looking website in the end.
We will also point you in the right direction to
take your website to the next level based on
your needs.
Have fun creating your website.
Remember, if you need help, you can contact
us and we will setup your website for free.
Let’s get started.
Step 1. Setup
One of the most common mistakes thatbeginners make is choosing the wrong website
platform. Thankfully, you are here so you will
not be making that mistake.
For most users, a self-hosted WordPress.org
site is the perfect solution. It comes with
thousands of designs and addons which allow
you to create any kind of website you can think
of.
WordPress is free for anyone to download and
use to build any kind of website without any
restrictions.
If WordPress is free, then where is the cost
coming from?
WordPress is free because you’ll have to
arrange your own domain name and hosting,
which costs money.
A domain name is your website’s address on
the internet. This is what your users will type
in their browsers to reach your site (For
example, arewaclass.com.ng or arewablog.com).
Next, you’ll need website hosting. All websites
on the internet need hosting. This will be your
website’s home on the internet.
A domain name typically costs $14.99/year
and hosting costs start from $7.99/month.
This is A LOT for most people who are just
starting out.
Thankfully, qservers.net, has agreed to offer our
users a free domain name and over 60% off on
web hosting.
Bluehost is one of the largest hosting
companies in the world. They are also an
official WordPress recommended hosting
partner.
They are working with WordPress since 2005,
and are committed to give back to the
community.
That’s why they have promised us
that if you cannot set up your website by
following this tutorial, then our expert team will
complete the process for you without any cost.
They will compensate us, so you don’t have to.
Feel free to contact us for free website setup
help.
Let’s go ahead and purchase domain name
and hosting.
First, you’ll need to go to the Bluehost website
in a new browser window and click on the
green ‘Get Started Now’ button.
This will bring you to a pricing page where you
will need to choose a pricing plan for your
website. Basic and plus plans are the most
popular choices among our users.
You’ll need to click on select to choose the
plan that you like and continue to the next
step.
On the next screen, you’ll be asked to select a
new domain name.
Ideally you should stick to a .com domain
name. Make sure that it is related to your
business, easy to pronounce and spell, and
easy to remember.
Need help choosing a domain name for your
website? we will talk on how to
choose the best domain name.
After choosing your domain name, click on the
next button to continue.
Now you’ll be asked to provide your account
information such as name, address, email, etc.
On this screen, you will also see optional extras
that you can purchase.
We generally don’t recommend purchasing these extras.
You can always add them later on, if you decide that you need them.
Next, you will add your payment information to
finish the purchase.
After completing your purchase, you’ll receive
an email with details on how to login to your
web hosting control panel (cPanel).
This is your hosting dashboard where you
manage everything like getting support, setting
up emails, etc. Most importantly, this is where
you’ll install WordPress.
Step 2. Install WordPress
You will find tons of icons to do differentthings on your hosting account dashboard
(cPanel).
You’ll never need to use 95% of
them, so you can safely ignore them.
Scroll down to the website section in cPanel
and then click on the WordPress icon.
You will now see Bluehost Marketplace Quick
Install screen for WordPress. Click on the ‘Get
Started’ button to continue.
On the next screen, you will be asked to select
the domain name where you want to install
WordPress. Choose your domain from the
dropdown field and then click Next.
Now you’ll need to enter your website name,
admin username, and a password for your
website.
Don’t worry, you can change them
later in WordPress settings if you need to.
You’ll also need to check all the checkboxes
on the screen and then click on the ‘Install’
button to continue.
Quick Install will now start installing
WordPress on your website. Meanwhile, it will
show you some website templates that you can
install on your site.
You don’t need to do that right now because
we’ll show you how to find and install free
WordPress template on your website later in
this guide.
Once the installation is over, you’ll see a
success message in the top header.
Now you need to click on the ‘Installation
Complete’ link, and it will take you to the
screen with your WordPress login URL and
password.
Congratulations! You have created your first
WordPress website.
You can now head over to the WordPress login
page. Your login URL will look like this:
http://www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin
You can login to your WordPress site using the
admin username and password you entered
earlier.
Wasn’t that easy?
Now let’s move on to the next step and choose
a design for your website.
Step 3. Select Your Theme
The visual appearance of your WordPress siteis controlled by a WordPress theme.
WordPress themes are professionally designed
templates that you can install on your website
to change its appearance.
By default, each WordPress site comes with a
basic theme. If you visit your website, then it
will look something like this:
This is not very appealing for most users.
But don’t worry, there are thousands of free
and paid WordPress themes that you can
install on your site.
You can change your theme from the
WordPress admin dashboard. Visit Appearance
» Themes page and then click on the ‘Add
New’ button.
On the next screen, you will able to search
from 4,492 free WordPress themes that are
available in the official WordPress.org themes
directory.
You can sort them by popular, latest,
featured, as well as other feature filters (i.e
industry, layout, etc).
If you know the name of the free theme you
want to install, then you can look for it by
entering its name in the search field.
WordPress will show you the theme in search
results. You will need to take your mouse over
to the theme and then click on the Install
button.
y'll see successfulness message.
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