Technology

Choose What Platform Your Site Is Going To Be Built On.

First thing you need to do is choose what website platform to build your website on. There are many different CMS (content management systems) to choose from and choosing the right platform is top priority. You don’t want to start building your site on a CMS platform to find out that it’s totally wrong for you and your site.

Building out your own a fully functioning and nicely designed website isn’t rocket science. It’s quite easy actually, even for a complete novice who hasn’t had very much experience with computers. But you can get into trouble when you don’t choose the right website building platform.

Some platforms require you to know a little bit of HTML / CSS or other coding languages, so you really need to decide where you are at in terms of website building ability. If you are a beginner then you would be best to choose WordPress.

And The Winner Is…..WordPress!

For me, I choose WordPress all the time. There are plenty of other website builders out there to choose from, but WordPress wins hands down for a number of reasons.

1. User Friendly & Newbie Friendly

The WordPress platform is so easy to use. It’s intuitive and if you know how to use standard Microsoft programs such as Word or Excel, then chances are you’ll already know how to publish your own content on the site you’re about to build.

Another great thing about WordPress is that it can be easily customized with plugins, that can pretty much do anything to your site and make it exactly how you want it. You might want just a simple small business website or a complex e-com site with hundreds of products. WP can handle this.

2. Powerful 

WordPress is extremely powerful and can run most types of sites. It’s a trusted platform for many of the busiest websites in the world. It can handle pretty much anything.

3. Responsive & Mobile Friendly

With more and more people viewing sites on their phones and other mobile devices, it’s really important to have a site that is responsive to these digital demands. With WordPress, most themes come mobile friendly as standard.

4. It Won’t Cost You A Thing!

WordPress is free. All you have to do is buy your domain and hosting and then you’re up and running before you can say “www.”

5. Plenty Of Lovely People To Help You Out.

WordPress is blessed with a vibrant and helpful community of developers who will be happy to help you out should you get stuck with anything to do with your WordPress site.

Your Website Needs A Name And A Home.

Get A Domain & Web Hosting To Start The Magic!

Hosting your website on WordPress.com is free. GOOD NEWS!!! And you get a free WordPress domain name. GOOD NEWS!!! But the hosting they give you it’s really slow (which will impact your rankings on Google) BAD NEWS!!! And the free domain name they give you is rubbish, as its a sub-domain and will make you look unprofessional. MORE BAD NEWS!!!

For example: YourWebsiteName.Wordpress.com

So let’s look at the better way for your site to get up and running! By spending that little bit more money, your website can have it’s own hosting which is much faster than any free hosting you can get, and your own domain name!

Example: www.YourWebsiteName.com

This means that you will have your very own Web Property and not a site that’s owned and rented to you from WordPress.

Web Hosting And Domain Name Costs

CHOOSE YOUR HOSTING PLAN

Typically, hosting will cost you approximately $10/ month. I personally use Hostgator. You can get the first month for only $.01, which is a great way to save some money while you’re starting up your site.

I have my website, now what?