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Lvl 14: Make a Website the Fast, Easy, & Cheap Way
Easy Website Building
No tech skills required (no coding or setting up a file server)
Cheap hosting (>$5/mo)
Easy set up (>10 minutes)
I’ve used personally & would be willing to recommend
NameCheap
$10 a YEAR for a .com
offers discount on the longer duration you buy to own the domain
Often find coupons on RetailMeNot or just Google “Namecheap coupon”
first year = $9
Name Silo
cheapest option $9/ year
first year = $7
offers discounts on bulk orders (many different domain names)
HostGator
Pros:
Built-in site builder (add a blog, newsletter, e-shop)
WordPress support
Integrate third party shopping carts (like E-Junkie)
Unmetered bandwidth
Unlimited amount of sites in one plan
Cons:
WordPress Hosting cost more and runs slower without the “WordPress Hosting”
shared hosting
Pricing: 3, 4, 6
Cloud: 5, 8, 10
Wordpress 6,8,10
Bluehost
$11 for Unlimited
Pricing 8, 11, 15
x10 Hosting
Pros:
Free unlimited
Hosted E-mail address
Cons:
one site per login
No SSL for free accounts
No support for free accounts
you have to login once per month on each account or it gets deleted
Pricing: 0, 6
Weebly
Pros:
very easy to use . drag n’ drop
Free with SSL
nice built in shopping/e-commerce (paid feature). Will get better too - just bought by Square
Cons:
up to 10 sites per login
the free version is a dot weebly address (like tumblr, bad for SEO) unless you’re grandfathered in
pay per site, no matter what plan
very limited plugin options
500MB on free and connect
No WordPress
$5 just to connect a domain
Pricing (5, 8, 12, 25/ mo)
Others: Hostinger iPage, SiteGround](https://www.siteground.com/], inMotion Hosting, Wix
WordPress
On HostGator
Build a New WordPress Site
Select domain or subdomain
On x10 Hosting
Open CPanel
Scroll down to “Softaculous App Installer”
Select WordPress then hit Install Now
Blog Title
Admin E-mail password
domain.com/wp-admin
Add posts = blog posts
Pages = separate menu items
Appearence > Themes
Plugins for drag n’ drop: KingPoser, Elementor, Wishpond (single landing page)
LastPass Password generator (for creating your WordPress login - or any login for that matter):
https://www.lastpass.com/password-generator
Easy way to store passwords so you don’t waste brain energy creating and memorizing them
Focus on building a solid blog. You cna add pages later, eventually, whenever, man
RANDOM EVENT:
Vote for ProcrastiN8r Political Ad by the Lazy Island Pizza Party...a little late for Election Day, as expected.
As a matter of honesty and transparency, some of the links included are affiliate links and I do earn some commission if you decided to use the links and make a purchase through them. Your support is greatly appreciated!
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By Nate ZeramboEasy Website Building
No tech skills required (no coding or setting up a file server)
Cheap hosting (>$5/mo)
Easy set up (>10 minutes)
I’ve used personally & would be willing to recommend
NameCheap
$10 a YEAR for a .com
offers discount on the longer duration you buy to own the domain
Often find coupons on RetailMeNot or just Google “Namecheap coupon”
first year = $9
Name Silo
cheapest option $9/ year
first year = $7
offers discounts on bulk orders (many different domain names)
HostGator
Pros:
Built-in site builder (add a blog, newsletter, e-shop)
WordPress support
Integrate third party shopping carts (like E-Junkie)
Unmetered bandwidth
Unlimited amount of sites in one plan
Cons:
WordPress Hosting cost more and runs slower without the “WordPress Hosting”
shared hosting
Pricing: 3, 4, 6
Cloud: 5, 8, 10
Wordpress 6,8,10
Bluehost
$11 for Unlimited
Pricing 8, 11, 15
x10 Hosting
Pros:
Free unlimited
Hosted E-mail address
Cons:
one site per login
No SSL for free accounts
No support for free accounts
you have to login once per month on each account or it gets deleted
Pricing: 0, 6
Weebly
Pros:
very easy to use . drag n’ drop
Free with SSL
nice built in shopping/e-commerce (paid feature). Will get better too - just bought by Square
Cons:
up to 10 sites per login
the free version is a dot weebly address (like tumblr, bad for SEO) unless you’re grandfathered in
pay per site, no matter what plan
very limited plugin options
500MB on free and connect
No WordPress
$5 just to connect a domain
Pricing (5, 8, 12, 25/ mo)
Others: Hostinger iPage, SiteGround](https://www.siteground.com/], inMotion Hosting, Wix
WordPress
On HostGator
Build a New WordPress Site
Select domain or subdomain
On x10 Hosting
Open CPanel
Scroll down to “Softaculous App Installer”
Select WordPress then hit Install Now
Blog Title
Admin E-mail password
domain.com/wp-admin
Add posts = blog posts
Pages = separate menu items
Appearence > Themes
Plugins for drag n’ drop: KingPoser, Elementor, Wishpond (single landing page)
LastPass Password generator (for creating your WordPress login - or any login for that matter):
https://www.lastpass.com/password-generator
Easy way to store passwords so you don’t waste brain energy creating and memorizing them
Focus on building a solid blog. You cna add pages later, eventually, whenever, man
RANDOM EVENT:
Vote for ProcrastiN8r Political Ad by the Lazy Island Pizza Party...a little late for Election Day, as expected.
As a matter of honesty and transparency, some of the links included are affiliate links and I do earn some commission if you decided to use the links and make a purchase through them. Your support is greatly appreciated!