Steps to creating a website

always select the correct website platform for your site. Take a detailed look at the type of website you’re creating, whether it is for e-commerce, displaying artwork, etc. Some of the website platforms are WordPress, Shopify, Wix, etc. However, in 2022 WordPress is the most commonly used and popular website-building platform. It is free and highly customizable, and also user-friendly. WordPress makes your site responsive and works great on every device.

you can learn about the reasons to use WordPress here

A domain name is as significant as content in a website for a website. It affects how easily and conveniently your audience can find your site. A domain name is a part of your URL. It assists in maintaining brand consistency. Furthermore, it helps your customers find you online and prevents confusion between your brand and another similar brand. research and find the perfect domain name that matches your nature and type of brand.

it is better to use your business name for your website domain name, or other online platforms too. Also, make sure to check the availability of your chosen domain name on websites that sell the domain names.

visit the web hosting company’s website to register your domain name. select the plan or package according to your requirements. Add your domain name in the requested section and accordingly, it will take you to a page.

you can register your domain name on sites such as Namecheap, GoDaddy, google domain, etc.

for your website to be accessible on the internet, you need a hosting service by a web hosting company. there are several companies that provide secure and reliable web hosting services on their server. You are free to host your website with the same company with which you registered your domain name.

web hosting provides you with website space, databases, backups, website-building tools, plugins, etc according to your package.

after getting your domain get connected to it. Bluehost is a popular host that has agreed to provide a free domain name, and SSL certificate, along with a 60% discount on web hosting.

after you’ve finished registering your domain name, you need to update your DNS with the domain register with whom you purchased your domain name.

next, install WordPress on your device. It is open-source software and a popular platform for building your website. It allows you to host and customise your website, blogs or online portfolios, stores etc. So, it is recommended to install WordPress to create a website.

Install WordPress, upload it to the hosting account and run the installation process. Installing WordPress is as simple as it sounds.

you might be thinking why do I need a contact form? But here’s an interesting thing, it provides you spam protection and also saves time. As you start your website you’ll get thousands of emails and hundreds of them might be spam emails. Hence, a contact form can stop almost all spam emails.

For this, you need to select the best WordPress contact form plugin and install it. Create a contact form from WPforms > all forms in your WordPress admin area, configure notifications, add it to a page, sidebar and you’re done!

WordPress has numerous built-in SEO. However, there are other third-party plugins too. Yoast SEO is one of WordPress SEO which is a powerful tool that can assist you in making your site SEO-friendly easily and conveniently. Moreover, All in one SEO, W3 total cache, and Premium SEO pack fall under the category of best WordPress SEO responsible to boost your website traffic.

To install WordPress SEO, on the dashboard go to plugins, add new, type your desired SEO into the search bar and install it and activate it.

As your website goes live, you have to track your audiences to monitor the growth, trends and patterns. These are the power tools that is used to monitor the interaction of your site with google or any other search engines. It is believed to improve visibility and create reporting views. Further, it provides vital information of your site and is a must no matter what type of industry you have.

log in to your WordPress admin area and go to Settings » General page. Here, you can see your website’s URL in the site address field. Enter your correct website address in the Google webmaster tools setup wizard, and click on the ‘Continue’ button.

caching in WordPress means creating a static version of your content and serving it to the visitors. caching is believed to improve the speed and performance of your website. Moreover, it helps to reduce the load on your hosting server.

WP Super Cache is a popular free cache plugin that generates static HTML files for your WordPress site. Go to Plugins > add new, search for your desired cache and click install and activate it.

Spam protection in WordPress provides security against login, registration, comments and content protection for your website. In simple terms, it helps to defeat WordPress spam users and prevents future registrations.

To set up spam protection visit plugins from the dashboard, click add new and search for spam protection. Find your required plugin, install it and activate it.

Plugins are one of the most important elements of a website. Plugins add various new or existing functionality to your site and allow you to create any type of website including an e-commerce store using woocommerce or other plugins and portfolios, etc.

What you need to note is there are some plugins in WordPress that are free and some you have to pay for. Hence, you need to research properly, understand what type of plugins you need and accordingly install them.

After you’ve installed the plugin make sure to activate the plugin. While you install your plugin like woocommerce, Yoast SEO, etc. make sure to install security plugins like Wordfence security, defender, etc. to protect your WordPress site from malware, hacking attempts, or other destructible acts.

Security plugins are important for your site because a hacked website can cause a huge loss of business revenue. Hence, after installing plugins activate them and also check if you have security plugins installed.

contents are the most important element of your website. In the human body, the heart keeps you alive. similarly, content is the heart of the website as it is useless without content. To add content, in the WordPress admin dashboard Go to posts > add new.

Here you can add your content and finally update it. similarly to add pages, Click on Page > Add New. Add in your new content, including a Title. 

Your site must look standard and professional in order to allow your viewers to stay on the site for a longer period of time. The first impression is the last impression. Therefore, customize your site, and make it presentable.

Along with the appearance make sure to improve the site’s speed, delete unused themes and plugins and control your spam comments to improve the site’s appearance.

Discover brand-new ideas and techniques to customize your site. To customize your site, on the WordPress dashboard of admin area appearance > themes.

create a custom homepage using Elementor which can be easily installed on your site by searching it in the plugins. change the font, use various features, and utilize available features to customize your site and make it user-friendly.

After you’re done with customization, add blogs or stores for your website. To start an e-commerce site you can add plugin Woocommerce from plugins to start the site and accordingly add your products.

To add blogs, posts > add new. similarly, to add products, on the admin dashboard products > add products. add title and description. select the type of product (simple, variable,…).

SSL and HTTPS are very important to keep the information confidential, secure connections, and prevent your information from being modified. How to check SSL/HTTPS?

go to your WordPress dashboard, then select Settings > General. Now, check if your WordPress Address and Site Address begin with “https://”. If not, change these URLs.

To monitor your site’s performance and to watch the improvements in your audiences and viewers, set up website analytics. According to reviews on the internet, it is good to install google analytics as it is reliable and beginner-friendly too.

Google Analytics is offered by Google and it tracks and reports website traffic. It is easy to set up and is easily understandable.