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1. Choosing your Domain name
Your domain name is what will direct people to your website. It is important to make sure that it is representative of your brand, so that people can easily find you. For example, if you are building a website for Bob Smith’s welding business, it would be better to register “bobsmithwelding.com” than “bobdoesmetalwork.com.” The decision to register a domain name depends on your reasons for building the website.
One of the advantages of using a hosting service like Bluehost (which WordPress recommends) is that you can purchase your domain name and hosting service from the same provider. Simply type in your desired domain name, click on the “next” button, and the system will verify whether your choice is available. You can also choose an alternative top-level domain from the drop-down menu. For example, you may want .club or .us instead of .com
If you’ve chosen Bluehost as your web host, you just have to click ‘log in’ and choose a theme WordPress will be automatically installed for you. If you aren’t sure which theme you want, don’t worry because you can go back and change it later. If you don’t like the generic themes, there are upgrade options to premium themes.
The following screen will inquire whether you are constructing your website for personal or professional reasons. This will allow us to give you precise suggestions to assist you with your website construction project.
4. Get to know your WordPress dashboard
Now that you’re ready to start working, you should be on the dashboard, or back-end, for your new website. This is the service area where you can control what your website visitors will see when they arrive at your pages. Spend some time learning this dashboard by reviewing features you’ll use most often.