Setting up a website in 10 easy steps: 1. Get a web host like GoDaddy or Bluehost to store your website content. 2. Choose a domain name, often purchased through your web host, ending in common extensions like .com or .org. 3. Choose a publishing platform like WordPress, Blogger, or Medium to build your site, some allow hosting without a separate web host. 4. Build or buy a template to design your site without coding through your publishing platform. 5. Upload your content and configure general settings on your host to launch your site.

1. HOWTO SET UP AWEBSITE
InTen Easy Steps

2. STEP ONE: Get a web host
■ Web hosts are service providers that allow users to store space and access to their
websites.
■ Some of the most popular webhosts are:
– GoDaddy
– Bluehost
– HostGator
■ Buy a webhost to host your websites content.

3. STEPTWO: Choose a domain name
■ The domain name is the URL for your website.
■ Often, you can buy the domain name through your web host.
■ Popular domain names end in .com .org .net and there are others to choose from.

4. STEPTHREE: Choose a publishing platform
■ The most popular content publishing platform isWordPress. It can be as simple as
blogging or as advanced as a content management system for publishing the most
detailed websites.
■ Others include Blogger and Medium which have a higher focus on blogging.
■ Some content managers are online only and for those, you wont need to choose a web
host.They’ll do it for you.

5. STEP FOUR: Build/Buy aTemplate
■ Templates allow you to design a beautiful website without a ton of effort.
■ Search for a theme you like, buy and download it, then enable it on your publishing
software.
■ Instantly have a gorgeous theme for your site, without any programming!

6. STEP FIVE: Upload your content
■ Once you have all of your content ready and downloaded, upload it to your host!
■ Some times, you’ll have to configure some general settings to get everything up and
running.
■ Other times everything will already be set up for you.

7. STEP SIX: Design yourWebsite
■ Now that you have your website set up, it’s time to add information to it!
■ Make a menu so your users can navigate.
■ Add content and perhaps a bio for yourself.
■ If your blogging, write some blogs!

8. STEP SEVEN: Secure yourWebsite
■ Popular website are always under attack.Take necessary steps to prevent the common
attack methods.
■ Don’t use “admin” as your username.
■ Remove any common prefixes from your database.
■ Keep your software up to date to fix holes in security.

9. STEP EIGHT: Search Engine Optimization
■ Also known as SEO, this practice is formatting your website in such a way that it
increases your chances of being found and properly shown on search engines.
■ SEO is a difficult task to accomplish and there are always room for improvements
■ Do a fair bit of research on this topic.We could have a whole other set of slides for this
alone.

10. STEP NINE: Set up Analytics
■ Analytics allow you to manage statistics for your website.
■ This piece of software can tell you when your site is the most active, what pages are
the most popular, how long someone stays on a specific page, and other statistics.
■ This can be useful for determining what people like to see, and what other pages on
your site need improvements.
■ A popular analytic program is Google analytics.

11. STEPTEN: Back up yourWebsite
■ If for some reason, something catastrophic happens to your site and everything is lost,
you should have a backup so you can get back up and running in no time at all.
■ Regular backups can help ensure that, even in the event of an emergency, you won’t
have to rebuild off of a several-month-old backup and lose valuable information.

12. CONGRATULATIONS!
You should now have built a successful website for the masses.
Have fun publishing!