5 simple steps to build your website

Today when we wish to get some information about a person or for that matter any organization, the first thing that we do is go and search about it on google. So, website/blog/social media pages in today’s digital world have become the first reference point & interface for your prospective connects.   

In this blog we are going to discuss how you can build your own website/blog in 5 easy steps. Please note that you are not required to have any technical or programming knowledge to build your website. There are abundant no-code platforms available which help you to build a website from scratch in quick time.

Let’s now go through 5 simple steps which can help build your website:

1) Choose & purchase your website domain name: Domain name is nothing but your online address. For example, the domain name of this website is solveyourpuzzles.com. It’s important to carefully choose this name as it speaks about your identity (individual, business or even product/service name). Spend enough time to brainstorm and decide on your website domain name. It’s advisable to list down at-least 3 to 4 domain name ideas, as you shall need to check for their availability as well.

Few reference websites from where you could purchase your website domain: https://domains.google/v2/, https://www.godaddy.com/, https://www.domain.com/domains/

2) Choosing a platform to build your website: There are numerous no-code platforms available today which help in building your website in quick time. These platforms provide easy drag-and-drop options to build the basic building blocks of your website. One of the most recommended platforms is “Wordpress”. The website of WordPress claims that 43% of the web uses them. In fact solveyourpuzzles, the website where you are reading this article, is built on WordPress.

Few reference links of no-code platforms that you could consider: https://wordpress.org/, https://www.godaddy.com/en-in/websites/website-builder

3) Select your website hosting platform: Once you have purchased the domain and decided on the no-code platform to build it, the next step is to choose your website hosting platform. Hosting platform is nothing but a cloud server on which your website would reside. This is needed so that your website could be accessed from any part of the world through internet (WWW: world wide web). Most of the no-code platforms have their recommended hosting partners listed on their website. You could opt for them or chose the one that you prefer. Please remember that in most cases along with the website domain you would also need to install the no-code platform software such as WordPress on the hosting server.  

Some references for hosting platforms: https://cloud.google.com/solutions/web-hosting, https://www.godaddy.com/en-in/hosting, https://www.bluehost.com/, https://www.dreamhost.com/cloud/

4) Finalize your website theme and design: Themes and design play a critical role in providing a visual appeal to your website. Most no-code platforms have a huge library of design themes for you to choose from. These are categorized based on the nature/format of website you are planning to build. Apart from the inbuilt library you could also choose themes from other specialized marketplaces such as https://themeforest.net/

5) Creating pages & content: Now that all the building blocks of your website are ready, its time to create different web pages that you would wish to have on your website along with very compelling content. Visual appeal and content messaging are very important. Hence one needs to judiciously decide on the format of content presentation. Videos, infographics, text, slideshows, etc are few examples of the most popular content formats being utilized on most websites.

So, after following all the five steps mentioned above, you are now ready to let your website GO LIVE.

Hope you found the above write-up useful. I shall look forward to viewing your comments and knowing more about your website building plans!!!

COMMENTS

  • I am truly thankful to the owner of this web site who has shared this fantastic piece of writing at at this place.

  • There is definately a lot to find out about this subject. I like all the points you made

  • This was beautiful Admin. Thank you for your reflections.

  • You’re so awesome! I don’t believe I have read a single thing like that before. So great to find someone with some original thoughts on this topic. Really.. thank you for starting this up. This website is something that is needed on the internet, someone with a little originality!

  • For the reason that the admin of this site is working, no uncertainty very quickly it will be renowned, due to its quality contents.

  • very informative articles or reviews at this time.

  • Please Post Your Comments & Reviews

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *