How to make website
Choose Your Website Platform
In order to build a website, you first got to decide what platform you’re going to build your website with.
Well, back in 2005 when I got started with web development, most sites were created using HTML (code), CSS, and PHP. Each of these took a lot of time to learn and were difficult to master.
That’s why most people still think setting up a website from scratch is difficult or requires a lot of coding and design skills – but that’s no longer true.
In 2022, content management systems (CMS) like WordPress have made creating a website accessible to everyone.
To put it simply, a CMS (or website building platform) is a user-friendly platform for building websites and managing your own online content, instead of creating a website from scratch using HTML, PHP, and other coding languages.
Unlike website builders or web design software, WordPress doesn’t cost a dime to download, install or use. It’s built by web developers and there’s a large developer community who have designed beautiful free themes and templates, making it easy to get going fast.
If you know how to use Google Docs, you already know how to add your own content. WordPress can be easily expanded with free add-ons to handle just about any site you can imagine – from small business websites to e-commerce sites. With WordPress “plugins” you’ll be able to add contact forms, subscription forms, image galleries, stores, and so on for your website. And it’s all pretty simple.
The website you build will instantly be responsive, looking great on every mobile device, smartphone, and tablet. No need to hire a web developer for that.
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In order to get a new website online, there are two things that you’re going to need:
The WordPress platform itself is free, but hosting and domain name are not. However, the combined cost is still less than a coffee, with around $3 – $5 a month.
In order to look professional, you need to have your own domain name, instead of having a free domain that belongs to someone else (for example, yourbusiness.my-free-website.com.)
And, having a quality hosting service will also help you make sure that your website won’t go down and that it loads quickly (very important for everyone who visits your pages.)
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There are two possible ways to install WordPress, one MUCH easier than the other.
Almost all well-established and reliable web hosting companies have integrated one-click installation for WordPress these days.
If you chose to sign up with Bluehost or any other similar hosting company, you should find your “one-click installation” either in the account creation process or in your account control panel.
For example, these are the steps you need to follow to install WordPress on Bluehost (the process is very similar or even the same on all the most popular web hosting companies):
When it comes to your website, faster is better.
Faster loading pages rank higher, have lower bounce rates, and result in happier site visitors. Speed is so crucial that Google implemented several programs to improve it, including accelerated mobile pages, aka AMP.
When it was first released, AMP was kind of a big deal. Many large sites like Twitter made the move and Google insisted it was here to stay.
In the last few years, however, there’s been less talk about AMP. In 2021, Google quietly removed the AMP symbol from the search results.
What’s the deal with AMP? Is it still relevant in 2021? Why did it matter in the first place?
This updated guide to AMP covers everything you need to know, including what AMP is, why it matters, how it works, pros and cons, and whether you should bother implementing it in 2021. (Spoiler: Probably no
Accelerated Mobile Pages, also called AMPs, are an open-source coding project created by Google to help websites load faster on mobile devices. AMP works by stripping pages down to their most essential parts and storing a cached version on Google servers, which allows them to deliver content almost immediately Read a detailed blog on AMPHOME