• 23rd October 2009 - By Prateek

    Hello readers! I had made a tutorial for the same sometime back but many people complained that it was a bit hard and they felt it impossible. So I have come to their rescue and now will teach you’ll how to create a simple site with Wordpress installed in it. Hopefully, it will solve your doubts too. Also, this time I will be giving screenshots too. So enjoy guys!

    Domain :

    In very simple terms, domain is the address of your website. So while choosing a domain, be sure to have a one people will tend to remember. Try to avoid numerals and hyphens in your URL, it will be more difficult to remember. Now, there are primarily 3 types of domains;

    1. Top Level Domain (TLD) (Paid)

    A Top Level Domain (TLD) is the highest level of domains available. These are paid domains and can be purchased from registrars. They have a better SEO (Search Engine Optimization) than the other domains and are generally prefered for good websites. Buying a domain reflects that it is a worthwhile site and naturally, you will get better traffic than others. For purchasing one, just head to any of the registrars like Godaddy, Name and NameCheap among others. Preferred payment options are Credit/Debit Cards or through PayPal.

    Tip : Before buying a domain, do Google up for coupon codes. You can purchase domains for cheaper rates using these codes. If you go for premium hosting (to be covered later), you may get a free domain.

    2. Free Domain (Free for private use)

    Free domains are generally used by upcoming bloggers and website owners. You can get yourself a free domain from co.cc or .tk (I prefer the 1st one). These domains are mostly free unless you want a premium domain name or want to use the domain for business purposes.

    Tip : If you can afford $1, then you can get .info which is a TLD.

    3. Subdomain (Free with hosting account)

    When you register for a free host, you generally get a free domain. These ones should be avoided as you can easily get a free domain as mentioned above. Not much to say here.

    Registering For A Host :

    Now once you have the domain, you need to put the files that the visitors to your website can see. So you need a hosting for that matter. Now there are 2 types of hosts, Premium and free. Free hosts have a set of limitations in place which stop you from getting the maximum benefits. But since you are a beginner in this, I suggest you to stick to free ones for some time. When looking for a host, NEVER look at the bandwidth and the space given, but look for reliability. When I had just started blogging about a year back, I had made this mistake and my website was down for most of the time.

    Good free hosts include x10hosting and freehostia. But before going for a host, ask your friends or Google for reviews about that host and issues regarding it. Once you sign up for the host, you get something called as cPanel. I suggest you to avoid hosts that give VistaPanel. After signing up for any of the hosts, follow the method mentioned below.

    Adding Nameservers :

    In simple words, I can define nameservers as the settings in the domain that show the domain the path to the hosting. Nameservers are generally in the format :

    NS1.[YOURHOST].COM

    NS2.[YOURHOST]COM

    So suppose you use x10hosting, just use the following:

    NS1.X10HOSTING.COM

    NS2.X10HOSTING.COM

    Some hosts have upto 4 nameservers but there is no problem if your host has just 2.

    Where to add nameservers?

    To add nameservers, login to the website from where you took your domain and go to edit nameservers.

    If you have gone for a free domain (co.cc) then you should add your nameservers as mentioned below:

    I have purchased my TLD’s from Name, so here is the screenshot for that :

    Now that you are done editing the nameservers, we need to add the domain in the host. For that you need to login to your cPanel and click on addon domain.

    Now login to the cPanel and click on Addon Domains and add your domain. After adding, we now have to add files to it.

    Making A Website :

    Now, this is the main step of the tutorial. After you have added the domain, we need to add files to the website. You have 2 options here, either code yourself or upload already coded websites (known as CMS). I suggest you go for Wordpress because it is easy to use and can be modded to any level. For experts, I suggest Joomla.

    For adding Wordpress to your domain, there are 2 methods;

    1-> Automatic

    I suggest you use this method. Go to your cPanel and click on Fantastico Deluxe.

    2-> Manual Method (If You Don’t Have Fantastico) :

    In case your cPanel doesn’t have Fantastico, then you can use the manual method. In this method, you need to download Wordpress from here and and upload this inside the website directory in the File Manager. You will find File Manager in the cPanel.

    You can follow this tutorial if you want to try the manual mode.

    Done Setting Up! Now What?

    Now that you have setup the domain, just login to your admin panel. The URL will be yourdomain.com/wp-admin. In this tutorial, I used Fantastico and this is the website I got. This is the admin login area. The website is now setup. Just login and start posting.

    How To Enhance The Interface Of My Blog?

    The basic blog is generally boring and you won’t get many raised eyebrows. So, the first thing you need is themes. Head on here and download whichever theme you like. Upload these themes to wp-content/themes in the File Manager. Other method is to directly get themes installed from the admin panel. For this, click on the Appearance tab and then on the Add New Themes sub-tab.

    After the themes, there are some essential plugins you must have. Don’t worry about that, I have already simplified it for you. Just check out this post and download them all :)

    Final Words :

    Thank you guys for having the patience for going through such a huge tutorial. In case you have any difficulty in any step, just comment below and it will be answered within 48 hours, guaranteed :D

    If you have followed this tutorial, do give your blog links below so that I can guide you with more advice.


  • 23 Responses to “How To Create An Easy Website”

    • Yash on October 23, 2009

      Awesome man!

      \m/

      You rock!

    • jim on October 23, 2009

      nice info

    • IRFAN d KING KHAN on October 23, 2009

      nice buddy!
      really need this type of info:)

    • Mohsin on October 23, 2009

      badhiya hai bhai :P

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    • Malcolm on October 30, 2009

      I have done all this.but i need serious help with some other things that i don’t exactly know much about.

      please e-mail me Prateek. i’ ll let u know everything.

      thanks

    • avapyShapse on October 31, 2009

      Other variant is possible also

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    • Free Movies Online on November 10, 2009

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    • Roxie Fesler on November 28, 2009

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    • Article Submission on December 3, 2009

      Hello, just wanted you to know I have saved you to my Google bookmarks because of your beautiful blog layout (LOL). But honestly, I think your site has one of the cleanest design I’ve seen yet. It honestly helps make reading your blog a lot easier.

    • Ravi on December 7, 2009

      nice info! tfs ;)

    • Andrew Peltzer on December 13, 2009

      Thank You for sharing your knowledge, Really nice post

    • Terry Guidry on December 15, 2009

      I signed to your rss feed! Will you post more on the subject?

    • PITER_FM_103_4 on December 25, 2009

      I want to quote your post in my blog. It can?
      And you et an account on Twitter?

      • admin on December 25, 2009

        Sure, no issues :)

    • Rueben Krajnik on January 4, 2010

      I would be grateful to the writer for teaching this to me :)

    • gay blog on January 7, 2010

      Good article you said, dont stop updating your blog, that’s better.

    • Michael Curtis on January 10, 2010

      Great looking Blog! Found it through Yahoo. Just as an FYI, it didnt display right when I opened it in the Opera Interet Browser.

    • любoвбeзcлoв on January 17, 2010

      Даа… Пока это у нас не очень сильно развито, так что придётся немного подождать.

    • Genny Keshishian on January 18, 2010

      Love this post! Thanks for this. I’ll be sure to come back again. P.S: I’ve bookmark your site as well.

    • antique glass door knobs on January 18, 2010

      Im new to your blog and I just bookmarked it for me to read your next articles. Im so motivated with your writing fashion. My apologies for being off topic but can suggest books about blogging, Ill be very gratifying if you can share where you learned from. Thanks in advance. – Berto

    • Carly Bagge on January 24, 2010

      Howdyy’all . First Of All wonderful page . I loved reading your through your site.Thought I would tell you, I voted your site up on digg . Have a good evening

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