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The Process To SetUp Your Websi te

• To s tar t your websi te, we’re going to do the fol lowing steps:

1. Set up websi te host ing

2. Register your domain name

3. Instal l WordPress


An Analogy To A House

• Th ink of your websi te l ike a house. You need land, the house st ructure, and decorat ions.

1. Your domain i s the land.

2. Your host ing company i s the house st ructure.

3. You websi te design i s the decorat ions in your house.


The Importance Of Doing I t R ight• I t ’ s e x t r e m e l y i m p o r t a n t t h a t y o u s e t u p y o u r w e b s i t e r i g h t .

• Y o u n e e d t o d o t h i s y o u r s e l f s o y o u d o n ’ t l e t t h e t e c h s l o w d o w n y o u r p r o d u c t i v i t y .

• Y o u h a v e t o k n o w h o w t o d o e v e r y t h i n g a n d n o t b e r e l i a n t o n t e c h p e o p l e t o d o i t .

• O n c e y o u ’ v e s c a l e d , y o u c a n o u t s o u r c e .

• E v e r y t h i n g i s f i g u r e - o u t a b l e . E v e n i f y o u d o n ’ t r e a l l y w a n t t o d o t h i s p a r t , y o u m u s t u s e W o r d P r e s s .

• I t ’ s l a y i n g t h e f o u n d a t i o n o f t h e h o u s e . I t ’ s i n c r e d i b l y i m p o r t a n t t o g e t r i g h t s o d o w n t h e r o a d y o u c a n g r o w a n d m o n e t i z e i n t o a r e a l b u s i n e s s .


The Importance Of Doing I t R ight

• I f you want to actual ly s tar t a websi te that makes money, you have to use WordPress.

• I 've never seen someone monet ize a blog us ing Square Space, Wix, or something else. I t just i sn ' t poss ib le because you don't have access to al l the features and plugins you need.

• So, you need to start a WordPress s i te.

• And that 's exact ly what I ' l l show you how to do today.


The Blog Post

• I ’ l l walk you through everyth ing in th is lesson, but you can also v is i t :

https://natal iebacon.com/how-to-star t-a-blog

• You’ l l get everyth ing you need in th is post in wr i t ten form.

https://nataliebacon.com/how-to-start-a-blog


1. Set Up Hosting• Head on over to Bluehost to s tar t a webs i te for $2.95

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• Bluehost i s the #1 recommended web host ing by WordPress .org. Every account features 1-c l ick WordPress ins ta l lat ion. Power ing over 2 mi l l ion webs i tes wor ldwide these guys are one of the most popular and af fordable opt ions . B luehost i s per fect i f you' re s tar t ing as a newbie.

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• Cl ick the green "get started now" button!

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1. Set Up Hosting

• Select a host ing plan that f i t s your needs.

• I suggest s tart ing with the bas ic plan, then upgrading, as needed.


2. Register Your Domain

• Type in your domain name (the name you want your websi te to be) and cl ick Next.

• Bluehost i s amazing because you get a completely FREE domain name. Super awesome!


Complete Steps 1 And 2: Host ing And Domain Setup

• The next s tep i s to f i l l out your account and bi l l ing informat ion.



• Decide what add-ons you want .

• I h igh ly recommend you get pr ivacy protect ion . P r ivacy i s impor tant so your in fo i sn ’ t pub l ic and hackers can’ t get to i t (wh ich they w i l l i f you don ' t have th i s ) . You can sk ip the res t and a lways add them on late r i f you want .



• Review your package informat ion. Note, B luehost charges you for the ent i re year up f ront. Th is i s how you' re able to get such a good deal .



• Insert payment informat ion and accept the terms.



• Congrats , your host ing account has been created! B luehost wi l l send you a welcome emai l conf i rming account and FTP informat ion.



• Create your password. Make su re to rev iew the requ i rements fo r c reat ing the password. I f you need he lp you can a lways c l ick the “Suggest Password” opt ion . Regard les s , I recommend notat ing i t ju s t to be safe . You’ l l end up need ing i t la te r on .



• Go ahead and login and start gett ing fami l iar with your new Bluehost account.


3. Instal l WordPress• Thanks to B luehos t , a f te r

your hos t ing account has been created WordPress w i l l automat ica l ly ins ta l l . S ta r t o f f by p ick ing a f ree theme ( I ' l l d i scuss changing th i s la te r ) .

• You can update your theme and change i t at any t ime.



• Now that you’ve picked your theme, jump into WordPress .



• Decide whether th is s i te wi l l be for bus iness or personal use (presumably biz i f you' re start ing a s i te to make money).


3. Instal l WordPress• On th i s s tep,

you’ l l see an overv iew of B luehos t and WordPress in tegrat ion .

• You can manage WordPress p lug ins and b log pos t s o r pages here .



• Decide on a s i te t i t le and descr ip t ion .

• Example : Nata l ie Bacon: L i fe + Bus iness Coach For H igh Ach iev ing Women


Your Website Is Done!

• That i s i t ! You’re al l set up with your host , your domain, and WordPress .

• Now, you' re off ic ia l ly the owner of a websi te. You registered your domain name and set up host ing. You have a websi te. You should be excited and proud of yoursel f . You can do th is !


Summary

• Th is lesson i s cr i t ical to your long term success with your onl ine bus iness .

• I f you take act ion and set up your websi te us ing my process, you' re lay ing the correct foundat ion for growing and monet iz ing your onl ine bus iness down the road.

• Do i t today. I t ' s worth i t !


What’s Next!

• In the next lesson, I ’ l l show you how to des ign your s i te ins ide WordPress .

• You’ l l learn exact ly what you need to do to create a modern, c lean looking s i te.

• You have to be fami l iar wi th the elements of designing a s i te regardless of how you go about doing i t , so don’t miss the next lesson!

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