2018 edition for WordPress 5.0
What if you could choose, buy a domain name, then host your own website for literally pocket change. It’s not a dream, but something you can manage by yourself. You don’t need coding skills. Just follow the steps outlined in this book and you’ll be online in no time.
Building a website might seem an intimidating task for many, but the truth is there are plenty of free tutorials and guides that can help you build a website from scratch in no time, even if you don’t have previous experience with programming.
If you’re already a typical Internet user, the chance is you already know how to do many of the things outlined in this book. All I’m trying to do is piece all things together in an easy to follow step-by-step guide so you can focus on getting to the finish line, which is hitting that “Publish” button of your first post.
This book will cover all the basics, advice about picking your first domain name, choosing the right hosting provider and then starting your first website using WordPress, the go-to free open source software for creating blogs and websites in a matter of minutes. It’s one of the rare instances when free doesn’t mean “of questionable value”.
I’ve picked WordPress because I’ve been using it to build and manage my friends’ blogs, clients’ and my own websites since 2006.
I’ll keep recommending WordPress because it’s very easy to use and yet powerful enough to do what you set your mind to by using any of the free or paid plugins and themes developed by an active international community of WordPress enthusiasts. Over 100 million websites are using WordPress. They can’t all be wrong, right?
And did I say you don’t need coding skills to build your own website? I’ve said it and you may hear it a couple of times more from me because that’s an important part of the reason I’ve started writing this book.
Most people assume you need some sort of programming knowledge to build a website, but the reality is there are plenty of free tools you can use to go online with just a few easy clicks. If you’ve used a computer or smartphone before you’ll have no problems understanding what I’ll be showing you in this book.
If you decide you need a website there’s nothing really stopping you from starting without needing extra help. Read on and you’ll see how easy it is to publish your first post on your own website.
