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Whether you’re a small business owner looking for the knowledge that will allow you to build your digital footprint online or a website enthusiast, paving the way toward a lucrative web design future, this article brings the value you need to understand the basic concept of building a website.
There are many elaborate guides, like that on https://sitechecker.pro/ published. However, in this article, we are going to let you in on both “hows” and “whys” of each step along the path to your very own website. The reason we decided to create this type of guide is that it’s important to know why you’re taking certain actions, not only how to implement them properly. Once you understand the core, building the second, third, and every following website is going to become easier, and you’ll get better with each new project.
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Setting up the website
When you decide to build a website from scratch, you have multiple options to set it up in a way that will allow you seamless customization and content upload later on. There are website builders, CMSs, while more advanced users can put their HTML skills to use and build a website from scratch through coding. If you are not feeling secure enough to code your way though it’s best to go with site builders and CMS applications.
In this article, we’ll go with the CMS option, because it’s the easiest one to set up and requires no programming skills. The most popular CMS (Content Management System) is WordPress, an online platform that allows digital content management through a user-friendly interface.
When you choose your Host, there are several good hosting companies online. There are multiple types of Web hosting services like Shared Hosting, Linux or Windows VPS hosting, and Dedicated hosting service. You’ll receive login information to access the host control panel. There you can set up anything from adding subdomains (if the hosting service allows it), adding more users, and installing a CMS app that will run your website.
Find the CMS installation menu and choose WordPress one-click installation to automatically upload the app to your server and activate it. You’ll get a notification that the installation was successful, and you’ll also get an email with the login information for the WordPress dashboard of your website. Now your website is set, and you can move on to the next step.
Customising the website
Let’s say you named your domain is “mywebsite.com”, to start customizing it, just go to “mywebsite.com/wp-admin” and log in using the information which was emailed to you when you installed WordPress. This will take you to your website dashboard that holds gives you the tools to choose a theme, install plugins, or publish web content.
Since your website is just a blank page, in the beginning, you should start by choosing a Theme. There are many free and premium themes available, but make sure to look for the one that fits your industry requirements and offers responsive design features. Responsive design means that your website will perform well on both desktop and mobile devices. This is important because you want to provide great service to users on all available platforms.
Plugins are small pieces of code that provided added functionality or improve the performance of your website. Some plugins change the visuals while others provided expanded functionality like submission forms or SEO implementation. Install only trustworthy plugins for safety purposes and to make sure you got the best available option.
If the theme you choose doesn’t include all the pages that you intend to keep on your website, create new pages and set up the Main Menu by adding the pages you wish users to access from the main menu. In most cases, Main Menu contains Home, Contact, Products/Services, About Us, FAQ.
If the theme allows it, you can change colours, and fonts, or upload your business logo for full customization of your website.
Adding content
Now that you have your website fully customized to look and perform just the way you want it, it’s time to upload the content.
If you’re uploading pictures and videos, make sure you’re using the best quality at the lowest file size, to keep your website as light as possible to reduce page load time and avoid people leaving the page before even opening it. The same goes for any audio files and all other documents and pieces of content you add to your website.
However, overloading a website with too much content can make it slow and thus reduce the performance of your website so keep in mind that you wish for a functional, user-friendly, fast-loading website.
Conclusion
As you can see, creating a website right from the start is not that difficult, thanks to all these pieces of software that automate the entire process. These were the four basic stages of website development that you can master easily and, in time, learn some more advanced aspects of the craft. We hope this article was helpful, let us know in the comments if you learned something new today.
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Kate Peters
Kate Peters is a digital marketer, graphic designer, and content developer. She's currently developing a beginners' digital marketing course that aims to provide a comprehensive online marketing methodology. In her free time, Kate is contributing to various non-profit movements.
