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5 Steps to Building a Great WordPress Site for Your Business

  • August 16, 2021
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  • Ashley Jenkins
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It used to be that you could only build a website by writing thousands of lines of HTML and CSS codes. In other words, you had to be a professional web designer or developer to create a website. However, thanks to sites like WordPress, anyone can build a website with only minimal instructions and the help of WordPress Tutorials

5 Steps to Building a Great WordPress Site for Your Business

WordPress powers more than 2 million websites around the globe and is one of the most popular choices for website building software.

However, while WordPress is relatively easy to use, most users will still require some directions. Which is what we’re here for!

Read on to learn the five crucial steps to building a great WordPress site.

Step 1: Register for a Domain Name

A domain name is a unique address that people will use to locate your site. You want it to be easy for people to find you online, so your domain name should be unique and memorable.

This is very important because it will set the tone for your site. Unfortunately, getting the domain name that you want can be difficult because many of them are already in use.

Therefore, you may need to get creative and come up with some alternatives. However, to avoid heartbreak and to save you time, you should consider using a domain name checker to verify the availability of the name you want before you go to register it.

Domain names can be registered using your web hosting provider or through a registrar.

It is better to select a brandable domain name related to your niche. Professionals WordPress development agency suggest that you should keep your domain name within 6 to 8 characters.

It is better to select a brandable domain name related to your niche. Professionals suggest that you should keep your domain name within 6 to 8 characters.

You can also take help from different online sites to generate a brandable domain name for your business website.

Step 2: Choose a Hosting Provider

In order for your website to be accessible online, you’ll need to upload your site’s files to a server.

Web hosting companies own servers for exactly this purpose. These companies lease you space on their servers for your website’s files.

Therefore, you’ll need to select a hosting provider unless you want to buy your own server.

You have a number of options when it comes to choosing a web hosting provider. When searching for a provider, it’s important to do your research as hosts vary in both price and quality.

In general, higher-priced web hosts provide higher quality hosting. Moreover, different hosts offer different features with their hosting plans.

Therefore, when selecting a host, you’ll want to make sure they offer you the services you need. For example, a crucial feature of web hosting is an SSL certificate.

Therefore, you’ll want to make sure this is something your host offers.

Moreover, you should decide how much space you need for your website. If you have a small business and your website just works as a portfolio for you, you won’t need a lot of space.

But if you run an e-commerce business on your website, you will need to purchase a good amount of hosting space for your website.

Otherwise, your website may crash if there are a lot of users more than its capacity.

Step 3: Install WordPress

As we mentioned previously, you need to pick a web host that has the features you need. One such feature that WordPress users require is to have the CMS already installed on their server or install it with one click using software like Softaculous.

You will usually find this service in WordPress hosting packages. Although, this feature may also be included in other packages as well.

If you do not choose a package with WordPress installed or a WordPress installer, you will need to install WordPress on your server manually.

There are a number of ways to do this. However, it’s best to consult with your hosting provider before installing any programs.

There are many reasons why you should consider building your website with WordPress. It makes it easy to add pages and tweak the look of your site without having hardcore programming skills.

There is a large community around WordPress that can help you when you need assistance. WordPress offers an array of themes, plugins, and widgets which can be used to customize your site in no time at all.

Step 4: Select a Theme

The appearance of your WordPress site is based on the multipurpose WordPress theme you choose. A WordPress theme customizes the look of your site. A good theme can impress your website’s visitors.

You can choose from thousands of pre-designed themes, many of which are free to use. Most of these themes come with a pre-designed layout, color, and typography; however, these can be modified.

Besides, they are easy to customize. So you can design your website as you want. You can check the demo of your selected theme before applying it to your website.

It will help you to determine whether you should choose this theme or not.

Choosing a theme is a subjective process. There is no “correct” theme. The best theme for your website is the one that best facilitates the goals of your site.

For example, you will want to choose a layout that makes it easy for users to complete conversion actions, like signing up for a newsletter or visiting your eCommerce shop.

Step 5: Add Content

The content of your website is like the food in your fridge. The fridge exists to store your food, and your website exists to store your content.

The content of your site depends on the purpose of your site. So, if your site is designed to sell products, the content should reflect that.

For instance, you might have a homepage with content that describes why your products are so great. Then you’ll have a shop page with your products displayed.

Finally, you may have a blog page with articles about how to use your products.

Remember that content is the key to keeping visitors on your site. Because people will get ideas about your services or products from your website.

So, you have to make them unique and engaging so that your visitors can get the info they are looking for.

Besides, keep related blog content on your website so that visitors can get extra knowledge related to your niche.

Conclusion

To add content to your WordPress site, you have two options. You can either create a new page or create a post on a page.

To create a new page, you’ll want to log in to your WordPress dashboard and select Page > Add New. To add content to an existing page, select Post > Add New.

It’s also possible to modify content directly on a page. You can do this through the theme customization options.

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