How to Make a Website from Scratch | Step-by-Step for Beginners

What's up, peeps! If you're looking to make a website with WordPress in 2018 then I just updated my free tutorial on exactly how to do it! I'm going to show you everything from getting hosting, to getting your own domain name, to setting up WordPress, customizing your website from top to bottom, how to make a free logo for your site, and much more!

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Table of Contents:

Introduction 0:00
Overview 0:07

Step #1) Secure a Domain Name & Hosting 4:37

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Step #2) Setup & Install WordPress 10:11
How to Login to WordPress 13:03

Step #3) Reset Your WordPress Password 14:10

Step#4) Activate a New Theme 14:52
FREE Theme Recommendation: Hestia

Step #5) Install & Activate Orbit Fox 17:06

Step #6) Add Your Logo & Site Icon (How to Make a Logo for FREE) 17:45

Step #7) Customize Your Website 25:00
Change Title & Subtitle 25:14
Change Title Font & Font Size 28:05
Change Button Link 25:56
Change Button Color 30:54
Change Background Image 26:51
Add Clickable Image Widget to Front Page 28:50
Edit Content of Each Section 32:15
Change Clickable Features Icons (Services) 32:27
Install a Contact Form 37:39

Step #8) Create a Primary Menu 42:01

Step #9) How to Add New Pages 44:25

Step #10) Write Your First Blog Post 47:35

*BONUS: How to Create a Shop for Your Website 50:38

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[cstratag]

Question, how did you create such a good tutorial that I just created my first website in a couple hours with no prior experience and have no questions? 😂😂 sick dude thanks!

[jdmaka]

Brother brother brother, you are gifted. I haven’t seen anyone as articulate and systemic in their tutorials as you yet. Phenomenal phenomenal phenomenal

[sleevedmommy]

This was amazing!! I had no idea how to start my website for my blog!! This video answered all my questions and helped me to set up my blog!! I’m so excited to get started blogging now!!

[Best-Destinations]

Hi, can’t tell you enough how grateful I am that you took your time to explain WP easy theme for dummies like me. I was already ready to give up. Thank you again!

[jas]

Didn't actually thought this is almost a full hour tutorial! My attention span is too short but you made this look so short and simple. Thank you so much! Hope creation also works great on a mobile phone. I'll try it now

[donaldalbertomatri]

You the greatest dale, we have been ripped of funds many times trying to join some useless class online and at the end we get nothing, but comes you teaching us for free..I'm appreciable

[unitedstars]

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU ARE HELPING ME RIGHT NOW?!?!?! NO YOU DONT. SO I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FROM BOTTOM OF MY

[anukaraokesongs]

I wish I saw your video before. I hired a web designer to do my website and I looked at the page source and found out it was wordpress. I wasn't happy since the website just had the basics: home, service, about, faq, contact and not what I expected. I gave him a reference website that I wanted it to look similar to but it doesn't even look like half of that. He hasn't posted my website yet since I keep asking him to do more. In addition, my business name is really generic so when I search for it, my google my business listing never shows up unless I put the city name! I already paid him half so I'll have to go through with it but I wonder if it's possible to stop that website and make my own and use the domain already used (one he made) for the newer website (I make).

[alexjungo]

Wow this content here is gold . Thank you for this info hopefully I can build my sight thanks a million.

[sahildeshmukh]

Im a beginner i dont know any thing about how to make website but i really want to learn about it, by watching ur tutorial it seem to be very easy and sorted. Thankyou very much 😃

[SaqibKhan-lijn]

Simply amazing ! Never knew creating our own website would turn out to be so easy & smooth. I wish you all the success, thanks mate :)

[lisarobertson]

Best tutorial I've ever seen. Most everyone else's bore you with alit of talk and they don't do what you did. Step one step two... Thanks

[omalleytrr]

I just wanted to say thank you. I used this fantastic step by step guide to create my blog. It's fantastic! Did I say it's fantastic? It's fantastic. Please keep these videos coming! Thanks again!!!

[davidnix]

Just getting started here, late 2020 and with Bluehost. Hope most of the buttons are the same. Wish me luck!

[emilesteyn]

Dude, you make awesome videos man! I am a super noob with web dev but just watching 3 of your videos makes it all so much more understandable. Thank you. 😊

[davidmas]

Very good tutorial only took me 4 hours to make my own website thank you very much. Now I look like a Pro

[southerngirl]

Love this video! I've had problems with my current website and have decided to start over from scratch. This has the info I needed to do that. But, I also found answers to some of the problems I've been having, not related to my theme or plugins. That was a big bonus. Thank you! I'm going to be checking out more of your videos.

[marcelinojr.deperalta]

Wow man, this was really Helpful, I just almost wanted to start the classic coding way. Thank you. A huge time saver.

[judessegane]

IT IS MY LUCKY DAY TODAY. UR VIDEO IS USER FREINDLY AND CLEAR THANKS ALOT BRO. GREETINGS FROM SOUTH AFRICA. I HAVE BEEN SPENDING ALOT ON SUCH AN EASY THING TO DO FOR MY SELF

[richardbuchner]

Hands down the best training tutorial think i have ever watched. good work man