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Hey guys, this is my attempt to teach you how to make your own website and blog as quick
as you can. So BlueHost normally cost $6.95 but if you sign up through my affiliate link
which will be in the description you can get a discount on your hosting. So the first thing
you want to do is go to BlueHost through my affiliate link, this is so you get a discount,
plus I get something out of it. You can do this y either going to my website or clicking
the link in the description.
The next step is to click the sign up button. You'll be taken to a site where you can choose
your domain name. After you enter your domain name, you just want to click next. This will
bring you to the net page which is entering your personal details. For this exact reason
my details will be blocked out and that's why most of the page is blurred out. After
you've finished entering your personal information, pick what plan you want.
Theres 4 different options. I recommend you pick any of the top 3, but not the 4th one.
Once you've chosen what plan you want theres some other options which i'd uncheck, except
for the Who-Is protection which is really important as it gives your website protection
from the public viewing your personal details. The final step is to enter your credit card
details, once you've done that, just click next.
On this page, BlueHost will try up-sell you. I wouldn't recommend buying anything here
besides additional domains if you really really need it. On the next page, click where it
says create a password. Then type a password and remember it, because for the next step
you'll need to enter the same password.
After you've entered your password, just click submit and you'll be brought to the next page
which is a page where you can use the same password which you made earlier to log in.
You'll then be prompted with an ad. Just click the button which says, please take me to cpanel.
Once you've removed the ad, you'll be taken directly to your cpanel, which is your control
panel to manage all your websites.
The next thing you want to do is find the Wordpress icon, under site builders. After
it's finished loading you want to press the big green button which says install. You then
choose the Wordpress version you want to install and where would you like to install it. Under
the advanced options press the click here to display button and enter your blog name
including your username and password which will be used to log in Wordpress. Step 3 is
optional and completely up to you. The next step just requires you to click the 'I have
read the terms and conditions' checkbox, once you've done this, just press complete.
BlueHost will now install Wordpress automatically for you. You will then be presented with 2
URL's a URL for your website and a URL to your wordpress admin page. Go ahead and click
the link to the Wordpress admin page. This is where all the magic happens, just insert
your username and password which you created earlier.
Then just click log-in and you'll be brought straight to your Wordpress Dashboard. Congrats!
You've just set up your own website and blog in
under 5 minutes.