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10-21-2017, 01:07 PM #1New Member
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Web hosting and Webpage Building
I'm getting ready to start a small consulting/training business and I need to set up a website. I know nothing about building a website but I learn fairly quickly. The website needs to have information about who I am (education, experience, past clients), 1-2 short videos of me presenting/training, a blog, and place for people to request my services. From what I've read, I should be able to build the page using WordPress.
Any suggestions on who I should go through to host my website? Based on my needs, would you suggest using WordPress to build the site or another application?
Thanks for any insight you have to offer!
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10-21-2017, 06:27 PM #2Problem Solver
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Hi,
For a beginner I think that wordpress is probably one of the best options.
So the basics would be
1.) Buy a domain, you could try namecheap, porkbun, enom, moniker, etc
2.) Buy hosting. I do not have any recommendations unfortunately for you.
3.) For your website, use wordpress it will be the best for you as a beginner in my opinion. Most hosting companies will have auto installers to make setup easy.
4.) You could buy a website theme to get you started. A good place would be http://themeforest.netSteven Ciaburri | Industry's Best Server Management - Rack911.com
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10-21-2017, 07:11 PM #3New Member
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Thank you!!!
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10-21-2017, 10:54 PM #4Problem Solver
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Here is another wordpress theme site I just remembered: https://www.elegantthemes.com/
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10-23-2017, 09:19 AM #5Newbie
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For your basic needs you could even use one of the included Wordpress free themes which are nice and clean looking. Perfect for a few pages and I suggest you install Forum such as MyBB for communicating with your visitors.
You can always add more to the site and improve it over time but can get up and running fast with Wordpress.
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10-23-2017, 10:21 AM #6Web Hosting Master
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Welcome
A reputable Shared Web Host.
1. Look in the Shared offers section on here
2. Find 5 hosts that fit your budget
3. Research reviews on here about them
4. Contact them with any questions
5. Narrow down your choice to your final one
6. Only pay monthly no matter what discount they may throw at you. Once you trust them later on, then you can do yearly. Too many people pay 1 to 3 years, only to realize 3 months in they host doesn't work for them..and they're 60 days past the refund period.
Yes. Easy to use with lots of information or access to help.
All can be done in WordPress...and for videos, you could upload them to YouTube, and embed the videos on the website. Saves on bandwidth (although that's not much an issue these days) and load quickly.
A few things with WordPress;
1. Keep everything up to date
2. Install WordFence and disable the Live View option
3. If you plan to buy a theme;
- Look for reviews on the theme
- How quickly the developer responds to issues
- How frequently updates are released
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10-25-2017, 11:22 AM #7WHT Addict
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Dear mjlarocco,
I totally agree with WPCYCLE for the host and use of wordpress.
Also If you need a contact form for people to request your services, you can easily find a plugin for that.
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