How to create a website

1. Get your domain name

The first step in the website creation process is to purchase your domain name if you have not done so already. A domain name is the name of your website. For example my domain name for this website is www.primepersonalssistant.com this is the website address that customers can type into the address bar and find your page.

Here is an example:

2. Decide where to build your website

Choose which platform to build your website. Wix is an affordable online website developer that allows you to build your website free of charge and not pay a penny until you are ready to publish it. This is an easy drag-and-drop website that allows you to create beautiful websites fast. This may be a great website to start with on a low budget and will allow you to take your time to build the site without upfront costs during the building stage.

The most recommended platform to build your website is WordPress. WordPress is a bit more technical it features thousands of plugins that help make your website more functional for you and your customers. We are going to take you through the steps to creating a WordPress website from scratch as this is the platform we recommend.

3. Choose your hosting provider

Web hosting is a website management service that backs up your content on your website and makes sure your content is reachable and active. Without web hosting services you will need a server to host your website yourself.

Web hosting services from Go Daddy start from under £5 a month click here to sign up and get your website hosted.

Alternatively, you can sign up for website hosting management from Ionos .

4. Connect your domain to your website

Connect your new domain address to your hosted website.

Now you are ready to start building your site

You should now be in the wordpress dashboard. which appears like this, at this point you may want to hire a web designer to help achieve a professional look or follow the instructions below to begin creating your website.