How to Build a Website with WordPress For Fun and Business

Learn how to start with some basic questions and have a foundation to build your site around. Complete the website plan questionnaire homework before moving on to the next video.

If you are unsure about what to create a website about I give you the three most popular evergreen niches to consider and show you six great resources to get niche ideas.

Learn why branding is important and how to do some research to make sure that the brand that you develop is not trademarked or copyrighted.

Doing keyword research is another important step in the beginning of your planning process that many people do not even think about. I show you some quick and free ways to discover new keyword ideas for future web traffic.

Discover two paid two tools that can take your keyword research to the next level and determine how difficult your niche is and what it will take to beat the competition.

Before you buy a domain you may need to do some research. Let's take a look at how to come up with ideas for domain names and do some due dilligence.

So you think you have some great ideas and are ready to buy a domain? I will show you the best place to purchase your new domain and go step by step through the purchase process.

Choosing a good reliable web hosting is important and I'll show you the different types available and what is the best choice starting out.

See my top three Web hosting choices and watch step by step how to signup with recommendations.

Learn what Name Servers are and how to connect your domain and hosting together.

This an introduction to cPanel where you can configure your hosting and software at. I will give you a quick overview of how to get around and what it all means.

Having a general contact email is important for your website and to have a professional appearance. Watch step by step how to setup an email account and get different options how to check email moving forward.

I show you the quickest way to install WordPress in just a few clicks. If you are unable to install this way with your hosting the other option is to install manually with the video in the Advanced Topics section.

The WordPress Admin is where you will go to configure your site and make changes including adding and changing content. I'll show you how to login and give a quick tutorial of what all of the menus are.

After a WordPress installation there are some basic settings we need to configure to get started.

See how to access the large amount of free WordPress themes that are available and how to find what you want.

I'll show you some of the best resources for professional themes and why you may want to consider a subscription to a theme membership site. You can access these in the resources section below.

See how to install a WordPress theme manually from files you have downloaded.

In this video we will look at how to add a logo to our site and update in the future.

Plugins are an important part of using WordPress. I'll show you the most useful and popular plugins when getting started and how to install. (Plugins come and go and it is possible that some featured in this video may be gone. Simply do a search and choose the most popular in that category...usually you can't go wrong!)

Continuation of plugins installation and then ones you need to get started with.

We will go over how to create pages and some of the most common ones you should consider.

Posting to your blog is what you will do the most after your site is up and running. I will show you how to create posts and some tips on doing them the right way.

The WordPress editor is where you add and edit content and I will show you all the functionality.

You can create custom menus in WordPress to change the navigation structure to whatever you like. See how they work and how to make these changes.

Widgets allow you to add functionality and features to your sidebar. I'll show you how they work and what is possible.

Editing pages and posts is a common maintenance task that you may do over time. See how to quickly and easily make changes to existing content.

WordPress must be kept up to date for security and feature enhancements. Learn how it works how the core software is updated and also how to do it manually if needed.

Updating plugins and themes is very important over time to keep in line with the WordPress version you are running to allow the best compatibility and security. This video shows you how to update and delete plugins and themes.

Database backups are a critical part of maintaining your site. I will give you recommendations on how frequently to backup and how to automate the process.

Comments are a great way to interact with your visitors but they open you up to more spam as your site grows. I will give you some tips on how to fight off spam with WordPress and plugin settings.

It is necessary to setup a Google account for analytics and webmaster tools. This is a quick video showing you the process.

We will setup a Google Analytics account and configure it on our site in just a few simple steps so we can monitor traffic in the future.

I will show you the top four Social Media sites and give an overview on setup.

Social Media can be a very powerful way to share content and engage people. We will take a look at how to share content and get others to engage.

We will dive into what SEO means and what makes your site rank in the search engines. I give a brief explanation of what you need to do to get started in the right direction including configuring your site.

Press releases can still be a reliable way to get traffic to your site...especially for businesses. I'll give you a few resources to use for getting press releases written and published.

Using paid traffic may be an option for your website and I will show you the most popular places to go to get started and some general tips.

Affiliate marketing is one of the fastest and easiest ways to start making money on the Internet. Learn the basics and how to sign up at some of the most popular affiliate networks.

The Amazon Associates program is one of the oldest and best affiliate programs on the Web. Get an inside view of how it works and how you can use it to make money in a variety of ways.

CPA Marketing can be very lucrative because you are not selling products but instead generating leads for companies that are willing to pay for your help. I'll show you the top rated CPA networks and offer tips to get accepted as well as two tools to find just about any CPA and affiliate offer you can imagine.

Contextual ads are a quick and easy way to add relevant money making links and banners to your website. See the most popular programs and how to get started.

Once your site gets popular enough you will probably have potential advertisers contacting you to display their ads. Discover multiple ways to sell advertising space on your site on this video.