Detailed explanation of the distribution of WordPress website building process in 2023!

Before I officially start, let me first talk about my website building and operating history.

In 2008, I started to make my own website and personal blog. I initially used the popular Dreamweaver editing software at the time. I edited each page bit by bit, created my own web page, adjusted the color and format, and then uploaded it via FTP, especially After a lot of effort, I built a small website with dozens of pages, but I was still ignorant at the time. The website design was relatively simple and the traffic was very little. The effect is not good either.

Later I discovered WordPress and was immediately fascinated by its ease of use and powerful functions. It was very easy to use it to build a blog/website. It was like I had discovered a vast world. I have been persisting on this road ever since. Learning opens up another path in life.

In the process of running my own website, I have experienced many detours. I have built more than 10 websites myself, and I have also built websites for friends. I keep looking at which websites can make money, and then I imitate them. Some websites have been discontinued, and some websites are still in operation today.

In the early days, I mainly used Google AdSense and other advertisements to make money, and I had a little income. Later, I started affiliate marketing (Affiliate), and my income gradually increased. Later, I figured out the direction and gradually developed my own products. Sell ​​through the website. After continuous efforts, after the income from my website far exceeded my salary, I quit my job and started running my own website. I also ran a small team of my own to run my own business.

In today’s Internet age, if we want to get out of the jobs we are tired of, hope to improve our income, or even change our lives (I am not exaggerating at all, everything I have now is completely due to this). We have no relationship, we can only rely on a little hard work, and building our own website is a good entry point. It doesn’t require too much money, it just requires continuous learning and hard work. Through your continuous efforts, you will have a completely different world.

I admit, when I first learned how to start a blog, I made a lot of mistakes. Here I share my years of website building experience directly with you so that you don’t repeat these same mistakes when making your own blog/website. To benefit from my dozen years of website building experience, I’ve created this free guide to help you build a blog/website with ease.

Here are specific step-by-step instructions on how to build a website and blog. In order to leave no blind spots, I will explain it in more detail, teach you how to build your own website, and understand the detailed process of building a WordPress website.

10-step process for creating WordPress websites and blogs

1. Determine website content

The most important thing is to choose a niche market that you like but has money potential (a niche market refers to selecting a small product or service area, focusing on entering and becoming a leader). In short, it is to determine this What does the website do.

It is best to choose a direction, such as technology, foreign trade, tourism, weddings, moving, movies, games, etc. Find a balance between your hobbies and dedication. You must have enough interest and willingness to invest, and the market is big enough, so you have basically chosen the right direction.

Choosing the right direction is very important, otherwise everything will be in vain. You need to do a lot of research on your own. You can study other people’s websites and use keyword tools such as Baidu Index or SemRush to analyze search volume, and then determine what to do yourself.

If you can’t decide what to do for the time being, you can first try to choose based on your own interests, try it, and see the effect. If there is a new direction, change it or build another website. Once you learn, you will learn twice. With the experience of the first time, you can get it done quickly the second time.

2. Choose a website and blogging platform

A website platform (also called a content management system or CMS) turns your words into website or blog form.

There are many website building platforms at home and abroad, domestic ones such as PageAdmin Cms, Empire CMS, DISCUZ forum system. Domestic systems are also relatively easy to use, but domestic companies may close that day, or follow-up support cannot keep up. This is what we the greatest risk faced. For example, the previously popular Dreamweaver CMS was used by many personal websites and information websites. However, the Dreamweaver team has been disbanded and the system is currently unmaintained. Website vulnerabilities frequently occur and security is relatively poor. Compared with the ease of use and the risks faced, think about it and forget it.

There are many well-known website building systems abroad, such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Wix , etc. Of all the website building systems, WordPress is the most popular and the best.

WordPress is a blogging program developed by Americans. It can easily help you create a personal webpage. Currently, more than 75 million blogs and websites are using it. You can create a private blog or a website. Since it is an open source system, many people around the world have developed various themes and plug-ins, which have greatly maximized the advantages of the program and continued to improve it. Currently, there are a huge number of WordPress plug-ins and themes, no matter what kind of website you need, personal blog, shopping, movies, videos, and various layout designs. Various special plug-ins can also help you realize various functions, such as full-process purchase, payment and other functions.

WordPress is completely free, and most hosting companies provide one-click installation for free. But its value is absolutely like a piece of sparkling gold, helping you create miracles.

WordPress has many advantages:

• Completely Free – The WordPress blogging system is open source and completely free.
• Ease of use – WordPress is very easy to use. It is possible to customize the website interface, change colors and add images. Publishing content is as easy as posting.
• Publish articles anytime, anywhere – As long as you have an Internet connection, you can publish new articles. WordPress provides you with an admin backend where you can log in and operate from anywhere in the world using a PC, Mac, tablet or smartphone.
• You don’t need to know how to code – you don’t need to know HTML code or hire a web developer. It can be installed with one click without any coding knowledge.
• Built-in SEO – Google prefers blogs and websites built with WordPress. The structure of WordPress is also SEO-friendly. You can easily improve your rankings and attract more readers.
• Variety of Free Themes Available : WordPressCMS is connected to a theme library where thousands of free themes (blog/website layouts) can be browsed and uploaded. These free WordPress themes can be installed with one click.

How much does it cost to start a blog/website?

Here are the basic server costs for purchasing a domain name and using WordPress for 1 year. Prices will vary depending on the package you choose, but the total annual cost should not exceed $100.

3. Choose a hosting provider

Hosting can put your website and blog on the internet. The hosting company I have been using is Bluehost , which has a simple interface and is suitable for beginners. In just a few minutes you can set up a website and blog using WordPress on its server.

Bluehost has an English site and a Chinese site. The English site is an American company, but the Chinese site is not self-operated. In fact, it has been outsourced to the Indian Resellerclub company. The account number, data, and backend are different from the English site. So I still recommend that you go to the American English website to buy, which has better quality assurance.

Click here to go to the Bluehost English site (click the link to get a discount!), and then click “Get Started” to purchase.

Then click the green selection button “Select” to choose a plan.

I prefer the Choice Plus plan because it has more unlimited features, unlimited websites, unlimited domain names, free SSL certificate, privacy protection, unlimited traffic usage, and free website backup.

This plan is the cheapest at $2.95/month. If you are building a website for the first time, just choose this, and you can expand it if necessary in the future.

Select “Learn More” for more pricing options. Or you can also consider CHOICE PLUS, which allows you to build unlimited websites. Many users will also choose this package.

Compared with domestic server suppliers, foreign servers have many advantages. Foreign servers do not need to be registered and have favorable prices; they do not limit bandwidth and traffic like domestic servers; and content review is not as strict (domestic website content management is strict, and if there is sensitive or marginal content, you may be required to rectify or modify it) removed). So I still recommend using foreign servers.

In addition, Bluehost has built-in free CloudFlare CDN , which can accelerate websites around the world for free, including mainland China and other parts of Asia. Cloudflare’s server network covers 200 cities in 100 countries. Allowing you to download at super speed anywhere in the world.

I personally use BlueHost and recommend it to you because:

• Domain name registration is free for the first year.
• If you’re not satisfied for any reason, they have a 30-day money back guarantee.
• They provide free, one-click automatic installation of WordPress blogging software.
• They provide reliable web hosting services and have been an officially recommended hosting provider for WordPress since 2005, currently hosting over 2 million blogs and websites.
• They offer 24/7 customer service via phone or web chat.

4. Choose a domain name

The domain name is your website address (such as google.com ). If you want to create a domain name, enter “Create a new domain” in the box on the left, and then purchase the domain name.

If you already have a domain name, enter it in the box on the right, and then change the domain name DNS to Bluehost name servers.

If you want to apply for a host first and then apply for a domain name later, please click the link at the bottom “I will create my domain later” and purchase and set up the domain name and website after purchasing the host.

5. Set up hosting account and payment

Just follow the prompts I give below to enter this part of the settings.

In the package or “Plan” section, three packages are available:

• Basic 12 Month Price – $4.95/mo. (Basic 12 Month Price – $4.95/mo.)
• Basic 24 Month Price – $3.95/mo. (Basic 24 Month Price – $3.95/mo.)
• Basic 36 Month Price – $2.95/mo. (Basic 36 Month Price – $2.95/mo.)

The 36-month plan has the lowest monthly price, while the 12-month plan is relatively expensive.

You can choose according to your specific needs.

Once the payment is completed, a welcome page will pop up. Then click “Create your password” on the create password page to set a password for your account.

Enter your account password below to complete the account purchase.

Bluehost supports refunds for no submission within 30 days. If you are not satisfied, please contact customer service within 30 days for a refund.

You can also find the Bluehost hosting account name and login password in the confirmation email sent to you. As shown below:

6. Set up a WordPress account

If you purchase a domain name in step five, the domain name fee will be settled together with the hosting fee. Once the purchase is successful, the system will automatically install the WordPress program for you without requiring you to set it manually. Next, you can choose a WordPress theme (in layman’s terms, website interface) according to your needs.

You can also click “Skip” at the bottom of the page to skip this step, as WordPress has many great free website themes that you can set up later.

The next screen is as follows. This is the Bluehost operation page, which is very simple. You can click “Log in to WordPress” to manage your website backend. But it’s inconvenient to go in like this every time. We can add a user and password after logging in. Then you can log in with your account and password.

7. Set the website language and add an account name and password (if you are an English site, there is no need to change the language settings)

WordPress supports almost all languages, including Chinese.

Go to “Settings”, click “General”, then select “Simplified Chinese” in “Site Language”, then click “Save Changes” at the bottom of the page, and the entire backend page will become Chinese. In this way, operating the backend is as simple as posting a post.

Then select “User” – “Add User”: then enter the corresponding information, user name and email are required, and then set the login password. Select “Administrator” for the role, which is the highest authority for the website.

To log in in the future, you can directly enter https://mysite.com/wp-admin ( replace mysite.com with your own domain name to log in. The login interface is as follows.

Then enter your username and password to log in to the backend.

8 Set the website theme (i.e. interface)

Here we take the Chinese interface as an example. The instructions are in English in parentheses.

Click “Appearance” – “Themes” – “Add a new theme”

Then there will be many themes. After you select them, you can preview them, and then click “Install” – “Activate”, so that your website will have an interface you like. WordPress themes can be changed at any time, and you can change them if there is a better one in the future.

If you want to use a more professional paid theme, I recommend WPZOOM . They have a total of more than 40 beautiful themes. These themes are search engine friendly, have beautiful interfaces, and have many built-in functions. You can also adjust the interface according to your own needs. $99 includes 44 themes Theme, you can try different themes to see which one suits you.

9. Publish articles

Everything is ready, we can publish the article.

Click “Blog Posts” – “Add New” and you can start publishing your first article.

Let’s distinguish between “articles” and “pages”. Articles are easy to understand, they are the content of your website. For example, if your website is about tourism, the articles will introduce various destinations, recommended travel routes, travel strategies, etc. “Page” refers to some relatively fixed content, such as “About Us”, “Contact Us”, “Privacy Protection”, etc. This needs attention.

Here is another very important connection setting. Please click “Post Name” under “Settings” – “Permalinks”. In this way, your article will become a permanent link, which will facilitate ranking in search engines such as Google and Baidu.

Gutenberg is now enabled by default in WordPress, and it completely changes the way users build pages and write articles in WordPress. Gutenberg is a modular visual editor. It’s easy to add new paragraphs, titles, images, videos or anything else.

Of course, if you don’t like this editor, you can download the plug-in Classic Editor to publish articles in the traditional way.

Create basic pages for your blog/website

Some essential pages your blog/website should contain include:

About Me (Us) – This page should include a biographical summary of the author as well as a mission statement. How did your passion for website/blog topics develop? What do you want to convey to the world? What is your ultimate goal?
Contact Me (Us) – The Contact page provides visitors with a place to contact the author. You can add your physical address, phone number, and email address. Or you can use a simple contact form to keep your personal information private. You can also list links to your social media here.

These two very important pages above should usually be in your top menu and should be in a very prominent position for easy access by readers.

Disclaimer Page – If you plan to monetize your blog, you must describe how you plan to generate income. This is a page that absolutely cannot be ignored. For example, if you are discussing and endorsing a product and making money by linking to that product, you must disclose this relationship.
Privacy Policy – ​​If you collect data from your visitors in any way, you need to add a privacy policy page that tells your visitors how you collect the data, how you use it, and whether you are sharing that data. If you implement a Google Adsense or Google Analytics account on your blog, you must use a privacy policy.
Terms of Service – If your blog/website also operates a store or makes sales, it’s a good idea to have a Terms of Service page to waive and mitigate your potential liability.

The above three pages are usually linked to in the footer menu of your blog. Accessible from the home page.

How to write great blog/article content

Each article should be as long, informative, and engaging as possible. You can write in a tone with a personal touch to make the topic lively and interesting.

Decide on article content – ​​Create an engaging title that sparks curiosity and entices readers to click on the article. The first paragraph of the article should clarify the topic of the article and leave suspense to arouse the reader’s interest.

The longer the article, the better — the more information and detail your article contains, the better. However, each paragraph should be kept simple, with two to three lines being sufficient. Use lists and prominent quotes, use images, and use weighted fonts to distinguish different parts of your article so readers can quickly find what they’re looking for.

Spark debate  – At the end of each post, ask readers a meaningful question and encourage them to respond in the comments. This simple method can increase reader engagement tenfold.

Original content – ​​Your content should always be original. Never plagiarize other people’s content. Your content should come from your heart, your brain, your knowledge base, and your experience. This kind of content ranks best.

Use original images – Although you can also use images from some free image websites, it is best to include your own photos or graphics of your own creation. Or do the next best thing and use a free photo editor to reprocess it, such as adding text.

Correct content for smooth flow – Your blog/website content should be carefully edited. Don’t make grammatical errors. This will be more authoritative.

10. Promote your blog/website

Creating a blog and writing great content is just the beginning. In order to attract readers, you also need to spend some time promoting it, especially when you are just starting out.

You can promote your website by:

a. Introduce your website to people around you

You can introduce your website to your inner circle, including your family, friends, and colleagues. Get them to visit your website/blog.

b. Use social media for promotion

You can create accounts using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram, Weibo, etc. Share article links on your account to drive readers to your website. Not only will your friends see the link, but you will also get an increase in visitors if your friends share the link with their friends. If you create high-quality content, it will go viral on social media and attract a large number of visitors.

c. Comment on other blogs

Comment on other blogs, introduce yourself and leave constructive comments. Many blogs allow you to leave a link to your blog. This will help improve your visibility and ranking.

d. Interact with visitors to the website

Keep engaging with your readers when they comment on your articles. Respond to their comments and questions, give them “likes” and affirmations. When an author clearly cares about his/her community and readership, visitors will naturally be encouraged to return.

e. Publish content regularly

Post content regularly. Publish at least one article a week. If you go too long between posts, your followers will dwindle and your growth will be severely stunted. Posting on a schedule isn’t easy, but it’s something you absolutely have to stick to.

f. Optimize your blog for search engines

Submitting your blog is the first step in the search engine optimization (SEO) process. Submit your website/blog to Baidu or Google search engines. If it is a brand new blog, there will not be much traffic at the beginning. However, that will change as long as you continue to add informative and relevant content on a regular basis.

Each of your pages to be optimized should contain these basic elements:

• Optimize article titles – Give your articles an attractive title to attract readers to click.
• Title Tags – To insert H1, H2, H3 tags into the article to distinguish different parts of the article.
• Permalinks – Each blog post should have its own permalink. Always use meaningful slugs instead of article numbers. You can easily change this setting in WordPress by going to Settings -> Permalinks. Select the Post Name option and click Save Changes

Introducing some useful plug-ins

If you want to download a plug-in, please go to “Plugins” – “Add New” to search for a variety of powerful plug-ins. Currently, there are over 57,000 different plugins in the WordPress.org repository . Most plugins are free, but there are also many that charge for premium features. These plug-ins can achieve many functions and page display effects you want. We will introduce how to use the plug-in specifically later, or you can search for it using a search engine.

• UpdraftPlus   – The best website backup plugin. You can use this plug-in to back up your website to the server with one click, or you can download it to your own computer. It is best to back up your website frequently, just in case.
• Sucuri Security – Free security software. Can provide free website anti-virus function.
• WP Super Cache (free) – an excellent WordPress static caching plug-in that can increase page loading speed and reduce server CPU usage.
• TablePress – can create all kinds of beautiful tables.
• Yoast SEO – SEO optimization plug-in, you can set specific website titles, keywords, descriptions, etc., and many other advanced features.
• Classic Editor – Classic editor. Today’s WordPress is full of module nonsense, which is really hard to use. Enabling this plugin makes writing articles as easy as posting them.
• Antispam Bee – Anti-spam comment plugin.
• Loco Translate – Although we have set the language to Chinese, some website page elements may still display in English. Use this plug-in to modify them one by one. Make the page completely Chinese.

common problem

⭐What should I do if the domain name I want has already been registered?

This is very common. Many simple and popular domain names have been registered. You can use your imagination to think of more unique domain names. Or buy a host first, and then try various domain names on the host platform to find one you like.

⭐How much does a blog and website cost?

Hosting costs $5 to $10 per month. Domain names are a few dollars per year. Basically these are the fees.

If you want to find the cheapest domain name registrar, please check out the top 5 foreign domain name registrar recommendations .

⭐What if I want a website instead of a blog?

WordPress has many different themes and many powerful plug-ins, which can fully realize the websites built by all other professional website building companies. In fact, many professional websites in the world use WordPress system, such as

Foreign:

• The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/
• Sony Music https://www.sonymusic.com/
• University of Washington https://www.washington.edu/

domestic:

• Niche software https://www.appinn.com/
• Moonlight Blog https://www.williamlong.info/
• Things about the Internet http://www.alibuybuy.com/
• Travel circle https://www.dotour.cn/

⭐Why do some blogs/websites fail?

Almost any blog/website has the potential to succeed, but most fail. there are many reasons. The following are the most common reasons for failure:

• Giving up too quickly – This is the most common reason why many bloggers and webmasters give up before their blog/website starts to take off. Please note that most blogs/websites take at least several months or even years to become successful. This is a long-term process. If you can’t get visitors or make money within a month, don’t stop! Continue to create quality articles and promote your website through social media and the web.
• Publish too few articles – If you take a long time to publish an article, readers may not pay much attention to your website/blog. Readers often need a constant stream of new information to maintain their interest. When a blog fails to provide fresh and updated content, readers get bored and go elsewhere.
• Bad content – ​​Some bloggers think they can succeed with auto-generated content or pseudo-original articles. However, readers are smart and will leave if an article has no value. A blog/website with poor content will never be successful.
• Too many ads – If you have a lot of ads on your site that obscure much of the content, readers will be bored. Flashing ads can cause strong visual annoyance. Readers are looking for information. While advertising can be profitable, don’t overdo it.

⭐Is blogging obsolete today?

Although mobile devices are now very developed, many people are accustomed to quickly viewing what they need through apps on their mobile phones. But if it involves some relatively professional advice and tutorials, people will still learn more about it through articles. Therefore, whether it is a blog or a website, it will not be outdated even in 2023.

And, a blog/website remains one of the best ways to introduce your ideas, products, brand, business and content to the world. Many bloggers have built their own businesses through blogging and attracting customers to spend money. He even founded his own company based on it.

⭐How to make money with website and blog?

There are mainly the following methods:

1. Make money by placing ads on your website. No matter what the content of your website is, if there is a certain amount of traffic, you can make money by placing ads, such as Google AdSense , VigLink , and Media.net .

2. Alliance network. You can evaluate and recommend other products and services, and if a purchase is converted, you will receive a portion of the commission. There are many foreign ones, such as Amazon Associates , CJ , ShareASale , etc. Domestic ones include JD.com Alliance , Taobao Alliance, etc.

3. Sell your own products and services. If you have certain abilities, you can sell your own products or services, etc. Here I recommend the WooCommerce plugin , which can be used to set up product pages, shopping carts, checkout pages, payment pages, etc.

There are many other ways to make money online, you can search on Google or Baidu. I will often update the latest information on how to build a website and how to make money online.

Extended reading: If you are interested in other website building platforms, please take a look at the top 10 overseas website building platforms .

⭐How much money can you make from your blog?

There are millions of people around the world using blogs to make money instead of working a traditional 9 to 5 job. Blogging can be one of the most profitable ways to make money, and it has very low startup costs. You don’t need to blog full-time, either. Even part-time bloggers can make six figures per year from their blogs. Many people have earned very good income through advertising, affiliate networks , and other methods. When your income exceeds your salary income, you can consider quitting your job and devoting yourself to blogging full-time at home.

According to Glassdoor research, the average annual income of bloggers in the United States is US$30,000. Of course, some people make less, but influential podcasters have millions of people following them and can earn over $100,000 a year. Some people make money blogging to earn over $1 million per year.

Summarize

That’s all the tutorials on how to build your own website and blog. You already have your own domain name, website space, and have built your website, and understand the WordPress website building process. After setting up, you need to take some time to study the various functions. Soon you will be able to master how to use WordPress proficiently. Then consider how to create content, how to improve rankings, how to make money, etc., and start your new journey.

If there is anything you don’t understand, please leave a message below and I will usually reply quickly.