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Published June 17, 2018 by

WordPress Questions Answered for Beginners

If you ever think of using WordPress to build your own website, these questions might pop up on your head. The answers provided below will guide you to make the right decisions.
1. How much does it cost to set up a WordPress site?
You can build a fully functional WordPress website for yourself and keep your costs under $100. Here is the cost break down of a WordPress website on low budget. First, you will need a domain name and web hosting. A domain name typically costs $14.99 / year, and web hosting normally costs $7.99 / month.
2. Do you need a MANAGED Web host for WordPress?
If you are a beginner who is starting a blog, then you DO NOT need managed WordPress hosting. If you lack the technical skills, then average web hosting can become a hassle as your site grows. With an average hosting (shared, VPS, or dedicated), you are responsible for security, updates, speed, uptime, etc.
3. Is wordpress good for a website?
Yes, WordPress is good platform for developing a website. WordPress has been evolved from a Blogging platform to a CMS and these days most of online business websites prefer wordPress as their choice of platform. WordPress is an online, open source website creation tool based on PHP and MySQL.
4. Why do we use WordPress?
WordPress is, by far, the most popular open source Content Management System (CMS), used by approximately 75 million websites. WordPress is free to install, deploy, and upgrade. Thousands of plugins and templates power a flexible and simple interface, which reduces development costs and deployment time.
5. How do I manage my WordPress sites?
WordPress is pretty much an easy to use platform, with a dynamically intuitive interface. Anyone can learn the ropes in a matter of days. Additionally, there are plugins you can install to help you manage some tasks automatically. Example, BackupBuddy can automatically backup your site. Alternatively, you can outsource the management of your WordPress site to WordPress support and maintenance services. There are many of them around. Some top ones include FixMyWP, WPTangerine.com, WP Site Care, Maintainn and so on.
I hope these answers are helpful. If you need further assistance, or have any questions, talk to us.

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Published June 17, 2018 by

10 Bite-sized Tips for Building Remarkable Website

Want to build an awesome website for yourself or business? These 10 bite-sized tips will take you from start to finish. Read on:

  1. Keep the design simple, fresh and unique.
  2. Consider that your visitors might be visiting from laptops, tablets and mobile phones.
  3. Showcase your products and services succinctly.
  4. Consider site load times.
  5. Make your site easily accessible.
  6. Organize your site to provide a great user experience.
  7. Content is critical.
  8. Focus your content on a particular niche
  9. Add social sharing buttons to help users promote your site
  10. Play nicely with the layouts. Clucky-looking builds turn off site users.

 

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Published June 12, 2018 by

10 Things You Need to Build a Website from Scratch to Finish

Here are the things (and people) you need to build your own website:

 


#1 – Domain Name (you can register with Namechep or GoDaddy)

#2 – Web Hosting (e.g Siteground and Bluehost)

#3 – Website Building Software/CMS (e.g WordPress)

#4 – Web Designer/Developer (or you can DIY)

#5 – High-quality Content (kickass freelance writers are great for this)

 

#6 –  Website Maintenance Agency (e.g Valet.io, WPTangerine.com, Maintainn)

 

#7 – Website Template Design (if you are using WordPress, try out ElegantThemes, or simply check out themes on ThemeForest.net

#8 – Logo Design (can easily be outsourced to an expert or on Fiverr)

 

#9 – Laptop and Internet connection

 

#10 – Ability to be patient with tech (because things may not always go the way you want).

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