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1. How to build a website with
wordpress today
Mohamed Anan
Internet Entrepreneur
Originally posted On
www.valuestartup.com

2.  I used to be terrified whenever I read “build a
website yourself” kind of posts. It used to be such
a lengthy and technical process. But to build a
website with wordpress is unbelievably easy.
You can build and launch your own wordpress
website within half an hour with no coding or
technical expertise.
 Remember. First step is to create a profitable
online business idea Second step is to choose
the right domain name for your business If you
didn’t read these two guides please read them
first. My sole aim is to provide you with practical
content to build a profitable online business. This
is why my first posts are a

3. To build a website with wordpress. Get a good hosting plan
 I have tried many web hosting services, much more than I
could remember. Very few delivered on their promises and
got the job right.
 I needed a fast and reliable hosting service. With a 24/7
customer service and knowledgeable technical support. I
needed a web host that offers an advanced and EASY to
understand control panel so I can create emails and
manage my website with no coding experience.
 Well among dozens of web hosts that I tried. I have found
only one that delivered on their promises and offered the
benefits that I have required. It’sBluehost.
 It recommended by wordpress main website itself! Among
thousands of hosting providers Bluehost stayed on the
recommended list for more than 6 years now! That says
something.
 All you have to do is to go to bluehost website and sign up.
They are committed to keep things simple. So they have
only ONE package. Which is -currently- 3.95 USD per
month. Ah and they offer a FREE domain name for as long

4.  You sign up, enter your credit card or paypal
details. Hit enter and you are done! Their world
class payment system would get back to you with
a congratulation email with your account
information and links. You are done in less than 2
Minutes!
 I absolutely recommend Bluehost they are
redefining productivity. They are so confident of
their service that they offer ANY TIME money
back guarantee no questions asked if for any
reason you are not satisfied of their service.
 I heard about two months or even a year money
back guarantee but a life time money back
guarantee! This speaks absolute confidence.
They are really that good.

5.  Now time to build your wordpress website in THREE
minutes
 Bluehost is recommended by wordpress not only for
it’s usability, stability, unmatched guarantees and
friendly customer service but also for it’s famous five
minutes installation!
 Payment processing takes two minutes, installing
wordpress takes three. This is the unbelievable five
minutes installation power of Bluehost
 Scroll down and you would see the Site Builders
window. Click on simple scripts.
 In the Script list you would find wordpress icon. Click
on it.
 Choose the latest stable version of wordpress it’s
3.4.1 at the moment. andinsert your domain name ps.
Bluehost offers a free domain name for as long as

6.  domain name without www. It’s better for SEO by my
experience. And I will further explain this on later
posts.
 Choose your site name. Ex. My site is Value Startup –
Practically start your online business Don’t worry you
can change this any time later. Leave -generate a
random password unchecked- insert your own
username and password. Hit next
 You are done! Congratulation. You should see a basic
wordpress website like this -Ugly I know but we are
going to fix that don’t worry-
 Bluehost automatically installing
 For Advanced Users: If for any reason you want to
install your website manually! WordPress has a
detailed installation tutorial here Totally NOT
recommended if you don’t have the required expertise

7.  Configuring your wordpress website for best
results
 Log in to your admin dashboard it would be like
http://yoursite.com/wp-login.php Enter your
username and password and you would be
navigated to your dashboard.
 We have to configure the website before any
further installations to get the best result in your
SEO efforts and future exposure.
 Go to settings > General and configure your
basic settings. Ps. your website URL should be
http://mysite.com. Remove the www for SEO
reasons that I will illustrate in later posts.
 Go to settings > Privacy and make sure to
check on >

8.  Styling your wordpress website
 Now after successfully building a wordpress website. it’s time to
choose a beautiful theme instead of the default -and ugly one-
 You have three options.
 1. Search for a free wordpress theme. Go to Appearance >
Themes. Click on Install Themes. Write your preferences and
wordpress will search the available themes and display them so
you can choose from them.
 2. Get the Genesis Framework and any of his stunningly
beautiful themes There are only very few things that I
recommend spending money on. Genesis is right there on top of
my recommendations. It’s not only a beautiful theme. It’s a total
security and SEO system.
 3. Go to oDesk and post a job there for someone to design and
develop your website. You will find many, many offers from
talented web developers. Choose carefully, communicate with
him clearly what you need regarding the design and functionality
and follow up with him regularly.
 To Install Genesis go to Appearance > Themes. Click on Install
Themes. Choose Upload. Upload the Genesis zip file Ex.
Genesis 1.8.1 Then Activate it.
 Do the same steps with the beautiful theme you purchased with
Genesis. Upload and activate. Congratulations now you are the
proud user of the most advanced framework ever developed.

9.  A couple of years back I had an unfortunate experience when my
business website got hacked. Luckily none of my customers’
data got lost or hacked but Years of hard work have gone. I have
rebuilt the website but didn’t add a single line of content to it. I
was determined to make sure this would never ever happen
again.
 After months of gruelling research I have found Genesis It’s a
framework designed to enhance and to protect. It greatly
enhanced my SEO advantage and it protected my customers
and my website against every hacking attempted I had -SADLY
This happens frequently when you have a successful website-
 Besides being my best friend in my SEO efforts and guarding my
business.Genesis Framework comes with an unbelievably
beautiful set of themes. I was in an awe and couldn’t decide
which one to choose. After a good hour spent browsing and
comparing. I purchased the full theme package as I saw many
themes I would love to use for many different projects.
 I highly recommend it. My websites are powered by Genesis and
they have never been in a better shape. Ah and when you
purchase the framework youget a lifetime free updates to the
framework. So you will always be safe and properly optimized. I
purchased Genesis 1.7 and with their pain-free update I enjoy
the unchained power of Genesis 1.8.1.
 This website runs on the awesome Eleven40 theme Check their
awesome themes and you will know what I mean.

10.  Install the very best plugins to your wordpress website
 WordPress is an amazing platform, good for SEO,
Google’s friendly and it can do even more. Much
more than you can imagine by the unique Plugins.
 WordPress plugins are softwares that you install in
your website -easy, very easy don’t worry- and after
installation it extends your website functionalities.
Best thing is most of those amazing plugins are totally
FREE.
 How to search, compare and install wordpress
plugins?
 On the left side bar you would find -plugins- click on it
and then click on Add new.
 Enter the plugin name or functionality and wordpress
would search for it and display them for you to
compare and to choose from. When You find the one
you seek click “Install” wordpress will install it for you
then forward you to the plugins dashboard. You would
find it installed click on Activate and you are done.

11.  The very best plugins for your WordPress Website
 Search for everyone, click install them. then Activate
from the dashboard. Easy right
 WordPress SEO by Yoast : This is the SEO
powerhouse to greatly enhance your SEO and
exposure.
 Google Analytics by Yoast : Insert your Google
Analytics tracking code in your website. Illustrated
later.
 Google XML Sitemap : Automatically generate a
sitemap for your site to help search engines better
index it.
 Contact Form 7 : Flexible plugin to add a contact
form to your website. Totally customizable.
 Disqus : The best comment system. It manages
your comments and elegantly displays it.
 Akismet : The plugin would probably be pre-
installed for you. It’s a spam prevention system.

12.  Sociable : Encourage visitors to share, like, digg, stumble
and bookmark your content for better exposure.
 W3 Total cache : Your site will never break down when a
sudden flood of visitors come by your website and your
website will never slows down. All because of this
awesome little piece of software.
 Yet Another Related Post : Displayed a related post to
your visitors so they continue reading your content.
 Clicky by Yoast : Yoast again this plugin communicate
with Clicky service to monitor your website visitors’
behaviour and actions.
 Facebook : This plugin integrate wide range of facebook
applications Ex. Like button, Subscribe, Comment
system, … etc.
 Syon Policy: Easy way to set up a terms and conditions
and privacy pages instantly. Install the plugin. Create a
new page. Insert a short-cut code. Publish the page and
you are done. “they provide you with one word code to put
in any page and the plugin automatically create your legal

13.  Best services for your WordPress website
 1. After installing these plugins. Next step is to sign up for some
services. Some plugins requires them to function properly.
 2. Follow the sign up sequence. It would save you lot of time
trust me.
 3. Sign up for Google Analytics: It’s an analytical tool to keep you
informed of your traffic sources and many other variables to
properly enhance your website to serve your visitors better. You
will get a property ID. Insert it in “Google Analytics by Yoast” to
connect your website with your Google Analytics account.
 4. Sign up for Google Web Master Tools: This is where you
submit your sitemap to get indexed fast. And it offers many other
insights for your website like crawling errors and other important
messages from Google regarding your website health. You
would be asked to verify your ownership. Choose Google
Analytics and Google would scan your site for the tracking code -
that we installed in the earlier step- You are name the proud
owner in Google’s Eyes.
 5. Go to Alexa.com and sign up for a free account. Submit your
website and fill the required account details. Alexa is a great
resource to monitor your website traffic and performance. Again
you would be required to verify your ownership. You would get a
verification code. Insert it in WordPress SEO plugin and
congratulation. You are a verified owner in Alexa’s eyes now.

14.  6. Go to Gravatar.com It’s an account that follows you
around the web. Sign up. Complete your account,
upload a picture and you are done.
 7. Go to disqus.com and sign up for a free account.
Go to your Disqus plugin in Comment > disqus and
you would sign in to your Disqus account. This would
be linked to your Gravatar account so it would be
display your picture on every comment you post in
your website and other websites.
 8. Go to Akismet.com and sign up for a personal
website account. Get the ID and insert it in Akismet
plugin in Dashboard > Akismet. You have just
activated your spam prevention system.
 9. Go to Getclicky.com and sign up for a free account.
Get the ID and insert it in Clicky plugin in Dashboard
> clicky
 I think you have noticed the systematic approach and
why did I Tell you to follow the upload and sign up
sequence step by step. Every step generate some
sort of ID that you would need for the other. And some

15.  I saved you the time to figure this out
 This is the end of the post. You would finish building
up your wordpress website in less than 30 minutes if
you followed that sequence.
 Next post I will explain some plugins that needs more
configurations to give you the very best results. But
you are all good for now. Your website should be
functioning properly and at the speed of light. Genesis
and Bluehost are seriously fast! And you would love it.
 Hope you have found this post on how to build your
wordpress website beneficial. Please comment I
would love to hear your thoughts and feedback and
please share to spread the word.
 Till next time.
 Cheers
 -Mohamed
 www.valuestartup.com