Don’t feel stupid for not knowing how to set up your own website.

There are a lot of different companies, strange terminology, and overpriced website creators out there.

Using my patent pending analogy technology, I’ll have you buying domains, hosting them, and managing a CMS in no time. Don’t worry if the following sentence made no sense, just follow my 3 step guide and you’ll be setting up websites in no time.

Step 1: Buying a Domain Name

Also like phone numbers, most of the good ones are already taken (867-5309 for example). However, you can easily search and see what domains are available. I use the search bar at GoDaddy to see what’s available and buy right through them, but first…

Domain names generally cost around $10 a year to secure, so definitely not going to break the bank. But no matter where you buy your domain from, you’re going to get up-sold like you’re buying a new car. I’m sure some of their add-ons are useful, but odds are you probably don’t need “rust proofing”. I recommend declining all the add-on offers and just buy the domain. All those offers will still be there if you ever want them, and odds are you won’t.

That brings us to…

Step 2: Hosting Your Website

For this you pay a monthly fee which, much like phone plans, have different payment levels based on what you need. Thankfully, unlike phone plans, prices are stupid cheap and you don’t have to sign a two year contract.

I use HostGator for all my hosting needs, and I’ve never had a single problem in the four years they’ve been hosting this site. You can get unlimited web hosting from them for less than $4 a month, plus if you order through my site, or use the coupon code “proyoutuber” you’ll get an additional 20% off. BAM!

Here’s how you set up your hosting account with a domain you purchased from GoDaddy:

Step 3: Installing a Content Management System

Now, I’m not talking about WordPress.com. That site is for suckers that don’t have their own domain name and hosting like us. I won’t go into all the reasons why installing WordPress on you own domain is better than using WordPress.com, but here are a few:

• Thousands of free and premium website templates available
• Amazing plugins for running a business, incorporating social media, adding YouTube videos, etc.
• The ability to monetize your site with ads (can’t do that with WordPress.com)
• Your favorite blog (probably) uses WordPress

So, here’s how you install WordPress on your hosting account

BOOM!

Dude, you got a DELL website!