This article is intended for spiritual business owners who want to build their own website for their business. To explain the website building process briefly and simply, First of all you need a domain name for your website. The domain name is the name of your website – e.g. www.spiritualbizmagazine.com – it is actually what people need to type into their browser to be able to load your website on their computer. You can get your domain name at a domain registrar. The cost is around $10 – $11 per year. And you should choose something memorable and not too long. If you are located in the US, the .com extension would be the best choice if it is available. If it is taken, you could alternatively go with e.g. .net or .co.
After you register you domain name, you will need web hosting. Web hosting is a virtual space on a server of a web hosting company on which your website is situated so that it is available worldwide 24/7. The cost of a web hosting account starts at around $5 per month. There are more expensive web hosts as well, but from the beginning you will be fine with just the $5/mo option. You will have to upgrade your web hosting plan if you start receiving a really big number of visitors on your website.
When you will have your domain name and a web hosting account bought already, you will need to install your website. You can choose from a variety of software for this, but I recommend the software called WordPress. I use WordPress, because it is really easy to use and there are lot of themes and plugins for it. You will need to install WordPress on your hosting account and then you will need to choose a WordPress theme for it. There are free themes, too, but I recommend getting a premium WordPress theme, as it gives you more options, regular updates and premium support. The price of a premium WordPress theme is around $50.
After you get all this, you will need to create the content for your website. You will need to write texts and upload some images to make it look nice.
