YourFirstBizWebsite.com was built to be a no-nonsense guide for creating a real website—one you fully own and control. While there are many “easy” website builders out there, they often limit your design, restrict your content, and lock you into their platform. In many cases, you’ll pay more for less freedom. The approach I’ve outlined throughout…
Author: Andre Bell
Building a Website in the Age of AI
Why It Still Matters — and What You Can Do With It We’re living in a time when AI can write, design, build, and even talk for you. And that’s got some people wondering: Does it still make sense to build your own website? The short answer is yes — more than ever.But the reason…
Understanding Posts vs Pages — and Other WordPress ‘Basics’
What’s the Difference, and Why It Matters for New Site Owners If you’re new to WordPress, some of the terms you’ll see can be confusing — especially the difference between Pages and Posts, or what it means to have a Static Homepage. This section clears up those basics so you can use WordPress with more…
Step 12: Set Up Professional Email Using HostGator’s Built-In Tools
Create You@YourDomain.com — Without Paying Extra One of the easiest ways to look professional online is by using an email address at your own domain — like you@yourdomain.com — instead of a free Gmail or Yahoo account. The good news is, if you’re using HostGator, you already have the ability to create unlimited domain-based email…
Step 11: Create a Backup & Recovery Plan
Because Losing Everything Isn’t an Option You’ve done a lot of work to build your site. Now it’s time to protect it. Websites get hacked. Plugins break things. Hosts go down. People accidentally delete stuff. That’s why every real website needs a simple, reliable backup system. With backups in place, you can recover your entire…