2 Method on how to make a cheap website for just $10.

Creating a website is the dream of many people especially business owners and online entrepreneurs, but then the cost of creating a particular website most times is the reason why many people do not own a website.

This is why i am writing this article on how to make a cheap website that would could between $10 to $20 with even a top domain extension like .com, etc.

They are various reasons why you would need a website, as a business owner a website would help your business go online which also makes your business a mobile business because people can get to order your goods and services without getting to even know where your business is located or get to your business physical address.

An as a freelancer, your website can speak better of you than even you physically approaching people to tell then of your services because, in your portfolio website, your bio would be there which would tell people about yourself, and most of your works will also be made available for your client to see an example of the work you have done in the past.

Your website as a freelancer should also have the testimonies you have received from some of your clients on the work you did, so as to encourage the new ones to be sure that you are capable of delivering their work as needed.

In this article, we are assuming that you are a novice to blogging or website creation, and you want to create a cheap website based on your budget, so we will be explaining everything steps by step.

Before we go into the actual website creation process that will cost between $10 to $20, let first of all look at what a website is.

What is a website

According to an online Dictionary, a website is a set of related web pages located under a single domain name, typically produced by a single person or organization.

Making the definition simple, we can say that a website is a web page that has a domain name (for identification) and contents which portray what the website is all about.

Website consist of a domain name, which is the name of the website, and a hosting (which is the housing of the website.)

What is a Domain name

A domain name is specifically the name of the website in which users can access the website information from using the world wide web.

For example, the name of this website is Knowlytech.com, with that name (domain name or Url), anybody can easily access this website and its contents by just searching for it on the web.

When talking about a domain name, you cannot do that without also considering or talking about a domain extension.

What is a domain extension?

A domain extension is a word or phare that comes after a dot of the name of the website, for example, this website name is Knowlytech and the domain extension is .com.

The are other domain extensions you can go for when purchasing a domain name but then your domain extension should go inline with the category of your business (website).

For example, if you want to build a website that is for an educational purpose or a website that is for a school, then you can go with the .edu domain extension.

There are different type of domain extension which includes

Top-Level Domain (TLD)

.com, .net, .edu, .org, .gov, are examples of top-level domain

country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD)

This is basically a geographical domain such as .uk etc.

They are other types of a domain extension which we will not be talking about here, but you can check them out here.

What is Hosting

Hosting is actually the container of a website like it contains the storage which enables you to do everything you are doing on your website.

Different websites which sell hosting for a website have different prices for different storage capacity.

There are several websites that you can buy both the domain name and a hosting package such as

You can buy a domain name from one website and host it on another website or even buy both the domain name and hosting on the same website, it all up to you.

But the cost of creating a website on does platform is actually a little bit expensive considering our topic and budget for this post, we want something that will be less expensive.

Now that we know what a website consist of, we can now look at how to make a cheap website using two methods

Method 1; how to make a cheap website using Comfirmhost.

As already mentioned, you would need a website and a hosting package in other to create a website.

And with ComfirmHost, you can buy a .com domain for just $10 and a hosting package for just $0.59 monthly.

And the good thing about this company is that you can pay for the hosting package for either a year, half of the year, or a quarter of the year, or even on a monthly basis which makes it cheap and affordable compared to other hosting websites where you would have to pay for a full year or more.

However, just like everything online, ComfirmHost has its own pros and cons.

Now let up look at the steps on how to make a cheap website using ComfirmHost.

1. Visit the website
2. Click on Hosting and click on Shared hosting
3. Select the plan which you can afford, for the sake of this article, we will be clicking on the cheapest plan.
4. You would be taken to a page where you need to choose a domain name and extension, type in your preferred domain name, and click on check to see if it is available

5. If it is available, click on add to cart, and click on continue.

6. On the next page, you would see an option to select periodically, how you want to pay like monthly or annually. (but since we are writing on how to make a cheap website, we will go for the monthly plan which cost $0.59)

7. Click on continue on the next two pages.

8. Now click on checkout, then create an account and make payments using your credit card or Paypal account.

After making payments, you can now login to your account (Cpanel) and install WordPress and start creating your content.

Method 2; how to make a cheap website using DreamHost.

With Dreamshost, you can create a cheap website, just follow the steps below to get your website up and running in less than 24hours.

1. Visit the website
2. Click on hosting, then Shared Hosting
3. Scroll down and select the plan you can afford, but for the sake of this article which is about creating a cheap website, we will go for the monthly package which costs about $3.95

1. Click on Sign up now and create an account
2. Register a domain name and make payments using either your Paypal account or your Master Card etc.
3. Wait for your account to get approved (usually less than 24hours)
4. Once approved, install WordPress and your website is ready.

Conclusion

Don’t let the cost of creating a website stop you from taking your business online as you can now create a website for just $10 and be paying as little as $5 on a monthly basis.

They are various benefits of taking your business online by creating a website for the business, most of the benefits is that

1. Your business can now be visible to the world
2. Customers can purchase your product without getting to your physical address, etc.

How i can be of help

If you are having difficulties in creating a website, you can contact me using the contact page, and i will help you create the website for you.

Originally published at https://www.knowlytech.com on January 1, 2021.