You’re deciding whether you want to build a website right? Heard all those ads on everyones podcast about how great it is? Sure, it’s good but if you’re a tweaker, like you will not settle for anything less than your vision, then consider a more affordable and Frankenstein way to build your website with WordPress and download and install the Elementor plug in for a user friendly drag and drop experience.
Don’t feel confused, follow along it’s simple.
- Find an affordable domain and WordPress management hosting service: Ionos.com & Bluehost.com are my favorite.
- Purchase the WordPress plan thats like $5.00 a month – They’ll install it for you leaving all the nerd work out of it.
- Search for a plugin called Elementor and install it and activate it.
- Edit your home page, there will be a button that says edit with Elementor. Click edit.
You will be greeted with a very user friendly drag and drop interface that allows you edit for all sized devices. The free version is great, but since I like it so much I bought the pro version to further customize styling.
Build out an entire website using their Theme Builder, it overrides any WordPress theme. Choose a header or footer template or create one from scratch. My favorite thing is being able to style the blog any way you like. The blog page and the blog post itself at the root level completely overriding any weird built in theme styling you thought you had to live with.
Honestly, if your on a budget you can find a domain, hosting and a WordPress website far more affordably with Ionos.com than SquareSpace or Wix. However I am running into some styling issues with the WooCommerce plugin that allows you to turn your blog into an e-commerce store.
WooCommerce does not work seamlessly with Elementor. Although they say it does, it has its limits. I’d like to be able to style the variation box and the View Cart message. They stick you with one style and you got to go Frankenstein some CSS.
I’ll conclude by saying this is about saving money if you’re just starting out with a website. I prefer it over SquareSpace and Wix, but if I was primarily focusing on a store I’d choose Shopify.
Any questions or comments leave it below.
