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How to design a website in 6 easy steps

There are two most important things that will determine whether a website is successful or not: great content and beautiful design. If the website has a poor design, the content will not have a chance to shine and will cause visitors to leave quickly. That means you need to come up with design ideas right from the start of the website project.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to design a website from scratch. In total, there are 6 steps you need to go through, including:

• Find a reliable web host.
• Choose a platform to build your website on.
• Use design tools to bring designs to life.
• Create mockups for your web design.
• Create design templates.
• Check if the design looks good on mobile devices.

Do not worry; You can create a stunning website even if you don't have much experience. Now, let's start designing the website!

Step 1: Find a reliable web host

Before we talk about website design, you need to deal with the technical issues first. First, you need to find a reliable web host to host your site.

Many people often find the cheapest host to finish, then start designing right away. But that was their biggest mistake. Not all web hosting providers have the same quality of service and features, so you need to invest in this step to choose one with the best reputation.

Here are some features that a high-quality web hosting provider should have:

• Best customer service
• They host high quality websites
• Extra features to make it easier to use, like automatic backup
• In-depth guide, so you can handle the problem yourself
• Supports any platform you may need to create a website

As you know, most web hosts advertise that they fully meet the standards. So you need to do your own research on each provider. Use hosting review sites to choose a hosting provider that has a lot of good reviews.

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Step 2: Choose a platform to build your website on

Once you have your hosting, it's time to choose a platform/software to help you with your web design. You can code from scratch yourself if you want and if you can, but of course this is only suitable for someone who has programming experience already.

As for the website platform, we are big fans of Content Management Systems (content management system - CMS). These platforms will be able to help you with professional website design and you can manage high volume content, most of which are new user-friendly.

• There are many CMS options, if you buy hosting for WordPress you will come pre-installed with this famous platform:
• The WordPress platform is taking up 30% of the web world, you can use it with peace of mind. WordPress is simple, easy to use, and highly customizable thanks to its theme and plugin system.
• This platform is more complex than WordPress, it helps you to create a more complex website, has security and search optimization features built in. Joomla can manage many default content types well, WordPress is a bit less manageable.

Besides CMSs, you can also use the webstie builder tool. These solutions help you create a website using drag and drop method, plus ready-to-use elements:

Website builders are the simplest way to help you design a website that runs well and works fast, and can also help you with a lot of customization. If you're interested, with all of Hostinger's hosting plans, you get a built-in website builder that's up and running right after you sign up, so be sure to check out how to create this website.

For the rest of this tutorial, we will focus on using WordPress for web design, as it is the most popular platform to use. What's more, it has many tools to help you learn web design quickly.

Step 3: Install the tool you need

After you install WordPress, you still need to set up a few more tools to be able to really bring the design to the website. First, you need a theme first, this theme will match the design you have in mind as the interface for the webstie.

There are thousands of themes you can choose from if you are using WordPress. We recommend using the free theme to familiarize yourself with the platform first. You can also choose a theme from the official WordPress theme directory:



Take a look at the themes you like, choose one that has a lot of positive comments and has just been updated. A theme that does not have both of the above elements should not be chosen, because it will often cause trouble for you later. After you have selected the theme, install and activate it.

At this point, we es4 recommend using the WordPress page builder plugin. This tool will help you design a website quickly. WordPress may be simple, but in order for your website to look really good, you need to put some effort into the design. With the website builder plugin, you just need to adjust the design so that it fits, using this plugin is also extremely simple.

As you know, there are many plugin builder on WordPress. However, we like to use Beaver Builder , because it has many features and is also very convenient, you can see the following image:



How to design a website with this plugin is not difficult. You can use a variety of available elements to add to the website, just drag and drop it to the position you need to add. You can then tweak each element to make it look good.

If you don't like Beaver Builder, don't worry, because there are plenty of other options out there. Once you've found the right website builder plugin, you just need to install and use it to get used to it.
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Step 4: Create a Mockup for the web interface

So far, we have explained the technical aspects for you to design a website. Now, it's time to use your creativity.

Once you have a WordPress website with a pre-installed theme and plugin builder, you just need to grab a pen and paper (yes, we're going to do old-fashioned web design), you'll draw out how your website will look like. how.

This is called a mockup, it doesn't have to be detailed. The important point is that it needs to contain all the elements you want to see on the website. Of course, you can also draw in as much detail as possible. Mockup will be used as a reference image when you enter the official website design.

If you don't have a pen and paper, then use the tool to create mockups on your computer. The weakness of this application is that you need to learn to use it, you need to spend a little time getting used to it and using it.

In this step, you can edit the mockup as many times as you want, until you feel satisfied then move on to the next step.

Step 5: Design a website Prototype (website template) and perfect it

Once you have your mockup in place, it's time to move from scratch paper to the digital world. In other words, you will start creating a prototyp for your website.

Since you already have a good website builder, you can simply open it up with the WordPress editor. Then add the element you want to the web page, arranging it so that it appears like it does in the mockups.

Depending on the plugin builder this process can vary. However, at this time, we do not recommend going into details, such as choosing font style, font size, color. You need to do those elements later.

The most important thing is that you need to lay out the page so that the website's prototyp works and contains all the elements on the mockup. Once you have your prototyp in place, you'll be able to make decisions regarding the layout, edit, and improve the original design of your website. This is when you should focus on the smaller details.

Often your mockups will be completely different from converting to prototype. But, that's normal. And also, your prototype doesn't have to look like a finished site either. How long it takes to design will depend on what type of person you are. If you're a perfectionist, it'll probably take a while, since you still have a ton of customization and customization elements, so there's no need to rush.

One tip you should keep in mind is to not care about body text on the web. To build prototypes faster, just use text placeholders and stock images to fill in the blanks. Once you've designed the interface, and everything is pleasing to your eyes, you can add content instead.

Step 6: Check if your design looks good on mobile devices.

Now, you have learned how to design a website. However, there is one last step that you need to take care of, you need to make sure it also looks good on mobile devices.

Today, mobile traffic has surpassed desktop traffic, so making sure your design looks good on small resolutions is also a key factor. If your website looks unusual, when people visit from the phone, they will be very disappointed and immediately increase the bounce rate, (just come in and leave the page), which is probably not what any webmaster wants.

But you don't need to worry because most WordPress page builders (like the Beaver Builder we introduced above) have mobile support from the start. Your design is automatically adjusted to look good on mobile, so you don't need to do anything.

But, of course, you need to check directly to see if there's a problem. There are many ways to check, for example you can use your own phone to access. Second, you can use Chrome's Dev Tools, which is better because you can manually choose the resolution version to browse the website.

To access this tool, right-click anywhere on the website, click the Inspect button. Now on the top screen, you will have a choice of resolution as shown below:



If you're careful, you can go through several different resolutions to make sure the website looks really good and works as it should. If there are problems, go back to the prototype step to use the website builder tool to fix them. After fixing the error, your website is ready to go live.

Conclusion

When you have a beautiful professional website, you have already won half the battle online. With a beautiful design, users will immediately be attracted to your content so the conversion rate will increase.

The good news is that now you don't have to be a web designer to make a great website. All you need to do is practice, use the right tools, during the design process you will be able to make adjustments to turn your website into the most beautiful website possible.

Do you have any questions about designing a website in WordPress? Please leave your questions below!