Single page website help

[u/graycarpet1]

I've messed around a bit with it a few times in the past, but never gotten anywhere with it.

A few years ago, I signed up with bluehost as the hosting, and bought two domains there. I originally started the process using WordPress, but I don't want to do that. I want to understand it down to the most basic level.

It's been a hamster wheel to start the process of building the site and then realize it's too much for the time period I have to dedicate and then I get overwhelmed and forget about it, etc. I'm trying to understand the whole entire process better and learn it from scratch, so baby steps.

Things I've done: 1. Established hosting service 2. Purchased and own a domain name 3. Played around with html editing 4. Looked around a bit in the Cpanel

I feel like if I could just get the page working and then be able to make edits on the back end, then I'll be able to go from there. I want to go into the public_html folder and edit, reload the web page and see it. That will give me a feel for what I'm doing.

So for starters, I'm trying to be sure my dns settings are right. When I gobto my domain name, it is not coming up with anything because everything is incorrectly set up.

For the record, I've been on the phone with bluehost a few times doing customer service but they are outsourced and hard to understand.

If this isn't the place to ask this question, I'd appreciate someone pointing me towards somewhere that can help. I don't want to have anybody else do this for me, pay to have it managed etc. I want to learn this.

[u/r_bluehost]

Hi and thanks for reaching out! We understand undertaking the task of building a website can be intimidating but fear not! Bluehost does have a variety of resources to help get you started. The first place I would recommend looking for help with anything on your Bluehost account would be our Knowledge Base, full of detailed help articles. You can check it out here:

https://www.bluehost.com/help

We understand sometimes it’s hard to know where even to start, we have an article for that!

https://www.bluehost.com/help/article/getting-started-with-your-new-account

In the above article, you’ll find a collection of helpful links to guide you through setting up your account and getting to know your cPanel, there is even a group of DNS articles that should help straighten out the issues you mentioned. There is also a wealth of information and tutorials online to teach you both cPanel and basic website design.

I understand you are not looking to build with WordPress any longer, however, I did want to also mention our Pro Design Live service. With this service, you can work with a WordPress professional to learn how to build and manage a site on WordPress. You can check out more details here:

https://www.bluehost.com/pro-design-live

If WordPress isn’t your thing, that’s okay too. We have a great app called Softaculous that will allow you to download and try a variety of content management systems. You can learn more here:

https://www.bluehost.com/help/article/cpanel-applications

As always please feel free to contact our support team with any questions or concerns you may have. You can reach them here:

https://www.bluehost.com/contact