In this video, I'll show you how to
properly set up a WordPress account
with Hostinger, how to get a free
SSL certificate and a free business
email account. And how to optimize your
Hostinger website for the best
possible performance. Once I've done all
of these optimizations my Hostinger
website loaded in just 0.7 seconds and
scored A's in almost every category and
keep in mind this is with a plan that
only cost me 72 cents a month.
To get started you need a domain name and web
hosting. I assume you already have a plan
with Hostinger if so then skip to
this time in the video for the tutorial
but if you don't let's quickly go over
how to get web hosting and the domain
name from Hostinger with a discount. Start by
clicking the link in the description
down below and you'll be taken to the
Hostinger website. The link also
applies a discount, I want to inform you
that this is an affiliate link and that
means if you buy something through this
link I'll make a commission this is
the best way for me to keep my content
sponsor and ad free and this allows me
to give you special discount codes. So,
thank you for supporting the channel and
let's get back to this tutorial. You'll
now want to choose a plan I recommend
the single plan if you only need one
website and the premium plan if you're
going to be hosting multiple websites at
once. Now, sometimes they have a promotion
going on to give you a free domain name
but if there's no promotion type in the
name you want for your website here and
check if it's available if the domain is
available click "Add to Cart" and "Continue
To Cart" to get an additional 10% off
click here and type in "HOSTINGREVIEW" and now just go through the
purchase process by clicking the
"Checkout Now" button and now you're a
proud owner of your very own website
name and web hosting services. So, it's
time to install WordPress on your newly
bought web hosting account. Click manage,
next your hosting plan scroll down and
click the auto installer option. Choose
WordPress think of a username and
password that you want to use to login
into your website type in your website,
name and simply click install. Once the
installation is done it should take like
1 or 2 minutes you'll see a new menu
created. And, now you technically already
have a website the problem is that it
looks like this
and it has a NOT SECURE tag. So, let's
fix that if you purchased a Hostinger
SSL you need to go into your dashboard
and scroll down to the SSL tab then
click install this will take a couple of
seconds and this will change your
website from not secure to secure, super
simple. And if you didn't buy an SSL
certificate don't worry I'm going to
show you how to get one for free right
now, and this method works with
absolutely any web hosting provider not
just hosting it so even if you do have
an SSL certificate purchased I recommend
you watch this next part
so you wouldn't have to buy it ever
again. Go to CloudFlare.com and sign up
for a free account. Once your sign up
you'll need to type in your website name
and choose the free plan. CloudFlare
will do a quick scan. So, just click
continue you'll now need to update your
name servers. So, go back to your Hostinger
panel and near your domains click
manage. Delete all four name servers that
are there and copy paste the 2 that
CloudFlare gave you. Then click update
and wait a bit for me took around 10
minutes for the name servers to update
but you'll get this screen when it's
completed. And after your name servers
are updated going to the SSL / TLS
choose the flexible option. Click on edge
certificates and enable always use HTTPS
option. Now, you'll want to go into your
WordPress account and install a couple
of plugins. You can reach the
WordPress dashboard by typing in your
website name followed by /wp-admin
Hover over the plugins, choose "Add
New" and in the search bar type in
"CloudFlare".
Next, to the "CloudFlare Flexible SSL"
you'll need to click install and then
activate. Once this is done you click "Add New"
again and in the search bar type
"Really Simple SSL" click on install and
then activate. Then simply go ahead and
click here to activate your free SSL for
Hostinger. At this point your SSL
certificate should be activated, but
there are still some optimizations you
can make to make your website faster in
the long run. Hostinger WordPress
installations come with a free "LightSpeed Cache"
plugin already installed. So,
when you're done working on your
website's design you can click this icon
right here
and go into settings click on "Show
Advanced Options" and then the "CDN" tab
scroll down to the bottom and you'll see
"CloudFlare API". Turn that on. Now, go
back to CloudFlare, choose the domain
and click get your API token by typing
in your CloudFlare account password
you'll be able to get your global API
token then go back to WordPress and type
in that in the box. Also, fill out your
email addresses on CloudFlare and the
domain name it's activated on. Press save
changes and when you're done with your
website design I also highly recommend
you go into Lightspeed and click on
image optimization this way you'll have
your Lightspeed account and CloudFlare 
account linked. So, you won't need to
manage the cache from two different
services it's just a bit easier. One last
thing I want to show you is how to
create a professional looking business
email address with Hostinger for free.
To create your free business email
address you'll first want to go back
into your Hostinger control panel and
next your hosting plan click "Manage"
scroll down to where it says email
accounts just type in the email address
you want to use for example I'll do
info@extremelycheapdomain.com and the
password that we'll use to access this
email box then click create. By clicking
the email button you'll be taken to your
email box and you can manage your inbox
that way. Obviously accessing your mail
through Hostinger control panel isn't
the most convenient way. So, I recommend
using an external mail client like
Thunderbird, to get started to just
download Thunderbird I'll leave the
links down below install it and type in
your email and password that you've
created previously.
Now, you'll be able to see all of your
emails in here you can also add multiple
mailboxes by clicking here, choosing the
new and then existing mail account
option. So, you'll have all of your emails in
one place and you won't need to log into
Hostinger every single time you want to
check your business email at this point
you should have a basic WordPress
website already created and optimized
for the best possible performance in the
long run. You should also have a free SSL
certificate and a business email
created. But if you actually want to
work on your website design I have a
guide on how you can do that the easy
way without coding of course right here.
I'll be making more website related
tutorials in the future. So, consider
subscribing
my name is Emit with the hosting review
team and as always good luck making your
websites!
