Step-by-step website guides

Build your own website. Step by step, with real screenshots.

Plain-English guides for WordPress, Canva, Wix, Squarespace and more, written by someone who builds websites for a living. With the detail Australian businesses need: .com.au domains, local hosting, GST and privacy.

Choose your platform

Not sure which one? Start with the platform you already have an account with.

WordPress (self-hosted) Your own hosting and your own WordPress install. The most flexible option. Guides coming soon WordPress.com Hosted WordPress with no server to manage. Guides coming soon Canva Simple one-page and small sites straight from a Canva design. Guides coming soon Wix Drag-and-drop builder with hosting included. Guides coming soon Squarespace Design-led templates with hosting included. Guides coming soon Shopify Online stores, from first product to first sale. Guides coming soon Google Sites Free, basic sites with a Google account. Guides coming soon

Before and after you build

Domains and hosting Register, connect and transfer domains, including .com.au, plus business email. Guides coming soon After your site is live Email signups, newsletters, forms and SEO tools. Guides coming soon

How we make our guides

  1. We do it for real. Every guide is worked through on a real account, and the screenshots come from that run.
  2. We keep it current. Screens are re-checked regularly, and the "updated" date on each guide is real.
  3. We're upfront about money. Some links earn us a commission. Here's how that works.