A tutorial for personal trainers, health coaches, nutritionists, and natural health professionals getting started with the online presence for their health business… And doing it on the cheap.
If you’re getting started as a Health professional, this blog post will walk you step-by-step (with videos even), through the process of launching your health business website.
Much of this content was pulled out of our Health Pro Marketing course so there will be mentions of “this course” in some of the videos. If you connect with our teaching style in this free blog post, be sure to register for our free introductory Email Marketing for Health Pros online course.
Already Have a Website?
If you’ve already set up your health pro website, jump to that free course now.
We do have some affiliate links in this article to help generate some income, but our goal in providing you with this free content is to give you a taste of our teaching style. If you sign up for our FREE Lead Generation and Email Marketing for Health Pros Course, you’ll probably end up subscribing to our free podcast, Six Figure Health Pro, help us grow our listenership, and possibly sign up for one of our advanced Health Pro courses in the future.
We also hope this post helps you jumpstart your health business so you can join us in our free and private Facebook group, Health Pro Profit Squad, where health pros from around the world share tips and tricks that are exploding their health businesses. Hope to see you there.
Why Do I need a Website?
WordPress?
There are a number of web platforms you can choose from when putting together a website. Platforms like Wix, Weebly, Drupal and Joomla are other options. But in this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to setup a WordPress website. Wordpress is a free platform, and it’s also the most widely used platform on the web. This can be beneficial when you want to add new features or systems to your website because most software developers create their systems to integrate seamlessly and effortlessly with WordPress. If you decide to add some advanced features down the road, and you need to hire help. Wordpress developers are also the easiest, and usually most affordable developers out there, since the platform is so popular.
Choosing a Website Domain Name
Important: Before you start searching for a domain name for your site, watch this video.
I’ll show you the easiest way to buy your domain name below in the video for “Walk-Through of Web Hosting Setup.” I just like to show people other options first in case they want to go another route.
Finding a Web Host
Note: The module 9 on creating affiliate income that I mentioned in this video is in our Health Pro Marketing Course and is not included in this blog post.
Here is the EIG Wikipedia page I mentioned in the video above in case you want to research companies that are not owned by the big guys.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endurance_International_Group
Walk-through of Web Hosting Setup
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Step 1
If you go with the simple version, and use my affiliate link below, you can get your hosting at 60% off, which will end up at about $4 per month if you pay for a year at a time. Just click on the signup link below to get started.
Go to my affiliate link for Siteground Signup Page
Step 2
Step 3
This image is for the GrowBig package so some of the add-on prices at the bottom of the form are different from what I showed you in the video above.
Once you’re site is set up, you’ll be ready to take our Free Online Course – Lead Generation and Email Marketing for Health Pros
Walk through WordPress Install
Logging in & Selecting a Theme
Themeforest is a company that sells a wide variety of WordPress themes: https://themeforest.net/
If you pick a different theme, I suggest checking youtube for a tutorial on that theme.
Your wordpress control panel login page will be:
Yourdomainname.com/wp-admin/
Finding free Images for your site
Customizing Your Theme – Part 1
As mentioned in the above video, we cover how to set up blog posts in our Health Pro Marketing Course. That content is not included in this blog post.
Customizing Your Theme – Part 2
As mentioned in the above video, we cover how to set up blog posts in our Health Pro Marketing Course. That content is not included in this blog post.
Great 2017 Theme Tutorial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuBw4Gdxdus
Get Help!
Keeping Your WordPress Site Secure
You Did It!
You’re now ready to start attracting new clients. Register below for our free course for Health Pros and get a HUGE jumpstart! To learn more, ask questions, and see other marketing ideas from Health pros around the world, don’t forget to join our free and private Health Pro Profit Squad Facebook support group.
Our Free Course! Lead Generation and Email Marketing for Health Pros
This introductory course is TOTALLY FREE and will walk you, step-by-step, through creating an automated system to attract new leads, and turn those leads into paying clients. You won’t believe how easy this is!