How To Build A Website in 2024
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Everyone should have their own website. It's something I've always stood by and in this video I'll be going over everything you need to know about setting up a website from why create a personal website to how to pick a platform & domain and, finally, what to do with it once you have it.
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00:00 Intro
00:51 Why you should have a website
06:03 How to create a website
14:27 What to do with it
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At this rate, I won't even have to go to school anymore cos Ali will teach me everything I need in life...
Good comment brotha.
Trust me, school won’t teach you much real stuff, that’s obvious
yaaaay. yes so true😅
ps: Ali is even teaching me how to learn
@@thizdawn Teaching us how to learn is the sign that he really is a good teacher
@@ThreeTwentyTech i totally couldn't agree more
Love how it’s been updated to 2024
He can see into the future :D
for him its 2026@@kevinwoodrobotics
its good seo
bro predicted 2023 2 years ago
You mean 2024😂
He did the same last year! Don’t trust this video is 2 years old ….just clickbait trick of changing name to an old video to make it relevant today …..
2024 now😂
@@naik4633he changes the title
This guy keeps changing the title
I’m a software engineer, and this is the most refreshing intro to having a website I’ve ever seen from another technical person. Thank you for making such a practical intro. It really gets to the core of what stops people from making their own site-fear and indecisiveness, of choosing the wrong publishing platform, thinking they have to understand complex stuff that doesn’t matter, or of not knowing what to say. Perfection.
I happen to be in the same position
are you trying to switch from software engineering to web development??
I’m in a similar situation, I just want something that I can build whatever I want without being limited to what I can do
I started my food/travel blog 8 years ago and in most job interviews, I've been able to bring it up as a talking point. Interviewers also love chatting about it :)
This is exactly what I needed to listen to today. I've had 'create a website' on my "To Do" list for months now. I needed the straight-skinny, the 1-2-3 on what to do which you provide here. Thank you. It was perfect.
Same here.... just super stressful thinking about it. Ahh so refreshing
Our company's website is done by Qinyitong Studio, which is not bad.
This helped me also
SAME!!
I published my first article yesterday, thanks to you, Ali. Your TH-cam course on Skillshare is a goldmine. I actually created a website for my former employer, I never thought of DOCUMENTING my own life this way. Starting out TODAY
How’s the progression going now after all this time?
how's the progression ?
Thank you Ali. This is brilliant and is very helpful. You've answered many questions and more. You certainly helped me boost the confidence to get started, knowing it doesn't have to be complicated to get started. I will certainly keep that quote in mind; Document, don't create.
It's crazy how useful your videos are! This was super informative. Really like the idea of having "a personal home on the web."
Thanks for the breakdown, Ali! Seems like you're teaching us a crash course about life and everything! Wonderful to see Sheen in your videos once again!
This is the most descriptive, detailed, simplest just everything video I have ever seen. At the beginning of creating a website myself. Excellent video, I’ll be sure to come back in a years time after I’ve grown to say thank you again.
But for now, thank you for this video 👏
From the bottom of my heart: A) Really good video B) True Information C) No Crapy content D) On the point and last but not the least It really encourages you !
Are bhai
I have same surname
You are in web dev?
Your videos are lit mate! It has literally TRANSFORMED my life! It was completly in a slump and now I have started doing a lot of productive things that add value to my life! Can never thank you enough bru!
Awesome dude. 👍
Ali at 19:54: "The design does not matter."
Me, the UX/UI designer: 😮
😂 Design does matter, but the content will keep them there. A polished turd is still a turd 😅
Design does not matter *if you are using a platform like squarespace* since their default templates are already quite well-designed.
Obviously you are not going to go to a crappy looking website and think it's very trustworthy. Design does matter.
@@brijeshsamal7035 I would remain under the belief that design is important to a point but the content matters most. Maybe less so at the start but having brand assets that are aligned to your brand and implementing those into your website design does matter with time.
@@JerryLane The content keeps the website going
I always feel I'm above the world when I watch your videos. I might not make it in a life time but watching you is always a joy ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for making this video. All the details you've shared are so useful to someone like me thinking of having my own website. As you said overthinking and lacking confidence can definitely delay any planning. Really loved every information ❤️
Hey Clara. Did you get it?
The points Ali made about "what to do with websites" on 14:27 are solid gold!
Hey Ali long time subscriber first time commenter....this video literally came at the perfect time and it was just the sign and motivation I needed. Your videos have all had a way of coming at the right time for me so far. Thank you :)
This is such a great video. I feel like I came to figure out what I need to get a link and working webpage and now it doesn’t feel intimidating. It also feels like I just got solid advice on brand building. Thank you Ali.
I watched this video and straight away created my personal website... It's been a month and it actually helps me reflect upon my life much easier. Thank you Ali!
And I used Wix's basic features.
Really needed this video! Thanks for the help Ali, as always. I'd love to hear more about creating/maintaining a blog!
Great video Ali! I've learned a lot from you since I started watching your channel. You've inspired me to keep working on my TH-cam channel and personal website. I did a 30 day TH-cam channel earlier this year, and your videos were a big part of that motivation. Thanks!
For all the overthinkers, this is an excellent video. Thanks for sharing your experiences and also assuring us of the things we DON'T need to worry about when we're starting out!
REALLY?
I'm overthinking tf outta this
This is so simply and genuinely put. Thank you for this video and the guidance! It's definitely what I was looking for so far.
P.S. You've got + 1 subscriber!
Wow, thank you for all the work you put into your videos! I think I have developed the most this year thanks to all of the advice you give us. Have a great day.
building my own website has seemed like such a daunting task that i've been putting it off for actually months 😬
this is exactly the breakdown i was looking for 😯 thank you Ali!
how its been?
Ali you must hear this everyday but you are really amazing and your content has been incredibly valuable to me. Thank you!!
Great video, Ali! Thank you! I've had a website for years and years, but struggle to do a weekly newsletter. This is very motivating!
I love how actionable your videos are! Just registered my first domain and signed up for ghost
This guy literally is orienting our life to a better path, your Productivity videos have helped me be more structured and organised! :D
I'm THIS many years old, and I feel like you just changed my outlook for reals! LOL
Thank you so much for your transparency and for being aware how daunting website creation may be. Shout out to your house mate! That helped a lot!
This is an awesome video! I really like the idea that right now it’s more about social media sharing. I especially love the ending encouragement on how it’s a growth journey from little viewers to getting more as we improve ourselves.
Thanks to Ali, I started my blog at the beginning of the year. 4 months of publishing every week has taught me so much I didn’t know about myself and allowed me to meet so many great people.
Even though hardly anyone reads the things I’m writing, it has truly been personally transformative.
For anyone needing advice, encouragement, accountability or help, I’m here for you!
What website did you use?
heyy I'd like to know how you got an audience for your blogs. i have started a blog before, but I didn't know how to get more people to read it and ultimately gave up. i prefer not using social media platforms for promoting.. is there any way?
Just know your first 50-100 blogs will be worthless. Might as well get through it. :-D
whoa tell me more about this building community at notoverthinking!
@@weebywo6501 definitely not an expert in this but I’ve found a lot of support just from meeting people through communities and reaching out on Twitter. Good place to start but any reason why you don’t want to use socials?
Thank you, Ali! I've been sitting on my potential for too long. I'm 57 now and have a lot to share about personal development and transformation, even though I've actually been a carpenter and handyman most of my life. I'm getting that domain tonight, and a platform by tomorrow.
same age and learning myself..I got a domain name off of godaddy..but still buidling a website, a re they the same name? and platform I am clueles, still. can you help..tx? lisa
@@lisawilkins5010 I can help
Thanks Ali for all the precious advice. I'll stop overthinking and just go for it !
I love that you used Sheen to explain the benefits of having a website. I hope she stops spitting in your coffee now 😂😂
@Ali Abdaal imagine tryna be ali
...maybe he likes sheen spitting in his coffee... in a non-weird way...
@@tonyhtran in no way can that be not weird
That’s gross to be honest.
You're a gent and a scholar Ali. Seriously - you're changing lives.
I found your video so encouraging. All the fears and anxiety I have in finally starting my own website was somehow calmed by your voice. Thank you.
the music alone just inspired me to build a website and start blogging.
lol I'm not sure what or why but I feel extremely inspired to get after it now. I've been procrastinating around building out a website because I didn't understand the value but it makes sense now. even if you're blogging and making videos and sending people to both. the monetization isn't really important it's the building a personal brand that really matters.
having your own website is the ultimate social platform.
As a South African, I love the table mountain displate. So nice to see a little bit of home in such a random place
Many of subscribers find building a website daunting, but this video shows how simple it can be. I'll share for sure!
This has to be the most straight forward , clear and and easy to digest information.
Thank you
I love the peaceful background music. It's a nice change of pace to most other tutorial videos, which use upbeat, boring tracks. This video feels more like a conversation than a tutorial. Great work!
I need to do this! I really want to make a website but didn’t know how! Thank you so much!
I could watch you all day! The work you put towards organizing and creating your content is so evident!
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This video has been very inspiring for me. Thank you, Ali
I have created my own website today with the approach of "perfect is the enemy of taking action" and it will evolve during the next months where I've set the target of posting one idea per week to create a solid habit
Hello friend, I hope you are doing well with your website, I'm interested in seeing it, could you share it?
Thanks man! That was the push I needed, and thank you for being so streight forward, loved it.
“When you have your own website you can expose yourself...in a non-weird way” 😂
@Scarsdale Vibe I hope Ali didnt get hacked
Kind of expected to see you here 😅
@@kaz1657 haha! Reunited! 😂
Ali: "The design doesn't matter"
Me, planning to write about design: 😲
He's totally right for anyone starting out it's an extra. Accessibility is the foundation of good design and if that's catered for by a default theme then that's perfect. Once your own content/images are in it's branded enough
Lmao, you should see the landing page of the ads of the 10X guy, forgot his name.
It literally red wors on white bg, but the content it's amazing
Mate, I've been thinking about setting up a personal website for years but lie firmly in the 'noob' camp. This has given me the tools to move forward my friend and just wanted to say thank you
Not what I was looking for, because I was aiming for tips on a professional website for my business, but still watched it till the end and learned a lot. Thanks.
This fits perfectly in my “watch later” playlist 🤩
@@main572 yes :)
don't wait for too long though, the more you wait the more inertia
My Watch Later list is becoming a problem 😂
i had 900+ videos on my watch later at the start of the summer
lmaoo
WAIT. This is a *youtube video* about *websites* that is *not* sponsored by squarespace????? This cannot be real 😍 *Instant fav*
Hi Ali, Great stuff as always your contents are. This time, the last session of the video removed my roadblock which was preventing me from actually writing on my website. Thank you very very much.
This is my second time viewing this video. Thanks once again Ali… I am at the point of wanting to set up my website and your advice and ideas are so valuable (I wasn’t ready first time round😊) 😘
I made a website with WordPress and it was definitely challenging but I DID IT 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻 Great video! ❤️
I just wanna ask if you earn money with it !
HOW U TO MADE IT I WANA KNOW
Learning more things on TH-cam than my $40,000 college education.
Great videos ❤️
You have been helping me a lot and I appreciate for all the love that you put into making your videos to help others create. Thank you🙏🏾✨❤️
this was indeed super simple, to the point and easy to follow. loved the explanation and appreciate the links
I agree! Creating a website can be so easy since there are so many templates out there and you don’t need any knowledge on coding.
Can we be friends
@@ziaulhaque4462 LMAO are you good?
Have a lovely Sunday everyone 😊 Greetings from Scotland 🌻
good night my frnd
This was a nice 'tutorial'. I've been looking into how to launch my website, and you shared very interesting info. Thanks for the content! Keep killin' it! ;)
To be honest, sometimes by watching your videos, it does help inspire me for my blog ideas. Thank you, keep going!
I will be watching the video few times to get everything he said! i feel like im back to school and i have to be really focused for the first time......
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This was inspiring. I've really been wanting to start a blog or website and just been in a funk lately. I want to have an impact since I was 13 just never had the courage to start. Been failing at different aspects of my career life but this video helped encourage me that maybe I could have a possibility to have a voice with the personality I have. Your roommates story was inspiring.
Thank you. Simple, straightforward. I liked that it's "I just had the idea to start a blog 3 seconds ago" to have something published in a week. With some general long-term goals to give direction past "just write/post." Google search was a lot to shift through when you don't know what you need to know. Glad I got this recommended to me today!
Ali is just someone unique. You make me more confident daily, thank you for that
you are so inspiring.. something that I couldn't figure out before, but something I have desired for a long time... now I see it. Thank you.
Hi Ali, so basically you talk alot about how opening yourself to the world changed your life and how all the work you do online positively impacted you but for a change can you also talk about how all this has negatively impacted you, what were the draw backs, how did you seldom regret your choices. That'd be an amazing insight. Thank you
My dear the whole you tube is filled with the negatives of writing online. That is the reason why I never started. But today I listen to Ali and I am now going to start
lol, i love your personality! and the drive for action.
This guy always prove why people love him
Nobody ever talk so frankly and openly about sponsor and affiliates link
This was so helpful. Thank you. My friend wants to create a website but she has no idea how. I offered to do it for her and this helped me understand so many aspects of it.
"Document, don't create" Love it. Thanks for sharing.
Doctor, successful youtuber, and now a web developer - don't know how you do it.
Been web developing since way before doctor or youtuber :)
with a good team and awesome skills (that you can learn too)
Hi man,
I am supremely motivated by your videos, I have watched your every videos and all of them are eye opening. Thank you and keep up educating us.
"I know how asian parents are like" totally relatable 7:45
Ikr!
Same brhhhh
Ikr!
🤣
Simple and to the point.
Love the way he articulates so clearly. Sure that comes from lot of writing indeed!
Ali, may be you don't know how much change in positive way you are bringing in people's life i want to let you know that i love your videos and blog because it gives me hope and motivation
Thankyou i literally mean it
Ali: "the ridiculous notion that everything on the internet..."
Thomas Frank: "did somebody say Notion 👀"
@Ali Abdaal shut up man you are the FAKE Ali Abdaal.
Ali,im waiting for a "my insanely productive ramadan" video,dont let me down homie :D
Is he a muslim? It would be grest if he posted a video about ramadan to inform his non-muslim audience about ramadan. since he has very good and open minded subscribers
I love how you discuss website building and focus on the writing. Document, not create. 💗💗💗💚
Ali, thank you so much for this video. It was exactly what I needed to know and hear! Thanks
Ali awesome advice. By the way I recently started learning html and css. I started by recreating my family's businesses website. A professional now is running it already. But I thought in order to have something to start with. I am in Greece now and a friend from Plymouth is trying to teach me. I love the creating part of it. It is really enjoyable to me. And I always wanted to learn. So yeah enjoying that for now. Nice video though as always. Waiting for the next one.
"In 2024" but the video is 2 years old, who are you trying to fool?
Gasp emoji
2 million people apparently, and he did succeed.
Well he definitely fooled me
In short you can use the method in 2024 he didn't have to create a new video
Bro thats what im saying..
Its obvious he made the video a long time ago and just changed the title to the date of our current year which is.. 2024
just came to say I recently listened to your podcast on why the words/ ideas behind motivation and inspiration shouldn't exist and its changed my entire perspective thankyou!
I am so so incredibly grateful for finding you and this video. Thank you so very much. 💜
I've tried to use Ghost for my new portfolio website since one year ago, but it was super hard for me to get things done. How about doing tutorials of building website with Ghost on TH-cam or Nebula or somthing?
Damn man, You should've been in marketing. You really good at convincing people into stuff that they weren't gonna check out at all xD
Hey Ali!
Just wanted to thank you for this video. I really appreciated this and have gone back to working on my website!
Never thought of creating a personal website, only business! Very good ideas and reasons why! Thank you :)
My heart fell for u when u said " I know how Asian parents are like".I am going through that now.
Ali got usss😅
this video was very helpful as a personal trainer trying to make a website. It was so confusing thank you!
You’re inspiring and motivating: for 2 years been aspiring to do this. Thank you.
What are your thoughts on project-based websites versus personal brand websites? I have a few websites, one personal, one for a podcast and TH-cam channel around the same topic, and a more professional oriented site. I’m never really sure where to post my content. Or whether I just funnel my project blog posts into my personal site, so that it contains at least a preview of all of my work.
Following!
Was this video created in 2021? Because you simply say that in the video, however the title of the video states 2024. The main point i want to know is that if this really comes from 2021, has there been any better options recently or now? Plus, do you mainly recommend any websites platforms for affiliate marketing? At the end, tons of thanks Ali for breaking down everything in your informative videos.
you can just check the description of the video and yes, it was posted in April 2021. lots of content creators change the title of their video to make it seem newer
Well, I just found out about you and you already inspire me brother. You already are a beast and I can't wish for anything other than your good health for you.
Keep it up! 💯
Having personally researched the topic intensely myself in an ongoing capacity, I am deeply impressed with the quality and accuracy of this report. Well done and thank you.
Looking forward to a video about "My insanely productive day in Ramadan."