How to Build a Website Using a Subdomain and WordPress (Freelance Web Design)

Posted on October 27, 2017

How to Build a Website Using a Subdomain and WordPress (Freelance Web Design)
In this video I will show you how to create a subdomain as a staging site. This is useful for freelance web designers or when working at an agency. The purpose of using a subdomain is that you can build out a website on a live URL to show clients progress on their site without having to take down their existing website or put up an “Under Construction” page. You will also retain ownership of the site so in case you have any issues collecting payment you do not have to worry about the client already having the content you created.

In this video I will show you how to create the subdomain and install WordPress so you can start building your website!

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Hi there! My name is James Hunt and this is my YouTube channel that is dedicated to marketing, web design, SEO and more. Here you will find videos on how to do cool online marketing related things (that I do professionally for an agency and as a freelancer).

I am the Director of Accounts and Production for a marketing agency out of Dallas that specializes in small business marketing. I also work as a freelancer–mainly building websites and doing SEO work. My goal with this YouTube channel is to teach other people how to be successful in marketing and to teach viewers how to do the things that I do on a regular basis (and make a good amount of money doing it).

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