Step 1: Complete your payment and create your Hostinger account

• After creating your Hostinger account, you'll be directed to the onboarding sequence.

• Skip the onboarding by clicking on the Hostinger icon at the top and then selecting Leave.

Step 2: Access the Hostinger Dashboard

• Now you’re in the Hostinger dashboard.

• You need to complete a few setup steps before proceeding.

• Head to the email inbox you used to sign up for Hostinger.

• Look for an email titled "Verify your email address" from Hostinger.

• Open the email and click Verify Email.

• You’ll be redirected back to your Hostinger dashboard.

Step 3: Verify Your Email Address

Step 4: Set Up Your Domain Name

• A domain name is the web address for your website (e.g., apple.com, facebook.com).

• Since you purchased a 12-month hosting plan or longer, you get a free domain for the first year.

• Click on Claim Domain.

• Search for your desired domain name, keeping it short and simple.

• For a personal website, it could be yourname.com, or for a business, yourcompanyname.com.

• If your first choice isn’t available, be creative or consider changing the domain extension (e.g., .net or .org).

Step 5: Choose Your Domain Name

Step 6: Set Up Your Domain Name

• If your first choice isn’t available, be creative or consider changing the domain extension (e.g., .net or .org).

• If still unavailable, try another name or domain extension until you find one that works.

• Once you’ve entered a domain name, click Search to check if it’s available.

• If available, click on Claim Domain to secure it.

Step 7: Claim your free domain

Step 8: Enter Contact Information

• You’ll be prompted to enter your contact details for domain registration.

• If the website is for yourself, use your personal details; if it’s for a company, use company information.

• Fill out all fields and proceed.

• Ignore any hosting offers that appear and click Skip I don't need a website since you already have hosting.

Step 10: Complete Domain Registration

Step 10: Verify Domain Registration

• Under the Domains section of the Hostinger dashboard, you’ll see the domain you just registered.

• If it shows a Pending Verification status, head to your email inbox to verify the domain.

Step 11: Domain Pending Verification

Step 12: Confirm Domain Email Verification

• Look for an email titled "Please confirm your contact details for your domain".

• Open the email and click the confirmation link.

• Check the necessary boxes and click Submit to confirm your domain registration details.

Step 13: Confirm Domain Contact details

Step 14: Check Domain Verification Status

• After confirming the domain, return to the Hostinger dashboard and reload the page.

• The domain’s verification status should now say Verified.

• Now that your domain is verified, you can set up hosting.

• Under Hosting, click Set Up for the domain you just registered.

Step 15: Set Up Hosting

Step 16: Who is the website for

Select for Myself or my Business

Select Create website

Step 17: Set Up Hosting

Step 18: Set Up Hosting (cont..)

Select Hostinger Website Builder

Select the Start Creating button

Step 19: Set Up Hosting (cont..)

Step 20: Set Up Hosting (cont..)

• Select the type of website and insert your brand name.

• Provide a detailed description of the website that you are trying to create.

• select the color pallet and click create website.

Congratulations! Your All Setup.

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