{"id":4698,"date":"2022-01-13T18:44:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/?p=4698"},"modified":"2022-05-21T13:16:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T13:16:27","slug":"can-i-make-website-without-coding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/can-i-make-website-without-coding\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Make A Website Without Coding? | What You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4698\" class=\"elementor elementor-4698\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28499a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28499a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f40e9c\" data-id=\"4f40e9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b11829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b11829\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to building websites, I often get asked about how much coding knowledge you need to build a\u00a0 site from scratch.<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building websites can be a challenge for people; especially if their coding skills are limited.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we are going to look at <strong>how you can build a website if you&#8217;re a coding newbie<\/strong> and <strong>what you need to do in order to create a website that will perform to an optimal level<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644f78f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"644f78f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"is-it-possible-to-build-website-without-coding\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Is it possible to build a website without coding knowledge?<\/b><\/h2><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#is-it-possible-to-build-website-without-coding\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it possible to build a website without coding knowledge?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#why-do-people-still-code-websites\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why do people still code websites?<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#how-to-setup-a-website-without-coding\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to set up a website without coding knowledge<\/span><\/span><\/a><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#make-a-plan\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make a plan for your website\u2019s structure<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#register-domain-name\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Register a domain name<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#choose-website-builder\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose your website builder<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#optimise-website-for-search-engines\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Optimise your website for search engines<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#launch-your-website\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Launch your website<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"#conclusion\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting started with a website in 2022 is very simple and you can get started in a few hours.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst website developers are still very much in demand, website builders make offer an alternative solution if you are just getting started.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6912be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6912be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"950\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/choose-your-website-builder.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"choose your website builder\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/choose-your-website-builder.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/choose-your-website-builder-500x296.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/choose-your-website-builder-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a2b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54a2b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They allow beginners to build a site from scratch without the need to have any kind of in-depth coding skills.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Some of the most popular website builders include:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wix<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/are-website-builders-bad-for-seo\/#https:\/\/www.godaddy.com\/en-uk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GoDaddy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/are-website-builders-bad-for-seo\/#https:\/\/www.shopify.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopify<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarespace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squarespace<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elementor.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elementor<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxygenbuilder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oxygen Builder<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are going to talk you through how to set up a website on a few of these platforms and how you can get started in just minutes without the need for any complicated coding knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e21a69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e21a69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"why-do-people-still-code-websites\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Why do people still code websites?<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every website that is built requires some knowledge of coding but some web developers will still design websites from scratch because this is primarily what they have been taught and the language that they feel comfortable with.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ab9be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56ab9be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"950\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/javascript-example.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"javascript example\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/javascript-example.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/javascript-example-500x296.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/javascript-example-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25fd8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25fd8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A well coded and designed website will reduce any speed and loading issues as well as give web developers full freedom on the kind of visual appearance they want on their site.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, most online sites are now created using page builders or content management systems. Whether that is WordPress or Shopify, these platforms are great for helping business owners get started with a website.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7724061 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7724061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"how-to-setup-a-website-without-coding\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>How to set up a website without coding knowledge<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting started with a brand new website is simple and you do not need extensive coding knowledge in order to begin building your online business.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6b2f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd6b2f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"make-a-plan\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Make a plan for your website\u2019s structure<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly, you will want to make a plan for your website. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that you have carried out solid research and planned the structure of how your website is going to enhance user experience. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will need to use SEO tools to understand the types of informational and transactional keywords that are going to help you build relevance in your niche as well as build pages that drive sales.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d6f09d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d6f09d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"950\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Well-organised-website-navigation.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Well organised website navigation\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Well-organised-website-navigation.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Well-organised-website-navigation-500x296.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.joshuageorge.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Well-organised-website-navigation-768x454.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2005f11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2005f11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"register-domain-name\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Register a domain name<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will need to register a domain name in order to get the name that you want. I use Namecheap as my go-to domain registration service and if you are a brand new website, you will want to ensure that your brand name is captured within that domain. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also get your hosting and everything else you need to host your website set up within Namecheap but it will depend on what website builder you use.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d9c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d9c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"choose-website-builder\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Choose your website builder<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many website builders that you have to choose from and depending on what you are looking to get out of your website, will depend on what website builder you should go with.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking to start an eCommerce brand, then you may want to choose Shopify or WooCommerce as your website provider. You can register your domain with both of these content management systems and both are purpose-built to help you sell products and services online.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For small businesses, you may want to go with a different website builder. Elementor and Oxygen are great and are powered through a WordPress website.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on your level of expertise and the scale of your business, this will determine what kind of website builder you decide to go with.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4408c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4408c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"optimise-website-for-search-engines\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Optimise your website for search engines<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When building your website, you will need to ensure that you are building it in order to be picked up by search engines. Ensure that your website has a good structure, has well optimised content and is purpose built to help your user experience. Look at what your competitors are doing in terms of the way they structure their site and content as well as read as many SEO blog resources as you can to get a better understanding of what is needed to optimise a website.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7f43d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b7f43d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"launch-your-website\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Launch your website<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once all of the pages you need to get started are built, you will then be ready to launch your website. You can create a property in Google Search Console and submit your domain name so that Google will then be able to crawl it. This is a crucial step in the website creation process because this is ultimately how both Google and potential customers are going to find your website.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d020a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d020a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"conclusion\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2><b>Conclusion<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To conclude, you certainly do not need coding experience to build a website and you can certainly get started using a good content management system.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whilst you may be able to better optimise your website with coding experience, it is certainly not essential if you are a beginner.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It really comes down to what scale you are operating at and what the purpose of the website serves. If you are looking to get into eCommerce, then I recommend Shopify as a starting point as this provides you with everything you need. For personal websites or a blogging platform, then WordPress is great and can give you all of the page elements you need to create a visually engaging site for your customers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to building websites, I often get asked about how much coding knowledge you need to build a\u00a0 site from scratch. Building websites can be a challenge for people; especially if their coding skills are limited. 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