Build a Professional Website Using SitePad Website Builder

In the modern era of digitization, every business, company, vendor, and almost profession dived into the website world. So, what’s better than a website to pitch for your product or service and convey your thoughts just using a website?

In this two-part tutorial, I am going to show you how to seamlessly create a responsive and stylish website with the help of SitePad Website Builder via HostPinnacle’s cPanel.

Part 1: Create a cPanel Account at HostPinnacle

Please go to HostPinnacle website to register a domain (for free*) and host it so you can get access to the SitePad website builder inside your cPanel Account. HostPinnacle is responsive; you can conveniently visit the site using your laptop, desktop, tablet, or smartphone.

From here, you can see that HostPinnacle offers a wide array of web solutions, including domain registration, bulk sms service, and reseller services. But for the purpose of this tutorial, we’ll be focusing on the web hosting service.

Click the ‘Web Hosting‘ link (as shown in the website screenshot below).

On this page you can view three hosting plans: Starter, Standard, and Executive Package bundled with various hosting features and varying package prices. All the 3 hosting plans offer free domain registration service (see the screenshot in Step 3).

Select a Package that best fits your project, budget, and preference by clicking the Buy Now button then continue.

Check your Chosen Domain Name for Availability

Note: The domain extension that you can register for free varies from package to package. For example, Free Domain Registration in each package applies to the following extensions only:

Starter Package: * .co.ke, .com, .org, .ac.ke, .sc.ke, .me.ke, .or.ke, .co.tz, .co.za, .info.ke, .ne.ke, .sc.tz, .ac.tz
Standard Package: * .co.ke, .com, .net, .org, .ac.ke, .sc.ke, .me.ke, .or.ke, .co.tz, .co.za
Executive Package: * .co.ke, .com, .net, .org, .africa, .biz, .ac.ke, .sc.ke, .me.ke, .or.ke, .co.tz, .co.za, .ac.tz, .rw

Don’t you fret if your chosen domain name is unavailable. You can try a different domain extensions. You can also change the search name entered until the domain is available.

Choose the Domain Registration Period

Configure your domain by selecting the duration of the registration: 1 Year, 2 Years, 3 Years? Please keep in mind that the domain/hosting is renewable after the end of the billing cycle.

The following options are available: Annual, Biennial, and Triennial.

Review Domain Name Selection and Add-ons

Another great feature from HostPinnacle is that it gives you the option to add an ID Protection (Domain Privacy) free of charge. This great add-on ensures that your sensitive registration info is not visible to the public when accessed via a WHOIS lookup portal.

We recommend that you select the ID Protection add-on before you continue to the checkout page.

Proceed to Checkout and Receive your cPanel Login Credentials

Click the Checkout button to enter your billing details and make your payment.

The HostPinnacle checkout process is 100% automated. Your invoice will be immediately marked as paid the moment you finish making your payment.

Cheers! You already have a cPanel Account 🙂 But where are cPanel Login Credentials? Well, your cPanel Username and Password have been sent to your email address (the one you specified in your billing details above). Please check your email. Inside there, you’ll find your cPanel login credentials plus other useful info.

Part 2: Login to cPanel and Create Your Website

Sign in to your cPanel Account using your cPanel Username and Password. A sample URL to the cPanel looks like this: https://domain.com/cpanel OR https://domain.com:2083

For example, if your domain name is example.net, you can login to cPanel by typing https://example.net:2083 in your browser’s (firefox, chrome, opera) address bar. You can still access cPanel by inputing https://example.net/cpanel

Once you are signed, scroll down to the Software section of the cPanel and click on the SitePad Icon or Link.

Tap the SitePad Icon or Link and you’ll land in an interface that looks like the one shown below. On this page, you can add a new site, clone a site, and view a list of all your sites.

Click the create a new site link and you’ll be taken to a web page that resembles the one hereunder

You are almost there. Click the Get Started button to select a theme. The SitePad website builder is populated with 850+ modern, stylish, responsive, and high quality ready-made themes that perfectly fit any website type.

Sitepad has themes for various niches, including business, ecommerce, health, sports, blog, personal, music, food, real estate, and more. Select your preferred theme and carry on to the next step where you’ll be presented with a form for entering site details.

Input your site details as illustrated in the form above. Remember to select the secure https://www or https:// option and not the insecure http://www or http:// option when entering the site address.

Enter your registered domain name, e.g. example.com (this is where you will be installing the theme) and your site will be available online at this address: https://example.com

You can also enter a folder name if you prefer to install your theme in a directory (folder). For example, you can name the directory/folder as jobs and your website will be accessible via: https://example.com/jobs/

For the admin email / email address fields, we suggest you enter the same email address that you used when registering your domain and hosting account (it could be gmail, yahoo, aol, yandex, etc)

Your Site Name can be something like “Poa Place” and your optional website Description as “Your One-Stop-Shop”

Remember that the rest of the site details and contact details are optional at this stage. You are free to skip and add them later when customizing your new website.