brantyukan.com personal website built with wordpress, hosted on gcp
https://coding-sessions.com/free-virtual-machine-in-gcp/ (part 3 of the guide requires modifying server files from the terminal, so make sure you want to venture into that)
To get my domain name configured with the GCP VM Instance, I followed a guide that involves editing files in the terminal, so if you're comfortable doing that, you could try to host on GCP. this is the one I used and things worked: https://techtravelo.wordpress.com/2020/08/09/setting-up-custom-domain-with-google-cloud-compute-engine-instance/
I didn't exactly use this one, but I read the info, I think... https://www.bloggerlessons.com/set-up-a-domain-on-google-cloud-server/
https://onepagezen.com/configure-contact-forms-wordpress-google-cloud/
SEO for WordPress.com
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSEaZMOjiKbBFQJxAOGwVVNt7bJLZo7Vo_s_8nmFi24bfPArq_DuVNZJxgO_eR6fce4oTBblbBT33Mp/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=60000 (Links to an external site.)
https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo (Links to an external site.)
https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo/on-page-seo#index (Links to an external site.)
G.Mahoney.SEO.file.docxPreview the document
use the Yoast plugin for SEO
I'd want to optimize for the keyphrases: Brant Yukan, NLP Consulting, Machine learning engineer, natural language processing deployment, data scientist, data science contractor.
Resources
https://learn.wordpress.com/ (Links to an external site.)
Ultimate Guide: How to Make a Website in 2020 – Step by Step Guide (Free) (Links to an external site.)
https://www.youtube.com/user/wpbeginner (Links to an external site.)
Editing Pages (Links to an external site.)
Introduction to Blogging (Links to an external site.)
First Steps With WordPress (Links to an external site.)
WordPress Semantics - Learning the Jargon (Links to an external site.)
New To WordPress - Where to Start (Links to an external site.)
Using Images (Links to an external site.)
Comments in WordPress (Links to an external site.)
Business blocks (Links to an external site.)
Weather widget
https://wordpress.org/support/article/introduction-to-blogging/
https://wordpress.com/blog/2020/04/02/new-blocks-for-your-business/
https://www.theweather.com/widget/
Self Hosted
Self Hosted does not have a free option. WordPress.org does not offer Hosting.
Hosting Example Siteground (Links to an external site.)
You own your website and all its data. Your site will NOT be turned off because someone decides that it is against their terms of service (as long as you are not doing something illegal). You are in full control.
You can add free, paid, and custom WordPress plugins / apps (Links to an external site.) to your website.
Some plugins may be free.
You can use customize your website design as needed. You can add any free or paid WordPress theme (Links to an external site.) that you want. You can also create completely custom designs or modify anything that you want.
You can actually make money from your WordPress site (Links to an external site.) by running your own ads without sharing revenue with anyone.
You can use powerful tools like Google Analytics (Links to an external site.) for custom analytics and tracking.
You can use self-hosted WordPress to create an online store (Links to an external site.) to sell digital or physical products, accept credit card payments, and deliver / ship the goods directly from your website.
You can also create membership sites (Links to an external site.) and sell memberships for premium content, courses, etc and build an online community around your website.
You are responsible for updates and backups.
Source: http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/self-hosted-wordpress-org-vs-free-wordpress-com-infograph/ (Links to an external site.)
https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/5-best-wordpress-membership-plugins-compared/
https://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-start-an-online-store/
https://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/make-money-online/