Everyone should have their own website. It’s something I’ve always stood by and in this video I’ll be going over everything you need to know about setting up a website from why create a personal website to how to pick a platform & domain and, finally, what to do with it once you have it.

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My housemate Sheen has been working on her personal website for a while now and her life has changed because of it. Check out her project here: https://www.sheengurrib.com/

Sheen’s New YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuNc0j9dER2_AOORpCcFS-g

00:00 Intro
00:51 Why you should have a website
06:03 How to create a website
14:27 What to do with it

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I’m Ali, a junior doctor working in Cambridge, UK. I make videos about medicine, technology, productivity and lifestyle design. I also have a weekly podcast with my brother (https://www.youtube.com/c/notoverthinking), and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (https://aliabdaal.com/newsletter/).

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23 Comments

  2. Hi Ali, only found today, that you are a Pakistani. Always thought, you were Middle Eastern. But, I bet you get that a lot.

    Also, maybe I'll start a personal website after all. I have blogging on and off since…well, since the dawn of the internet (yes, I'm old 😁), but I'm never consistent, as I get bored with the niche and topics.

    Funnily enough, I do get bored also with my work/ hobbies, so I have been having different Jobs, have done different trainings and degrees. So maybe my inner restless and search for meaning could be something, that could be helpful to someone.

  4. I can't afford buying hosting as of now, I don't have a client yet I am studying for almost two years in online skills. But I can build a website in wordpress. Anyone wants my website development service here in exchange for buying me a hosting?

  14. I couldn't hear another "women empowerment "BS again. Give me one real example of what it means and what they have done to improve lives? Another trendy word abused and repeated to the level of scam. Manipulating, misleading misinforming, abusing women is not empowering them, maybe to your advantage but not to women;s advantage.

  18. Hi Ali! Thanks for posting all this informational content. At present, I'm at the 'scared to put myself out there'/'building my website phase'. My real query is how do I know if there is an audience for my content.
    I have a day job but I don't want to talk about that.
    Some years back I started a blog where a posted nothing but book reviews (fiction mostly)
    Write now I'm writing fiction myself. I'm hoping a website can help with that as well… What do you think?

  20. Hello yes you don’t know me. But I had enlightenment because I feel like the word epiphany people think it’s crazy. Now I caught you saying you’re already mid journey because there’s more to come and you’re helping your friends now. I would love to know more about your quest You’re on because I feel like I started it. And I see the ending. If that makes sense contact.

  21. Hi, I am a non techi so don’t understand much. I have a situation. I ordered a web creator to creat a website for me, his job is almost done he just have to upload it into a sever and he is done with my order. I also have a friend who is also into IT he said that in addition to thing that the web creator has to upload my website into a server I also have to ask the web designer to give me the code, is my friend explain to me that if later I want to update some functions, first the changes with be done to the source code then it will be uploaded into the server. I asked the web creator to give me the source code of the website as well but he said their is no need for him to give me the source code because the code already will be in the server therefore if I want to modify it I can do it in the server itself. I am kind of confused and dot know what to do, could anyone who understand this matter tell me what should I do. Thanks in advance.

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