{"id":24346,"date":"2019-12-26T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T06:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/?p=24346"},"modified":"2020-02-05T13:09:07","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:09:07","slug":"new-year-new-website-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/new-year-new-website-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Website (in 7 days!) Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Update: No longer accepting entries. Deadline has passed.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

January is the time for new year resolutions. 2020! Can you believe it? The new year brings so much excitement. A fresh start. New goals. And a whole year to accomplish them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the calendar turns to 2020, what do you want to accomplish this year? Forget weight loss or running marathons… 
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about starting a new online business? Or finally creating that blog to share your ideas and expertise?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The most successful people set SMART goals – S<\/strong>pecific, M<\/strong>easurable, A<\/strong>ttainable, and T<\/strong>ime bound. That\u2019s why we\u2019re setting a time on the calendar, breaking the task into 7 days, and we\u2019re all going to create our websites together. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sign up today for HostGator\u2019s New Year, New Website Challenge. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It starts with 1 email from us per day and ends with your new website published in 7 days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, to up the game a little, there\u2019s a race to the finish. We\u2019re giving out prizes to the first 50 people that complete the course and publish their website! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

How it works: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The challenge consists of a 7-day email series that guides you through the process of creating a website. And we\u2019re all starting at the same time and working through it together. 
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The email series starts on January 6, 2019 and ends on January 12, 2019.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each day you will receive an email with a lesson and a little 'assignment'\u009d from us. We\u2019ll walk you through the process of how to build a great website in 7 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t need to purchase anything to get started. On day 5, we\u2019ll walk you through how to choose a package. (But, note: You do need to purchase a hosting plan with HostGator in order to enter your website in the contest. See full details below.) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After you publish your new website, come back and fill out the form below to be entered to win the HostGator prize pack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you will learn:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This email course will walk you through a thoughtful process of how to plan, organize, and build your first website. We\u2019ll cover all the bases from FREE worksheets on how to research your competitors, all the way to quickly writing pages and step-by-step instructions for website design. Here\u2019s the course outline: 
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Create your website plan.<\/li>
  2. Do audience & competitor research.<\/li>
  3. Outline your website structure. <\/li>
  4. Write your copy. <\/li>
  5. Choose your domain, hosting, and software.<\/li>
  6. Website design.<\/li>
  7. A process to review your site and publish. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The Challenge Details: <\/h3>\n\n\n\n