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After working on multiple clients’ and businesses’ websites for over a decade, I actually did this exact thing to get a holistic view of website development and digital marketing (and give myself an opportunity to make a website about something I’m **personally** passionate about) so I 100% recommend doing this.
It’s honestly eye opening to see everything develop from a seed of an idea to a fully operational website.
As far as “how” – just kinda what you mentioned:
* Buy a domain and hosting
* Setup everything that you would normally recommend for a client (analytics, search console, blog, etc.)
* Then try to apply and build upon everything that you’re already are familiar with (keyword research, link building, etc.)From my personal experience, I think it will serve as a great learning opportunity and at the end you have something that you can not only look back on and be proud of, but it can serve as an example of your work to future clients.
It might seem odd btw, but I don’t really recommend looking for too much “guidance” on it though until you’re maybe finished and ready to go live with your first draft. If you’re not finding out the problems and solutions for yourself during the process – you’re depriving yourself of a lot of potential learning experiences.
Just my two cents though, good luck!
