How to sign up for Elementor Cloud Website Subscription
Are you looking to sign up for Elementor Cloud Website subscription?
If yes then in this tutorial we have shared the step by step process on how can you do this easily.
Elementor Cloud Website is an end-to-end website building solution by Elementor which includes are the necessary features you need to create a site from scratch easily.
When we talk about building a website from scratch easily, it means Elementor does the heavy lifting for you where it takes care of the technical side of things giving you the time to focus on what actually need your attention.
As far as, the end-to-end solution is concerned, Elementor Cloud Website comes with
- Web hosting powered by Google Cloud
- WordPress pre-installed
- Elementor Pro website builder plugin
- Hello theme
- Free SSL certificate
- Built-in Cloudflare CDN
And more.
While we are on the topic of what’s included in Elementor Cloud Website subscription, it is important to know that most budget web hosting companies have a huge list of offerings + a massive introductory discount.
Unlike Elementor Cloud, these companies charge you 3x-5x more on renewals which turns out to be more expensive.
On top of this, after signing up you will have to install multiple plugins to add necessary features to your WordPress site such as adding contact form, popups and more.
These will mostly likely increase the investment significantly.
Now you will not have to worry about these unexpected expenses if you sign up for Elementor Cloud as it has a fixed pricing for both new purchases and renewals.
Along with this subscription you get Elementor Pro pre-installed at no extra costs which includes features like
- Drag and Drop
- 90+ Widgets
- 10+ Full website Template Kits
- Theme Builder
- Form Builder
- Responsive Editing
- 300+ Templates
- Woo-Commerce Builder
- Popup Builder
- Premium Support
And more.
As you can see Elementor Pro does the job of multiple premium plugins which in turn translates to additional savings.
Keeping this in mind, lets take a look at Elementor Cloud Website’s pricing and sign up.
Elementor Cloud Website Pricing and Plan
As of now Elementor Cloud has only one plans and it is priced at $99/ year.
As mentioned above, this is a fixed price which means there are no hidden charges and you will not have to pay anything extra on renewals, the price will remain the same.
What’s included in Elementor Cloud Website subscription
- 20GB storage
- 100GB Bandwidth
- up to 100k Monthly Visits
- SSL included
- Automatic backup
- Secure CDN by CloudFlare
- Powered by Google Cloud
- Free Elementor Domain
- Premium Support
- Hosting, WordPress & Elementor Pro built in
And more.
How to Sign up with Elementor Cloud Website – Step by Step
Now that you are familiar with Elementor Cloud Website and its pricing, the next topic we are going to discuss is how can you sign up for Elementor Cloud easily.
To signup for Elementor Cloud Website, the first step is to visit Elementor and click Pricing or Choose your Plan on the homepage
When you click Pricing / Choose your Plan, it will take you to Elementor’s pricing page where you will be asked to select a web creation path.
As you are signing up for Elementor Cloud Website subscription you will not have to change the default selection which is Website Builder + Hosting.
In the next step you will have to scroll down a little till you come across the Elementor Cloud’s pricing with the Buy Now button just below it.
Here you will have to click Buy Now and it will take you to the checkout page.
On the checkout page, the first thing you need to do is create an Elementor account if you don’t have one or sign in using your existing one.
Once done you will have to provide some basic information for billing purposes.
And after that it will ask you to choose a payment method.
You can pay for Elementor Cloud Website subscription using either a credit card or PayPal.
When you will select a preferred payment method, it will as you enter required details.
And once done you need to click Pay Now.
On click Pay Now, it will process the payment and will take you to a Thank You page just like the screenshot below.
Also, you will receive a few emails from Elementor one of which will contain important information about your site.
As Elementor Cloud Website comes with WordPress pre installed, it automatically generates a password for you and a link to reset this will be in this email.
You can click this link to reset password.
And that’s it you have successfully signed up for Elementor Cloud Website plan.
Setting up Elementor Cloud Website
As discussed above, after successfully signing up for Elementor Cloud Website, it will take you to a Thank You page where you will get 2 options
- Go to My Account
- Start creating your website
We will be starting off this section by showing you what happens when you click Start Creating your website first and we will follow it up with Go to my account option
Start creating your website
When you click Start creating your website on the Elementor Cloud Website’s Thank You page, an onboarding sequence will start where it will ask you to enter your website’s name.
Here you will have to add the name in the space provided and then click Next.
Please note- This name will be used as your site’s title and can be changed later.
After this it will take you to the next step in the Elementor Cloud Website onboarding sequence where it will show you the subdomain that you will get.
It is important to know, as of now you cannot buy a domain name from Elementor and in case you need one then you can purchase from Namecheap or GoDaddy.
Also, once your Elementor Cloud Website account is set up it will allow you to connect a custom domain name.
Moving on,
Here you will have to click Create Website and it will take you to the last step on the onboarding process where it will setup your Elementor Cloud Website.
This can take a few minutes and once done it will show you a success message like the screenshot below.
Here you need to click Lets Go! and it will take you to your My Elementor dashboard where you will see 3 options
- Open WP dashboard- Click this option if you want to visit your WordPress dashboard.
- Edit with Elementor- Select this option to start editing your site with Elementor or for visiting Elementor editor
- Manage your site- For managing your cloud website hosting click this option.
Here we will click Open WP dashboard first and it will take you your Elementor Cloud Website’s WordPress dashboard.
And the first thing that you will come across is a Welcome popup with an option to create a page or use a website kit.
This WordPress board is the backend of your website and here you will be creating creating / editing posts, pages and adding new features to your site by installing plugins.
Now, if you click Edit with Elementor, it will take you to the Elementor editor where you will be able to make changes to the homepage of your site.
Before you make any such changes, I will recommend you check full website kits by Elementor as using these will speed up the launch process.
Moving on,
When you click Manage this website, it will take you to the site / cloud hosting management dashboard in your My Elementor account.
And here you will be able to add a custom domain name to your Elementor Cloud Website, take backups, enable / disable site lock and more.
Go to My Account
If you decide to click Go to My account then it will take you to your Elementor My account dashboard where you will see all the connected site.
These can be sites using any of the Elementor products- Cloud Website or Pro.
When you hover your mouse over the website on Elementor Cloud, it will show you the 3 options we have discussed above.
You can click on any of these depending on your requirements.
FAQ- How to Sign up for Elementor Cloud Website easily
Having said that
I hope you will find this tutorial helpful and are able to easily sign up for Elementor Cloud Website subscription.
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