hi, if the price is the issue, you can try monthly plans for dreamhost which cost just 5$. and keep in mind that if you don't use wordpress, we will not be able to certify you because wordpress is an integral part of the course. also, exactly what publish fee are you talking about? wordpress is totally free and has no publish fee if you install it on hosting account.

hi there. first of all, no worries. now, what that is referring to is that autoptimize and smush both can optimize your images. but that does not mean you have to use both for images. so, use smush for images as intended. and when you go to autoptimize, just don't touch images section. that is all. just dont touch it and you will have no issues at all hope this helps

hi, the hostgator was our last partner. as i understand you want to add google console, right? do this. go to your Dreamhost dashboard and at the top you will see search bar. click on it and paste this "DNS records" one of the answers will be "manage DNS records for..." click on that and you will be able to add DNS records

hope this helps

hi, what exactly do you mean by "google voice"

@Hafsa Bithi this is what i found on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlAcTV1HArA

@Favoured Tasha he is a scammer. please do not contact him