@vancouverlami: Digging a little deeper into this, it seems there’s some fundamental misunderstanding of the task ahead… or, at the very least, you weren’t able to articulate your real concern well enough in your post.
The site in question was NOT built with WordPress. I couldn’t identify any specific site builder, so I’ll assume it’s a static HTML site. Or maybe it was built with some web-based site builder software from Bluehost.
Note that Bluehost also hosts WordPress sites. In fact, they only mention WordPress hosting on their site now. So it is confusing to say that you want to move from “Bluehost to WordPress,” hence @threadi’s suggestion.
(Note also that www.ads-software.com, where you are now, only develops and supports the free WordPress software and doesn’t host any user sites at all.)
So your real question should be: how do you port, migrate or convert your static HTML site (ie a non-WordPress site) to WordPress? That’s the real task — irrespective of what domain name you use, and whether you host the new WordPress site with Bluehost, WordPress.com, or any other host.
Below I’ve listed the major tasks you’ll need to perform. Note that I’ve left out some specific implementation details for the sake of brevity. The tasks below are also not necessarily listed in order: this has to be choreographed well so that 1) The old site doesn’t go off for a long time while you build out the new one, and 2) You don’t lock yourself out of the old site such that you can’t even copy your content to the new site.
1) Find a WordPress hosting provider. This can be the current host (Bluehost), WordPress.com, your current WordPress hosting provider, or any of the thousands of WordPress hosts out there.
2) Transfer OR Configure your domain name: The domain is currently registered with Internic.ca (incidentally, they also host WordPress websites). You may choose to:
— Leave the domain untouched if you want to host the new WordPress site with Bluehost
— Configure the domain to point to Internic.ca’s servers if you want to host the site with them
— Configure it to point to any other WordPress hosting provider, including your current WordPress host, WordPress.com, etc.
— OR, transfer the domain to whichever hosting provider you want to use.
As you see here, transferring the domain is only one option. And you’ll only do this to consolidate your services and billing in one place.
3) Build your WordPress: Unfortunately, you can’t easily (transfer) your current site design to WordPress, as they’re completely different systems. So after getting WordPress running, you’ll need to install a WordPress theme (design) and re-build the site. Alternatively, you could hire a developer to convert your old site’s design into a custom WordPress theme.
4) Transfer your site’s content: Just as with the design, you can’t automagically transfer your existing static site’s content to WordPress. It can be done, but there are a lot of technical headaches involved. The simplest approach is to create corresponding pages in WordPress and simply copy and paste the content from the old pages to the new WordPress pages.
5) OPTIONAL: Now that your site is powered by WordPress, you may want to take advantage of the many incredible WordPress plugins to give your site superpowers. Eg you may want to install plugins to add a contact form, online bookings, events calendar, harden security, etc.
If you have a specific question about any of these steps, feel free to ask, and I’ll do my best to answer them.
Good luck!
