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wordpress masterclass how to set up your own wordpress website I'm a web designer whos passionate about helping small businesses create a professional online brand personality that stands out from the crowd and generates an income that gives
I'm a web designer who’s passionate about helping small businesses create a professional online brand personality that stands out from the crowd and generates an income that gives them the freedom to live life on their own terms
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rejected a website
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… and what is it?
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WordPress powers almost 27% of the entire internet! It’s a CMS or Content Management System. Put simply, you use it to manage your content. It’s free software that was initially for blogging but now powers all sort of websites, even well-known ones.
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WordPress.com vs WordPress.org While WordPress itself is completely free, you’ll need to pay for hosting and a domain name. With WordPress.com, WordPress hosts the website for you and you get a domain name that ends in wordpress.com, unless you upgrade to use your own custom domain. It’s mostly suited to blogs and is a bit more restricted than WordPress.org. WordPress.org requires your own hosting and a domain name, but it’s completely flexible. You can use absolutely any theme or plugin and really customise the site to look unique. You have full control.
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Buzz words: Themes - A WordPress theme changes the design and layout of your website. There are thousands of WordPress themes available but my favourite theme that I like to use is Divi from Elegant Themes. Plugins - A plugin is a piece of software that can be added to your website to add more functionality, e.g. an online shop or a plugin to increase security on your site. There are tons of plugins available, both paid and free.
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www.amberinmypocket.co.uk
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I like to explain it like this…
Website = Home Hosting = Rent/Mortgage Domain Name = Address
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First things first, to set up your website, you need the hosting and a domain name. I have packages available at www.amberphillipsdesign.co.uk/hosting-and-domain-name Or I recommend Siteground or Bluehost
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Instructions: APD Hosting: Buy the hosting and domain name packages then send me a message with what domain name you’d like. I’ll set it up from there. From other hosting companies: Generally you’ll buy the hosting package and it’ll ask you to fill out a domain name to buy too. From there the host will sort everything out
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◻Set up hosting and domain name ◻Install WordPress ◻Go to CPanel and click on WordPress or WordPress Installer ◻(If you already have a website, type ‘dev’ in the directory box to install WordPress in a separate
directory and make sure your existing website stays live while you make the new one)
◻Change the Site Name and Site Description ◻Take note of the username and password (edit them if you wish) ◻If using Siteground, untick ‘WordPress Starter’ ◻Click Install! ◻Click the link to go to the WordPress dashboard (take note of this link too!)
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◻ Update WordPress settings ◻ General - Change language, timezone, date format and time format to your own ◻ Permalinks - Select ‘Post Name’ from the options then click save changes ◻ Update your user information ◻ Go to Users and click on your user ◻ Add in the first name and last name then save changes ◻ Scroll down to ‘display name publicly as’ and choose your first name, then save. This makes it harder for your
username to be found and therefore makes your website more secure.
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◻ Add WordFence security plugin ◻ Go to Plugins and click ‘Add New’ ◻ Search Wordfence, click ‘Install now’ then click ‘Activate’ ◻ Fill in your email address and click Continue ◻ Go through the tour of Wordfence to understand a bit more about what it does ◻ Click ‘Click here to configure’ and follow the instructions. If this doesn’t disappear once you’ve set it up, get in
touch and I’ll help - sometimes a couple of extra steps are required to make it extra secure.
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◻ Install an under construction page to hide your website until you’re ready to launch it ◻ Go to Plugins and click ‘Add New’ ◻ Search for ‘Coming Soon Page and Maintenance Mode’ (by SeedProd) ◻ Click Install Now and then Activate ◻ Click Settings underneath the plugin or in the WordPress sidebar ◻ Upload your logo in the Logo box by clicking ‘Media Image Library’ then either click Upload or click and
drag your logo file into the box
◻ Add some content to the message box - see the next slide for an example ◻ Save changes
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Under construction page text example Your business name (if not obvious in the logo) Our website is currently under construction. Please check back soon for a great new website featuring [what you do] In the meantime, you can get in touch with us at [phone number] or [email address], or via our social media pages. [Facebook/Twitter/Instagram/etc links]
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◻ (…continued) Install an under construction page to hide your website until you’re ready to launch it ◻ Go to the Design tab and change to match your branding - ◻ Select a background colour or upload a background image (in the same way as uploading your logo
image). If you upload a background image, it’s a good idea to click ‘yes’ on the ‘Dim background’ checkbox so that the text shows up over the image.
◻ Edit your text colours ◻ Remember to save changes! ◻ Click ‘Live preview’ at the top of the page to see what it looks like and make any edits you need to ◻ If you’re happy with the page, click back to ‘Content’ then select ‘Enable Coming Soon mode’ and click save ◻ Now if someone goes to your website they will just see this page until you disable it
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1 - Hire a professional Expensive? - Can be! It’s the most expensive option out of the three. Difficult? - Not at all with the right designer/developer. Time consuming - No. There should be some prep work for you to do but then it’s over to the designer. 2 - DIY - Figure it out yourself Expensive? - No, you’re just investing time. Difficult? - Yes if you’re not tech savvy or don’t have the patience for trial and error! Time consuming - Yes! There’s a lot of information out there and it’s not always right and not always helpful. 3 - DIY - Guided course Expensive? - No - there are three simple payments of £195. Difficult? - No, even for non-tech savvy people! Full support is included. Time consuming - A little, but way less than figuring it out on your own!
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Website Wonderland, is a DIY Website Course that teaches you how to create a website that:
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The course is written and recorded in a way that makes it easy to follow even if you’re not technical. It won’t teach you how to be a designer or developer but it will teach you what you need to know to create a website that performs.
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limited bonuses
#1 - Sign up by 6th December and get a personalised launch plan We’ll create a marketing plan based on your business goals so that you can get a brilliant start for your website and keep that momentum going for your business. #2 - Get a free Website MOT I’ll go through and review your website to give helpful tips on where you can improve so that you can reach your business goals.
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extra bonuses
Group Coaching We’ll have a fortnightly ‘face to face’ call via Zoom so we can work through anything you need help with. Branding Mini Course To build a brilliant website, you need to start with brilliant branding. The branding mini-course helps you to answer key questions about your business, build an amazing brand and establish strong foundations for your website
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Planning Mini Course The planning mini-course will help you to create an exceptional website. Planning is an important part of any website build and the mini-course guides you in deciding what pages you need, what goals to choose for your website and how to write content that attracts your dream customers using the wonderful guide from Worditude, The Ultimate Website Content Planner.
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£525 all-in-one payment Or £195 every month for 3 months
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“Investing in Amber's Website Wonderland course has been one of the best things I've spent money on in my business. I did not have the budget to
when I got stuck, so it is the next-best-thing to outsourcing - there was an expert to help even though I had to do the work myself.”
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“I absolutely loved the course and learnt a lot more by doing it. I loved having you there to hold my hand and point me in the right direction.”
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“Amber is an amazing lady who explains everything really well. She is always
useful information and I'm glad I found her. Thanks Amber x”
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www.amber-phillips-design.thinkific.co.uk
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If you think of more questions later or you’re watching the replay, post in the Facebook group or write on my #WebsiteWorries thread
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