Enthusiastically create your online brand and WordPress website, quickly and beautifully so that you can start focusing on your passion and helping others with your services.
Course Curriculum
Getting Started
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- Intake Quiz
- Welcome to WordPress Website Academy!
- Required: Choose your Domain + Purchase Hosting (2:26)
- Required: Start Your Dreamhost Trial (8:07)
- Required: Install WordPress + Coming Soon (9:17)
- Join Our Student Facebook Community
- 6 Weeks of Coaching Calls: Info + Dates
- 6 Weeks of Tech Support Office Hours: Info + Dates
- HOMEWORK: Website Quest #1
Laying Down your Website Groundwork
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- Making the Most Out of the Course
- Why Done is Better than Perfect when it comes to Your Website
- Common Fears that Hold You Back and How to Get Past Them
- Getting Started on Your Content (6:59)
- Collecting Photos for Your Website
- How to Organize Your Content
- Choosing the right theme style for your Website
- HOMEWORK: Website Quest #2
Week 1: FOUNDATIONS Setting Up Your Website
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- DOWNLOAD: The Launch It Theme
- Overview of WordPress Features + Dashboard (18:16)
- Theme Setup Overview (5:44)
- Selecting Your Homepage Settings (3:35)
- Create Your Website Pages (9:25)
- Create Your Blog Posts (11:22)
- Create Your Menu (5:34)
- Create Your Contact Form (13:50)
- Overview of Elementor (11:41)
- Uploading your Page Templates (4:00)
- Additional Elementor Resources
- HOMEWORK: Website Quest #3
Week 2: CUSTOMIZATIONS Setting Up Your Theme Style
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Week 3: ENHANCEMENTS Amplifying Your Website
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- TECH TRAINING: Installing MailChimp to your Website (10:59)
- TECH TRAINING: How to add ActiveCampaign to your website (11:41)
- TECH TRAINING: How to add MailerLite to your website
- TECH TRAINING: Installing your Instagram feed to your Website (10:55)
- TECH TRAINING: Embed your Scheduler to your Website (24:05)
- Plugins: How to determine its quality, how to install and update them (5:21)
- HOMEWORK: Website Quest #5
Week 4: MAINTENANCE Keeping Up with Your Website
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- Styling Your Blog Layouts (9:25)
- Importance of Updating your Blog and Content
- TECH TRAINING: Using SEO by Yoast correctly to get your blog posts noticed (13:20)
- Changing Your Username and Passwords for Your WordPress Site (3:49)
- Crafting a Backup plan (7:31)
- TECH TRAINING: Using Canva to make your Blog Featured images (15:11)
- Updating Your Theme (when updates are sent) (2:51)
- HOMEWORK: Website Quest #6
BONUS: Google Analytics + SEO
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BONUS: Website Quest #7 - Website Submissions
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