Duration 1 days

Objectives
Wordpress is easy to use, yet very powerful blogging software that increasingly is being used with great success as the basis for many company websites - and yet it’s completely free! Wordpress is really great because it so quick to set up your website, and it puts you in control. This makes Wordpress the ideal solution for small, service-based businesses wishing to get online quickly with a professional, reliable site, branded to your business. On our thoroughly practical course, you will set up and start your business website that is ready to grow with you and your business. We'll show how to add your own images and content and update it whenever you need to - giving you a professional looking site that you might otherwise pay thousands to have designed and built for you. Your website will be easy to update and very search-engine friendly helping you to promote your business online with ease. All this and you don't even need to know a thing about web code or development!

Requirements
This workshop is for anyone who wants to create their own business website for online promotion, ideal for service-based businesses such as accountants, coaches, consultants, designers, translators, writers, photographers, music tutors, etc, etc Please note that this workshop is not suitable for e-commerce based websites. You will need to have a webspace and a database account prior to attending this workshop. Please contact us about this if you do not already have a suitable ISP and log-on details.


Course Outline

Why your business should be using wordpress
• 10 reasons why Wordrpess is great for your business website
• About the Wordpress platform and Version 3.0
• Wordpress and Content Management
• Wordpress and search engines

Setting up your company website in 5 minutes!
• Yes it can really be done!
• Wordpress ISP hosting requirements
• Information you need to install WP

The Admin Panel - the centre of your web universe
• What the admin panel does
• Managing Posts
• Managing Appearance
• Managing Plug-Ins
• Managing Pages

Selecting a template for your business
• Where to locate WP Templates
• How to install WP Templates
• Choose a professional look and feel for your business

Customising, using your own design and images
• Adding your own logo
• Choosing colours and styles
• Removing unwanted features

Adding sections and pages
• Using pages in Wordpress
• Adding a new page
• Example: Company Information Page
• Example: About Page
• About Subpages

Creating user-friendly navigation
• How to set up your navigation in WP
• Making A Menu for your Pages
• Making your navigation easy to follow
• URLs and Permalinks

Editing and updating the site
• About the WP default faetures
• Which features do you need for your site?
• Turning features on and off, editing and updating content

Adding Features
• Twitter and Google
• Other useful plug-ins

Growing your site over time
• What features and content do you need for the future
• Getting help and more information
• How do you want your site to grow?