Beginners Guide to WordPress – Setting Up Your Own Website (Day 1 of 2)

This is a two day programme organised by Local Enterprise Office, Galway

DATES:

9th and 21st April 2015 – Contact Susan to book your place.

Training Aims

On completion of this programme, the participants will have:

• Secured their domain and/or installed WordPress and purchased hosting.
• Secured professional emails for their business if necessary.
• Created a Website plan – and created a plan for content generation.
• Published their site.
• Be familiar with Google Analytics and been introduced to Search Engine Optimisation.
• Considered how to integrate Social Media into their website.

Programme Delivery

– Donncha Hughes
Areas of expertise: Document preparation and Message Communication, Website Creation, Digital Marketing, Start Your Own Business, Business Plans and Business Planning, Sales & Marketing, Social Media, Elevator Pitches, Customer Research, Enterprise Agency Supports

The Workshop Specification – First Day

Part 1

• Welcome & Introductions
• Securing your domain & hosting with Blacknight
• Get a matching Email Address(es) and set up to receive email on your Smartphone or iPad
• Installing WordPress
• Introduction to the WordPress Dashboard
• Demonstration of the features of several sites created using WordPress
  • Pages, Posts & Categories
  • Your Website Plan – Homework

Part 2

• Designing your Site
  • Menus
  • Header
  • Footers
  • Sidebar Widgets
• Selecting your Theme – Homework

Feel free to check out my WordPress Training Workshop Page on this site for videos and more background information.