Hi again! We’ve now gone through all of the steps to create a business, get hosting, develop a website, and add all of the SEO and functional “goodies” like forms and links. So, how are people going to find your website? Here’s the thing… a LOT of companies build a...
This quick tutorial assumes that you’ve already have a domain name, a hosting platform, a WordPress installation on that host, built your WordPress website pages, and you’re ready for launching and testing. Here’s the thing… if you built your website and you didn’t...
When it comes to creating website pages, I think it’s always best to write your pages out in Word first. That way, you can check for spelling and grammatical errors, set up your paragraphs, and polish what you’re going to say. It just so happens that I’ve written a...
You want people to be able to contact you from your website. In the old days, when I first started building sites with straight HTML, I would simply put my email address blatantly on the website. Boy, was that a mistake! My inbox was flooded with all sorts of crazy...
Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and make some stuff happen on your website? Cool! So am I! So, just a quick recap… before you got this far we: Created a company with a brand name and a logo. Developed a quick business plan / marketing plan. Secured our very own...
Our WordPress website is now ready for content. Actually, for all intents and purposes, we now have a live website with really nothing in it. That’s okay, nobody but us knows that, so I won’t tell if you won’t. Before we start building the pages and posts (blogs),...
Now, we’re actually going to start cooking. Well… more like we’re going to prepare the ingredients for making our website. The last time I said that I choose WordPress as my platform for building websites. Today, I’m going to show you how I add an instance of...
So, you now have: A company name A company brand A bit of a marketing / business plan A domain name And web hosting. Congratulations! You are well on your way to creating your online presence. So, now we need to decide how you are going to create your website. In...
Your website needs a place to “live.” Give it a home with a web hosting service. Today, we’re going to talk a little about web hosting. What is it? Do you need it? Why is it important? Where can you get it? A web hosting service is a business which provides the...
Just like an office needs a street address, your website needs a web address. That’s where your website will “live”. It’s the place from where your emails will be sent and to which you will receive email. It’s what you will tell people to visit when you talk to them...
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