Complete WordPress website course to sell music downloads

Install and activate WooCommerce to set up a digital music store, configure currency as pound sterling and taxes, and enable downloads after payment.

Configure UK VAT at 20% and exclude shipping from tax calculations. Enable PayPal and Stripe gateways, enter API credentials, and use test mode before going live for automated payments.

Set up auto emails for purchases and actions in a WordPress music store, enable account creation at checkout, customize order notifications, and reference standard emails and privacy policy options.

Set up and publish a promotional coupon, choosing a 50% percentage discount, optional expiry, and usage rules such as minimum spend, product scope, and per-user limits.

Learn to add music products to a WordPress store, create categories and media, embed audio samples, and configure a digital downloadable with pricing, sales, and stock options.

Add and manage WordPress pages, including home, blog, contact us, and about us; set the homepage as a static page. Assign blog posts page and design with Eliminator.

Explore page design tools to build sections and columns, edit layouts, and apply background color and typography. Preview responsive changes and save as you add headings, images, and buttons.

Design the homepage with a hero section, background image with overlay, call-to-action buttons, a music carousel, and a blog section for a WordPress music download store.

Set up and publish WordPress blog posts, manage visibility, and schedule publication with automatic permalinks. Organize with categories and tags, add media and downloads, and enable comments for reader engagement.

Configure your WordPress home page to automatically display blog posts with thumbnails, dates, and categories, adjust filters and titles, and link posts to the blog and contact page.

Set up a professional contact page in WordPress using the Contact Form 7 plugin, configure the form to send messages to a private site email, and test end-to-end delivery.

Learn how to set up and design a WordPress site to be mobile and tablet friendly by adjusting typography, button sizes, images, and responsive settings in the mobile view.

Set up the top and main menus with a member login, linking home, blog, about, contact us, shop, and WooCommerce pages like orders and downloads.

Learn to customize WordPress sidebars for a music store by adding product search, price filters, tag clouds, and featured products, plus blog widgets and footer navigation.

Customize your WordPress store by designing site identity, logos, header, and color scheme, enable social media, refine blog layout, and tailor WooCommerce product pages for music downloads.

Demonstrates adding product attributes (decades) and configuring terms like 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s to enable attribute-based searches and sidebar filters via widgets.

Set up opt-in sign-up forms on a WordPress site, grow your mailing list with MailChimp, customize forms, embed them, and test subscriber success.

Design and send email campaigns to subscribers by configuring a campaign, verifying sender, crafting a subject, and designing content with logos, images, videos, and social buttons; track performance.

Complete a hands-on test of a WordPress site to sell music downloads by linking pages, validating the shop, and confirming checkout, payments, and downloadable orders.

Master on-page SEO for WordPress by applying focus key phrases, writing meta descriptions, and using optimization tools, along with outbound and internal links, image attributes, and sufficient content length.

Submit your sitemap to Google Console to help Google find, prioritize, and index your pages, especially for new sites and regular blog posts.

Learn to use seo reports to improve site performance by analyzing impressions, clicks, and average position, and optimizing titles and meta descriptions to boost click-through.

Set up Google Analytics for your WordPress site to track traffic sources, real-time activity, audience demographics, countries, and promotion timing, using insights to optimize content and SEO.

Connect website emails to your phone using the my mail app to manage multiple accounts, sign in to the admin email, and verify delivery with a test email.

Connect your WordPress site to manage orders and payments using Jetpack, monitor revenue and orders, and edit product details for selling music downloads.

Connect web analytics to your phone by installing the analytics app from Google Play or the Apple App Store, sign in, and monitor users, audience metrics, bounce rates, and goals.

Thank you for watching and completing this course; apply the information shared to create a great WordPress site for selling music downloads.