Create a WordPress Website from Start to Finish

You'll know why you need a hosting provider and a domain name to have a professional website that is available to the world 24/7.

You'll know how to setup a hosting account and find a domain name.

Installing WordPress(Method 1) You'll be able to complete the famous WordPress 5 minute installation.

Install WordPress manually by downloading the WordPress files and uploading them to your hosting account.

Manually setup a database that will store your website's data.

Connect your WordPress files on your hosting account with the database you setup to complete the manual WordPress installation.

Why it's important to input some content into your website before you add features to the website.

The difference between the two content types: pages and posts.

Add some pages and posts to your website.

By default the front page is a list of your blog posts. In this video you'll be able to change that default setting to a specific page you've created that you want to designate to the front page.

This lecture shows where you can go to edit or delete pages and blog posts.

Now that you have a couple posts, this lecture will go over how to add a blog section that is comprised only of the content type "posts" that will comprise your blog.

This lecture will show you how to create and add a navigation menu to your website that will show up on every page and how to control which links are inside of your menu.

After this lecture you'll be able to upload an image from your computer to your website and place it inside of a page or post.

After this lecture you'll be able to embed videos inside your website from sites like YouTube or Vimeo without having to upload large video files directly to your website.

I go over what you can expect after installing any theme to your website.

How to easily find and install a free theme in the WordPress repository.

Most themes now include a "call-to-action" feature on the front page. In this lecture I'll show you how to edit the content of your call-to-action to quickly get your website visitor's attention.

I'll show you how to find the main differences between themes in the WordPress repository.

There's a few different ways to test if your WordPress theme is mobile ready. In this lecture, you'll learn a few different methods to test if your website is mobile ready.

In this video you'll learn about some animation features that can be added to your website.

This lecture will show you have to add a photo or video slider that can be controlled by your website visitor.

This lecture explains what parallax features are and why you might want to use them.

In this video you'll learn how to install one type of parallax feature.

In this video you'll learn how to install another type of parallax feature.

In this lecture you'll quickly learn what Google PageRank is and why it's important.

You'll learn what a Google search result page is and how to edit your website's Google listing.

You'll learn some other main factors that influence your website's Google PageRank in organic search results.

You'll learn how to add social media buttons that can automatically be placed on every page of your website to allow your website visitors to easily share your website content with their social networks.

The philosophy behind how to properly utilize a landing page(squeeze page, lead capture page)

You'll learn how to setup your squeeze page and begin building your email list.

How to add a simple contact form to your website so that anyone can send you a message directly through your website without having to know your email address.

You'll learn how to begin tracking your website visitors location, what device they're using to access your website, your most popular content and a LOT of other information utilizing Google Analytics.

How to install the WordPress App and manage parts of your website directly from your phone.

You'll learn how to update your core WordPress files as well as your installed plugins.