
This is where I have a wee quick chat with you and tell you who I am and what I do and what you will learn on this course.
This is the first step you need to do to get started. You need to register a name for your website. First, decide on a name and then register it... to make it yours officially. Then you need to change the nameservers...... Oh Crap! Have I lost you already!
Dont sweat. I show you how to copy and paste 2 URL's and copy them into two different boxes ... and you're done.
There now... panic over.
Setting up your hosting. This is where some people come apart and want to smash the screen!
This is actually one of the easiest steps to do. Once you see how to do it you will understand just how simple it is.
This lecture will show you how to install Wordpress onto you domain name. Don't worry. I make it really easy. Just follow along with the video step by step and you cant go wrong.
I show you what the Wordpress Dashboard looks like and how to navigate around it and what each of the menus do.
This is where I show you how to create your first webpage. Super easy and super quick!
I show you how to add in extra pages here and how to put them in the right order on the menu bar.
Learn how to make your home page "static". Basically this will make it the first page your visitors will see when they come to your site.
Adding a page or a post to your site. What is the difference between a page and a post and how they look on your site
I show you how to order your menu bar in this lecture. Whether you want your about me page first or the contact page last, you will learn how to have them show up on screen the way you want.
Adding drop down menus is as simple as adding a new page. I show you how easily you can add a drop down menu to as many pages as you want.
We look at how to search for cool themes for your website and how to install them.
In this menu we will customise the theme you installed. You can add headers, change menu layouts and much more.
In this lecture I will show you how to change the layout and how to change the background and text colours.
Here I will show you how to add in different headers and talk about how to change them and the size they need to be.
In this lecture we will discuss what wigets are and how to add wigets to your site. These are great for adding things like calendars, recent posts, items of text or even html code.
In this section you can go into the background workings of the website but only if you know what you are doing.
I show you how to easily add images to your web pages and getting them in the right position with the correct sizing.
This lecture shows you how to add links to your images. If for example you wanted to have your website visitors click on the image to go to another website of an affiliate offer, this is how to do it.
Really simple stuff this. Create a text link that will take your visitors to another web page by clicking a hyperlink. eg. CLICK HERE for more information.
Here you will see how to add video to your webpage. There's a couple of different ways to do this so sit back and watch how to do it.
A quick and easy way to add audio to your webpage. Whether you are playing a welcome message or a series of downloadable audio files, you will see here how to add them to your webpage easily.
This lecture show you how to add a contact form to your website and why its important.
Within the next few minutes you can be working right alongside me to create your very own website.
Even if you have never had any previous website experience before, this course is exactly what you need.
If you can write a simple document on Microsoft Word or similar, then you are good to go.
I dont fill the course with fluff and try and pad it out to make it look like a long intensive course.
I cover in detail every step you need right from the outset.
Got your domain name yet?
No problem. I show you how to choose it as one of the first things and I even show you how to register a domain name and set up your hosting.
If you dont know what that is or how to do it, dont panic. I explain it all in a few minutes and you see exacty how easily its done, each and every step. No technical jargon.
By the way, this is not a series of videos with me talking behind a load of powerpoint slides telling you what to do.
I don't tell you what to do, I show you. This is filmed using Camtasia studio and it shows you exactly what to do, every step I take, every mouse movement, every click.
I show you where to click, what to fill in, where to go next.
What are the requirements?
You dont need anything other than a computer and an internet connection.
No experience or knowledge is required - everything is shown in this video course
What am I going to get from this course?
Over 30 lectures and 3 hours of content and help and support from me directly answering any questions you have as promptly and professionally as possible.
What is the target audience?
Anyone who wants to create their very own website for whatever reason. Entrepreneurs, Business Owners, Individuals, Students, Employees and even kids. The youngest person I have taught this to is 10 years old and farming and tractors mad!
No matter what age you are of what country you are from... this is for you.
See you shortly.
Ian