Build your own professional and functional WordPress site in an evening for under $500. Shows how to leverage the power of premium themes and plugins to create a better site yourself than many developers will take months (and a much larger budget) to deliver.
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Build your site tonight, be blogging tomorrow
1. BUILD YOUR SITE TONIGHT
!
BE BLOGGING TOMORROW
!
(No Technical Skills Required)
2. DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?
โข New business idea that you want to move fast on
โข Donโt want to wait months for a developer
โข Donโt have a big budget to hire a good developer
โข Want something that looks professional and will
help build your business
3. Time to roll your sleeves up and do it yourselfโฆ
4. A LITTLE ABOUT ME
โข Co-founder of DIY Website Coach
โข Been creating WordPress sites
since 2007
โข Regularly create these sort of sites
for clients
โข WordPress trainer
5. WHAT ARE WE BUILDING?
โข Solid, secure WordPress base (to keep hackers out)
โข Professional looking site (to give you credibility)
โข Integrated email opt-in (to build your list)
โข Fully responsive (works well on all devices)
All with no coding, completed in a night for < $500
7. SOME ASSUMPTIONSโฆ
โข You already have a hosting account
โข You already have a domain name (and it is linked to your
hosting account)
โข You can follow a few simple video tutorials - full videos
available at:
http://www.diywebsitecoach.com/build-your-site-tonight/
11. ADD PREMIUM THEME
โข Provides great functionality and design at a fraction of the
cost of a custom theme
โข We use and recommend the Genesis framework
โข Wide range of child themes available
โข Clean, efficient code
โข Strong community support
14. BACKUPS
โข Backups provide a safety net if something goes wrong
โข Scheduled backups provide peace of mind
โข Storing offsite provides extra protection
โข Safest not to rely on backups provided by your host
โข We use and recommend BackupBuddy
16. SECURITY
โข Most sites are compromised by automated bots
โข Make it hard for them and they will just move on
โข Sucuri plugin provides 1-click hardening for the major
vulnerabilities hackers exploit
โข Also regularly monitors your site for malware
โข Best of all, it is FREE
18. FORMS & INTEGRATION
โข Every site needs a contact form
โข Premium form plugins can also integrate with your
mailing list provider and PayPal
โข Allows you to easily build payment paths
โข We use and recommend Gravity Forms
24. WIDGETS & BASIC STYLING
โข Available widget areas will depend on the theme
you are using
โข Genesis themes have good tutorials on how to
configure each area as per the demo
โข Access to community forum or support ticket
system for additional help
25. WIDGETS & BASIC STYLING
โข In this case:
โข Background image
โข Welcome area on home page
โข Main sidebar (optin, brief about, social icons)
โข 3 Footer areas (key message, recent posts, search and
tags)
27. EXTRA CREDIT
โข Additional styling and branding
โข Directly update stylesheet
โข Visual aids such as Design Palette Pro or
Genesis Extender (an additional $49)
28. COMMON QUESTIONS
โข What if I want to change themes later?
โข All your content will flow in to the new theme. Widgets may
need to be moved and/or reset
โข What if I need more functionality?
โข You can alway add more functionality to the site as your
business grows and evolves (e-commerce, memberships, etc)
29. NEED MORE HELP?
โข http://www.diywebsitecoach.com
โข http://www.diywebsitecoach.com/
build-your-site-tonight/
โข https://www.facebook.com/
diywebsitecoach
โข Twitter: @WarrenDenley