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Students Description
Requirements
- Desire to create a business website, with little to no technical skills or coding experience.
- You will need a working computer and a modern browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
- You don't need any experience with programming languages like HTML or CSS.
Description
Building a successful website is essential for your business. Your website will be the guide that will help people understand your business, what you sell, how to contact you and how to purchase your product.
A beautiful, well designed website is the sign of a successful business, and is the first thing customers see when they research your business online.
This course is a complete introduction on website development and website design for solopreneurs, business owners, entrepreneurs or side hustlers. This course will give you all the information and tools you need to build a website from scratch with zero coding or technical experience as we walk you through (step-by-step) how to build a website from scratch with zero code required.
We’ll start with a description of what you should include on your website (content), we’ll review the most popular website builders and then we’ll actually build a website in WordPress and Wix (two of the most popular website building platforms).
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WHAT YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH BY THE END OF THE COURSE
This course is for anyone brand new to creating websites. If you have never built a website before or you have no technical background we’ll walk you through how to build a website for your business. This course is meant for people who want to use platforms to build websites like WordPress or Wix. Although we do discuss HTML in this course, this is not a course meant for teaching you how to code. There’s much easier ways to create a course.
In this course you’ll understand best practices, teaching you how to structure landing pages, and what content you should include as well as how to build a website with plugins, themes and drag and drop templates in WordPress and Wix.
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WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR
- You want to build a website for your business, pastime, or personal life.
- You want a website that can be fully customized, without any coding.
- You want to understand what you should and shouldn’t include on your website.
- You want someone to walk you through the entire process of creating a website from the very beginning to publishing.
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HOW THE COURSE IS STRUCTURED
The course first gives you a solid understanding of the basic requirements and best practices for creating a business website from scratch. After that, the course discusses various website hosting platforms such as WordPress and Wix, and then some more advanced topics, such as HTML and CPanel.
Learn the in's-and-out's of Website Design & Development.
Introduction / Build and Design a Business WEBSITE (Beginner to Advanced)
- Introduction
Basics of Web Development & Design for Business
- Best Practices to Keep in Mind When Creating Business Websites
- High Level Overview of Various Website Platforms and Tools
- Building a Website From Scratch with No Code
Introduction to Advanced Web Development & Design for Business
- Introduction
Wix
- Overview
- Plans and Pricing
- Wix Partner and Affiliate Programs
- Sign Up and Basic Design
- Adding a Section
- Adding a Page
- General Settings
- Adding a Contributor
- Advanced Settings - Part 1
- Advanced Settings - Store Settings - Automated Order Emails
- Advanced Settings - Paid Videos
- Advanced Settings - Wix Email Inbox
- Advanced Settings - Quotes and Invoices
- Video Settings Upload
- Video Settings - Part 2
- Live Streaming Video - Part 1
- Live Streaming Video - Part 2
- Live Streaming Codecs and Video Channels
- Blog Post Creation
- Conclusion
- Overview
- Adding the Chat App
- Adding the Blog App
- Adding the Instagram Feed
- Adding the Video App
- Adding the Events App
- Adding the Members Area
- Adding a Bookings App
- Adding a Music App
- Adding a Music App
- Switching To the Wix Editor
- The Wix Editor - Part 2
- The Wix Editor - Part 3 - Backgrounds
- The Wix Editor - Part 4 - Add Button
- The Wix Editor - Part 5 - Media
- The Wix Editor - Part 6 - Blog Management
- The Wix Editor Tools
- Wix App Market - Part 1
- Wix App Market - Part 2
- Conclusion
WordPress
- Overview
- Installing WordPress
- Basics of WordPress
- Backing Up Your WordPress Site
- Upgrading to WordPress 5.0
- Finding Compatible Themes
- Using the Default Theme
- The Editor Layout - Part - 1
- The Editor Layout - Part - 2
- Adding Blocks
- Customizing Blocks
- Manipulating Blocks
- Manipulating Blocks - Part 2
- Adding and Customizing Text
- Adding Images
- Adding Lists
- Adding Videos
- Adding Audio
- Image Overlay
- Conclusion
- Overview
- Quotes and Pull Quotes
- Media and Text Blocks
- Uploading Files
- Tables
- Poetry Verse Block
- Adding Buttons
- Adding Columns
- Separators and Spacers
- Widgets
- General Embed Element
- Video Embeds - YouTube and Vimeo
- Video Embeds - Screencast
- Image Based Embeds - Imgur and Flickr
- Slideshare - Speaker Desk and Presentation Based Embeds
- Scribd Embeds
- Social Embeds - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter
- Spotify and Soundcloud Embeds
- Specialty Embeds - Meetup, Ted and Kickstarter
- Conclusion - Switching To the Classic Editor
HTML
- Overview
- Wysiwyg and Why Use HTML
- Uses for HTML
- HTML Editing Programs
- Editing From FTP
- Page Extension Names
- Folder Management
- Above the Page Body
- Opening and Closing Tags
- Headers and Titles
- Text Manipulation
- Color Manipulation
- Hyperlinks
- Images
- Lists
- Breaks and Paragraphs
- Alignment
- Comments
- IFraming
- Conclusion
- Overview
- Dimensions
- Divider Tags
- HTML and YouTube
- Affiliate Networks
- HTML In ITunes
- HTML in Paypal
- HTML in Warrior Plus
- HTML in JVZoo
- HTML In Autoresponders
- HTML in Sales Pages - Headers
- HTML in Sales Pages - Images
- HTML in Sales Pages - Sales Videos
- HTML in Sales Pages - Font
- HTML in Sales Pages - Alignment
- HTML in Sales Pages - Buttons
- HTML in Microsoft Word
- HTML In WordPress
- HTML in Web Browser and Source Code
- Conclusion
Cpanel
- Overview
- Files Section
- File Section File Manager
- Backup
- FTP Accounts
- Domain Section
- Site Publisher - Domain Section
- Sub Domains
- Email Section
- Email Accounts
- Email Section Forwarders
- Spam Monitoring
- Metrics Section
- Security Section - Hotlink Protection
- Ip Blocker - Security Section
- Site Software - Software Section
- Advanced Section
- Preferences Section
- Introduction To Fantastico
- Conclusion
- Overview
- Create A WordPress Website
- Ad Management Applications
- Analytics Apps
- Calendar Applications
- Live Chat Websites
- OS Ticket
- Ecom and Shopping Carts
- Project Management
- Learning Management System
- Create an Online Forum
- Image Galleries Photoblog
- Wiki - Media Wiki
- Audio App Podcast Generator
- Video Apps Clipbucket
- Gaming Apps - Cloud Realms
- Guestbook Apps - Advanced Guestbook
- RSS Apps - Feed on Feeds
- CRM - Citrus CRM
- Conclusion
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CLASS RESOURCES
Hosting
- Dreamhost - https://dreamhost.com/
- HostGator - https://www.hostgator.com/
- WP Engine - https://wpengine.com/
- Siteground - https://www.siteground.com/
- Bluehost - https://www.bluehost.com/
Content management system (CMS)
- WordPress - http://WordPress.org/
- Drupal - https://www.drupal.org/
- Joomla! - http://joomla.org/
- Squarespace - http://squarespace.com/
- Sitejet - https://www.sitejet.io/en
- Medium (blog) - https://medium.com/
Shopping carts and eCommerce
- WooCommerce - https://woocommerce.com/
- Shopify - https://www.shopify.com/
- Magento - https://magento.com/
- PrestaShop - https://www.prestashop.com/en
- BigCommerce - https://www.bigcommerce.com/
Themes
- Theme Forest - http://themeforest.com/
- Template Monster - http://templatemonster.com/
- RocketTheme - http://rockettheme.com/
- Elegant Themes - https://www.elegantthemes.com/
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CLASS PROJECT
For this project, once you’ve finished watching the videos, please create 1 new landing page with either Wix, WordPress or HTML.
Create a header, text & image with a top menu.
This can be your first start towards your first business page.
After you have created the basic requirements, add some styling, change the font, look & feel.
When you’re happy with your page (feel free to add more to it, if you like), share a screenshot and a link so everyone else who takes this class can view it!
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YOUR TEACHER - SCOTT D. CLARY
As a career sales and marketing executive & leader, I've worked with a wide variety of organizations and peers, training thousands of individuals on both the hard and soft skills required to excel in their career.
On a professional level, I've worked within all size companies, and I've sold and marketed (as well as lead teams that have sold and marketed) to some of the most iconic F500 / F100 brands throughout my career.
I'm fortunate to have over 100+ of my thoughts and insights on sales, marketing, technology, business and entrepreneurship published in outlets such as Forbes, Wall Street Journal, Hackernoon, The Startup and others.
I'm the host of the Success Story Podcast (1m+ downloads), author of the ROI Overload Newsletter (with 30k subs and counting), founder of ROI Overload, a Sales & Marketing Community. (250k Followers) Newsletter, Publication & Startup Resource and a career Sales & Marketing exec.
I talk about sales, marketing, growth and startups on Twitter or LinkedIn @scottdclary
What Will You Learn?
- Create all kinds of commercial and business websites, using WordPress or Wix.
- Master the inner workings of WordPress & Wix, for fixing, troubleshooting, and building websites
- Understand what content you should put on a website, and how to structure your different landing pages.
- Create a no code website, and design a website from scratch.
- Walk through the basics of HTML and CPanel, to understand the basics of more advanced web tools.
Requirements
- Desire to create a business website, with little to no technical skills or coding experience.
- You will need a working computer and a modern browser like Chrome, Firefox, or Safari.
- You don't need any experience with programming languages like HTML or CSS.
Curriculum
Course consist of total 6h 20min of content, in total.
Section 1: Introduction
04:01
Section 2: Basics of Web Development & Design for Business
30:16
Section 3: Introduction to Advanced Web Development & Design for Business
00:44
Section 4: Wix.com
1:13:41
Introduction
00:38
Overview
01:01
Plans and Pricing
01:43
Wix Partner and Affiliate Programs
01:37
Sign Up and Basic Design
01:51
Adding a Section
02:28
Adding a Page
02:07
General Settings
02:14
Adding a Contributor
01:23
Advanced Settings
03:10
Advanced Settings - Store Settings - Automated Order Emails
01:29
Advanced Settings - Paid Videos
02:07
Advanced Settings - Wix Email Inbox
02:11
Advanced Settings - Quotes and Invoices
01:10
Video Settings Upload
02:27
Video Settings - Part 2
01:38
Live Streaming Video - Part 1
02:04
Live Streaming Video - Part 2
01:09
Live Streaming Codecs and Video Channels
01:23
Blog Post Creation
02:13
Conclusion
01:47
Advanced Feature Overview
01:01
Adding the Chat App
01:30
Adding the Blog App
02:18
Adding the Instagram Feed
02:01
Adding the Video App
02:03
Adding the Events App
02:24
Adding the Members Area
01:39
Adding a Bookings App
01:54
Adding a Music App
02:00
Adding a Music App - Part 2
01:16
Switching To the Wix Editor
02:04
The Wix Editor - Part 2
01:42
The Wix Editor - Part 3 - Backgrounds
01:46
The Wix Editor - Part 4 - Add Button
02:49
The Wix Editor - Part 5 - Media
01:58
The Wix Editor - Part 6 - Blog Management
01:16
The Wix Editor Tools
01:40
Wix App Market - Part 1
01:53
Wix App Market - Part 2
01:29
Conclusion
01:08
Section 5: Wordpress
1:25:11
Introduction
01:11
Overview
01:46
Installing WordPress
02:13
Basics of WordPress
02:06
Backing Up Your WordPress Site
02:46
Upgrading to WordPress 5.0
01:24
Finding Compatible Themes
02:29
Using the Default Theme
02:00
The Editor Layout - Part - 1
04:09
The Editor Layout - Part - 2
02:09
Adding Blocks
02:55
Customizing Blocks
01:35
Manipulating Blocks
02:03
Manipulating Blocks - Part 2
02:41
Adding and Customizing Text
03:08
Adding Images
03:00
Adding Lists
02:12
Adding Videos
02:24
Adding Audio
02:22
Image Overlay
01:41
Conclusion
01:49
Advanced Feature Overview
01:06
Quotes and Pull Quotes
01:50
Media and Text Blocks
01:59
Uploading Files
02:14
Tables
01:27
Poetry Verse Block
01:24
Adding Buttons
01:29
Adding Columns
01:57
Separators and Spacers
01:34
Widgets
02:09
General Embed Element
01:48
Video Embeds - YouTube and Vimeo
01:36
Video Embeds - Screencast
01:39
Image Based Embeds - Imgur and Flickr
02:19
Slideshare - Speaker Desk and Presentation Based Embeds
02:08
Scribd Embeds
02:16
Social Embeds - Facebook - Instagram - Twitter
02:40
Spotify and Soundcloud Embeds
01:41
Specialty Embeds - Meetup, Ted and Kickstarter
02:08
Conclusion - Switching To the Classic Editor
01:44
Section 6: HTML For Web
1:36:56
Introduction
00:37
Overview
01:41
Wysiwyg and Why Use HTML
02:48
Uses for HTML
01:37
HTML Editing Programs
02:12
Editing From FTP
01:20
Page Extension Names
05:12
Folder Management
03:45
Above the Page Body
01:48
Opening and Closing Tags
03:52
Headers and Titles
02:12
Text Manipulation
02:07
Color Manipulation
02:25
Hyperlinks
03:35
Images
03:12
Lists
03:22
Breaks and Paragraphs
03:31
Alignment
02:17
Comments
01:59
IFraming
02:22
Conclusion
01:05
Overview
01:41
Dimensions
01:38
Divider Tags
01:47
HTML and YouTube
04:33
Affiliate Networks
02:29
HTML In ITunes
02:52
HTML in Paypal
02:53
HTML in Warrior Plus
02:31
HTML in JVZoo
02:56
HTML In Autoresponders
01:57
HTML in Sales Pages - Headers
02:15
HTML in Sales Pages - Images
02:22
HTML in Sales Pages - Sales Videos
02:00
HTML in Sales Pages - Font
02:02
HTML in Sales Pages - Alignment
01:35
HTML in Sales Pages - Buttons
01:39
HTML in Microsoft Word
01:33
HTML In WordPress
02:03
HTML in Web Browser and Source Code
02:06
Conclusion
01:05
Section 7: CPanel
1:27:47
Introduction
00:38
Overview
01:40
Files Section
01:51
File Section File Manager
04:41
Backup
02:39
FTP Accounts
01:41
Domain Section
05:17
Site Publisher - Domain Section
01:04
Sub Domains
01:40
Email Section
05:59
Email Accounts
02:32
Email Section Forwarders
01:34
Spam Monitoring
01:59
Metrics Section
02:17
Security Section - Hotlink Protection
01:42
Ip Blocker - Security Section
02:03
Site Software - Software Section
02:35
Advanced Section
02:39
Preferences Section
01:07
Introduction To Fantastico
02:06
Conclusion
01:31
Advanced Feature Overview
01:49
Create A WordPress Website
02:38
Ad Management Applications
03:04
Analytics Apps
01:15
Calendar Applications
02:35
Live Chat Websites
01:46
OS Ticket
02:27
Ecom and Shopping Carts
02:06
Project Management
02:02
Learning Management System
01:43
Create an Online Forum
01:48
Image Galleries Photoblog
01:32
Wiki - Media Wiki
01:54
Audio App Podcast Generator
01:41
Video Apps Clipbucket
01:50
Gaming Apps - Cloud Realms
01:49
Guestbook Apps - Advanced Guestbook
01:51
RSS Apps - Feed on Feeds
01:37
CRM - Citrus CRM
01:33
Conclusion
01:32
Section 8: Conclusion
01:35
Course Conclusion
01:35
About the Instructor
As a career sales and marketing executive & leader, I've worked with a wide variety of organizations and peers, training individuals on both the hard and soft skills required to excel in their career. I've worked within all size companies, and I've sold and marketed (as well as lead teams that have sold and marketed) to some of the most iconic F500 / F100 brands throughout my career. Over my career, both myself and some of the trainers you'll work with have trained thousands of students, both in professional and non-professional settings. I hope you can benefit from some of our collective experience and find these courses both interesting & useful.
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