Discover how to create a stylish WordPress site for your blog or business at this hands-on workshop.

Learn the skills needed to create and manage a great WordPress website – all in the space of a day. During this hands-on masterclass with our expert tutor Jamie Marsland, you’ll learn how to get a new site up and running, and make it look stylish and professional.

Over the course of the day, you’ll also receive advice on how to increase web traffic and make money from your site. Whether you want to showcase your blog, portfolio or business, you’ll leave with the foundations of a beautiful website, and the skills to continue building it after the class.

Content

Introduction to WordPress
Installing WordPress on your own laptop computer
Publishing posts and pages
How to update and manage your content
Creating a stylish design for your site with WordPress themes
Improving the functionality of your website with WordPress plugins
Expert advice on making money from your site
How to increase web traffic using search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques
Practical exercises on your laptop, plus detailed handouts and follow-up video tutorial

What to bring

Please bring along your own PC or Mac laptop and charger, with access to the Internet. No spares will be available on the day – so it’s essential you bring your own computer along

Tutor profile

Jamie Marsland is the founder of Pootlepress, a business specialising in WordPress training. Over the past four years, Jamie has trained more than 2,500 people on WordPress, and is passionate about the future of the web. Find Pootlepress on Twitter here.

Testimonials

"The course covered so much in one day with such great information I felt a world had been opened up to me."
"I thought he was a fabulous teacher. Nothing was too much trouble and his endless patience encouraged you to try things and ask questions and experiment with how you wanted to use the software."
"It was a really lively course, with everyone joining in. I thought it was one of the most fun and most informative courses I have ever been on."

All Guardian Masterclasses are fully accessible but please contact us at masterclasses@theguardian.com if you have any queries or concerns.

Full course and returns information on the Masterclasses website

How to create a WordPress website in a day