Website Development with WordPress / for the 21st Century Entrepreneur

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Website Development with WordPress / for the 21st Century Entrepreneur

By Auburn College

Date and time

Wed, 2 Dec 2015 09:30 - 16:30 GMT

Location

Auburn College at Cobalt Square

83-85 Hagley Rd Ladywood Birmingham B16 8QG United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Contact the organiser to request a refund.

Description

Would a website help you achieve your personal or business dreams?

Now you can have your website up in 7 hours and acquire sought after trading skills. You don't have to spend months or years learning programming code or pay high website developer fees. Spend your time more productively and enjoyably working your website, blogging, or trading.

During the course you'll learn how to develop a website step by step with WordPress. You will receive one-on-one assistance after each skill is introduced and explained by an expert instructor with years of experience in teaching and consulting website development and design. You will learn how to use WordPress basics from software, add-ons, and plugins; you will learn how to modify WordPress templates, insert images, videos and text which will attract visitors to your site and keep them interested and involved. You will learn how to use a range of plug-ins and tools which give you control over your site’s ongoing appeal and performance. And, you’ll have your own website that looks sleek and professional.

By the conclusion of this Website Development with WordPress course you will be capable of constructing and customizing a fully functional website for your own personal use or as a sought after trading skill.

THE WORDPRESS ADVANTAGES

  • WordPress is an out-of-the-box turnkey solution with rich preinstalled features
  • The user does not have to learn complex programming language like HTML, PHP or CSS
  • Shorter learning curve where the user can create a highly interactive website in less time
  • WordPress is an open source platform that is totally free
  • Thousands of themes available for downloading and customizing to meet your requirements
  • Over 37,000 plugins including: All In One SEO, Akismet, Robots Meta & SEO friendly images
  • Built in dashboard and easy sidebar widget management make it easy to input, amend and edit posts, categories, themes, tools, widgets, settings and etcetera
  • You can have your own domain name
  • An integrated ping feature sends notices of updates to various search engines resulting in higher search engine results
  • Google mail integration
  • Best Blog Editor - bar none!
  • Social Media Compatibility

Course Dates:

The Website Development with WordPress course is offered on the first Wednesday each month. Check back for more dates. If you have a group of 9 or more feel free to contact us to arrange your own course times and discounts.

Additional entry requirements

  • Basic knowledge of computer browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google, or Opera;
  • Word processing software such as Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org;
  • English skills at level B or higher according to the CEF (Common European Framework) guidelines;
  • An email address;
  • A Laptop. You'll need to bring your own laptop to class to complete the course and so that you can bookmark key websites in your favourite browser.
  • A short description of your business or blog prepared in advance will save you time later and give you something to work with as you learn how to input content into your WordPress site.

We look forward to seeing you and your new website!

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