build your site tonight, be blogging tomorrow

BUILD YOUR SITE TONIGHT !

BE BLOGGING TOMORROW!

(No Technical Skills Required)

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

• New business idea that you want to move fast on

• Don’t want to wait months for a developer

• Don’t have a big budget to hire a good developer

• Want something that looks professional and will help build your business

Time to roll your sleeves up and do it yourself…

A LITTLE ABOUT ME• Co-founder of DIY Website Coach

• Been creating WordPress sites since 2007

• Regularly create these sort of sites for clients

• WordPress trainer

WHAT ARE WE BUILDING?

• Solid, secure WordPress base (to keep hackers out)

• Professional looking site (to give you credibility)

• Integrated email opt-in (to build your list)

• Fully responsive (works well on all devices)

All with no coding, completed in a night for < $500

The End Result

SOME ASSUMPTIONS…

• You already have a hosting account

• You already have a domain name (and it is linked to your hosting account)

• You can follow a few simple video tutorials - full videos available at:

http://www.diywebsitecoach.com/build-your-site-tonight/

LET’S GET STARTED…

INSTALL WORDPRESS

• Manual install for extra security

• Update basic settings (site title, tagline, permalinks)

• Update user profile

Time Elapsed: 11 min !

Total Cost: $0

ADD PREMIUM THEME• Provides great functionality and design at a fraction of the

cost of a custom theme

• We use and recommend the Genesis framework

• Wide range of child themes available

• Clean, efficient code

• Strong community support

Time Elapsed: 19 min !

Total Cost: $100

BACKUPS

• Backups provide a safety net if something goes wrong

• Scheduled backups provide peace of mind

• Storing offsite provides extra protection

• Safest not to rely on backups provided by your host

• We use and recommend BackupBuddy

Time Elapsed: 24 min !

Total Cost: $180

SECURITY• Most sites are compromised by automated bots

• Make it hard for them and they will just move on

• Sucuri plugin provides 1-click hardening for the major vulnerabilities hackers exploit

• Also regularly monitors your site for malware

• Best of all, it is FREE

Time Elapsed: 27 min !

Total Cost: $180

FORMS & INTEGRATION

• Every site needs a contact form

• Premium form plugins can also integrate with your mailing list provider and PayPal

• Allows you to easily build payment paths

• We use and recommend Gravity Forms

Time Elapsed: 34 min !

Total Cost: $379

ADDITIONAL PLUGINS

• eNews Extended (for email opt-in boxes)

• Simple Social Icons

• Jetpack (social sharing and related posts)

• Akismet (comment spam protection)

Time Elapsed: 42 min !

Total Cost: $379

BASIC PAGES & MENU• About page

• Services page

• Blog page

• Contact page

• Remember to add the pages to the menu

Time Elapsed: 58 min !

Total Cost: $379

WIDGETS & BASIC STYLING

• Available widget areas will depend on the theme you are using

• Genesis themes have good tutorials on how to configure each area as per the demo

• Access to community forum or support ticket system for additional help

WIDGETS & BASIC STYLING• In this case:

• Background image

• Welcome area on home page

• Main sidebar (optin, brief about, social icons)

• 3 Footer areas (key message, recent posts, search and tags)

Time Elapsed: 80 min !

Total Cost: $379

EXTRA CREDIT

• Additional styling and branding

• Directly update stylesheet

• Visual aids such as Design Palette Pro or Genesis Extender (an additional $49)

COMMON QUESTIONS• What if I want to change themes later?

• All your content will flow in to the new theme. Widgets may need to be moved and/or reset

• What if I need more functionality?

• You can alway add more functionality to the site as your business grows and evolves (e-commerce, memberships, etc)

NEED MORE HELP?• http://www.diywebsitecoach.com

• http://www.diywebsitecoach.com/build-your-site-tonight/

• https://www.facebook.com/diywebsitecoach

• Twitter : @WarrenDenley