how to build a filmmaker website

HELLO!

Welcome to Video Mozek

In this presentation, I will show you step-by-step what

you need to do to build a filmmaker website. It’s simple,

it’s easy!

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1.INTRODUCTION

Why Do You

Need a

Filmmaker

Website?

WHY YOU NEED A FILMMAKER WEBSITE?

We are experiencing an incredible shift in human and

media relations. The internet is the perfect place for

starters, medium sized and professional showcase their

work and live in constant balance.

Here are just a few of the benefits of having your

own filmmaker website:

▸ It’s The Best Way To Showcase Your Work

▸ You Can Sell Your Work Directly to Your Public

▸ People Will Start Looking and Searching For You

▸ A Lot More...

It’s actually difficult to bullet point everything your website will do for you, especially for

filmmakers. Every different type of artist and professional have their own needs and

ALL OF THAT NEEDS can, and will, be fulfilled by owning your own website.

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2.SETTING UP

YOUR WEB

HOSTING

ACCOUNT

The first step

into building a

filmmaker

website

SETTING UP YOUR WEB HOSTING ACCOUNT

1) Your first step is creating and setting up your

web hosting account. Go to Bluehost.com and

choose “Get Started Now”

Bluehost offers great quality service such as high-speed page loading, amazing

customer support and it is a brand already known and trusted in the market.

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2) Done that, it is time

to pick the plan that

best suits your needs. If

you’re planning on just

starting out and don’t

expect too much visits,

the best plan for you is

definitely the “starter

plan”. However, if you

already have a project

and you are willing to

give everything you

can to make it

succeed, I would go

with the “plus plan” to

make sure the server

holds on the amount of

traffic you’ll get.


3) Now it’s time to give name to your newborn site! Choose a domain name that

best suits your needs, brand and aspirations. Bluehost.com plan offers a single

free domain, so you don’t have to worry about having to buy one. It’s yours! :)

(If your domain is already registered, Bluehost will suggest you other domain

names.)



4) Fill up your information, choose additional services you

may like, put your payment information and choose

submit! You’ll be asked than to create a password and

that’s it.

5) After completing the web hosting set up, you’ll be emailed

with your credentials and you’ll be ready for the next step:

Installing WordPress!

3.INSTALLING

WORDPRESS

Giving your

filmmaker

website the

platform it needs

INSTALLING WORDPRESS

1) Go to Bluehost.com and click on the tab “Login”. Done

that, enter your login credentials that were sent to your

email and log into your Bluehost account.



1) Go to Bluehost.com and click on the tab “Login”. Done

that, enter your login credentials that were sent to your

email and log into your Bluehost account.




2) Click on the website tab, inside your CPannel.


3) Now, installing WordPress it’s easy! Just click on the “Install

Now” button and go to the next step. When the next screen

appear, click on the “Install” green button again.



4) Choose your primary domain (the domain you’ve just

registered when signing up for Bluehost) and click on Check

Domain


5) Mark both

checkboxes “Show

Advanced

Options” and “I

Agree to…”. Now,

Give Your Website

a name, your best

email and choose a

password, which will

be your WordPress

website login

credentials. Done

that, click on “Install

Now”.


6) Your download is almost ready! MOJO Marketplace is installing

and you will be redirected to their themes marketplace.

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7) Once your installation is completed, you must see this orange bar.

Click on the “view credentials” button.


8) You will be redirected to your installations screen. Click on the View button.

Then, you will have all the information you need to access your

WordPress dashboard: the actual place where the action goes on! Click on

your login link and type your credentials to access your account.


9) We are done installing WordPress! Time for the next step: Installing a

theme.

4.INSTALLING A

THEME

Giving your

filmmaker

website the look

you want

INSTALLING A THEME

After installing WordPress, it is time to give your website the look you

want. Before we continue, you should know a few things.

Just like anything in the world, there are free and premium themes

available for WordPress. Of course, premium themes are far much

better than the free ones.

My personal opinion: you should really invest your money and

buy yourself a premium theme.

For the purpose of this tutorial, let’s say you’ve just bought a premium

theme and you want to install it.

(I’ve included a bonus at the end of this content with my favorite places to find premium

WordPress themes)

INSTALLING A THEME

1) Login in your WordPress dashboard using your credentials from

the previous step.

INSTALLING A THEME

2) This is your WordPress Dashboard. This is the place where you

will control everything about your website: create pages, create blog

posts, upload videos & images… Everything will be done here.

INSTALLING A THEME

If this is your first time, you might get a little intimidated by the

dashboard. However, there is no need to panic: the dashboard is

pretty intuitive and you must be able to learn it in less than a day.

INSTALLING A THEME

3) To change the

actual theme

(which is a mess)

and install the

theme you’ve just

bought, you should

go to

“Appearance >

Themes”.

INSTALLING A THEME

4) Now you can change to other WordPress default themes, browse

through free themes or install your premium WordPress theme. Click

on “Add New” to add a new theme.

INSTALLING A THEME

5) Upload the .zip file from the theme you’ve just bought and click

on “Install Now”. After that, just wait and after the installation is

done, activate your theme!

6) Your WordPress site is now set up and and ready to rock! Be

proud because you now have your own filmmaker website and the

possibilities are endless.

5.WHAT TO DO

NEXT?How to craft a

perfect website

UPDATE ALL OF YOUR PLUGINS

WordPress is one of the most customizable CMS on the market right

now and most of its functionality comes from the 39,000+ plugins

available for it.

On the other hand, installing a lot of plugins can reduce your

page load speed time, crash your website and even be a door for

hackers.

That’s why it’s very important to keep all of your plugins up to date.

Whenever a plugin has an update available, you should see a

message from WordPress notifying you that updates are available.

UPDATE ALL OF YOUR PLUGINS

SETTING UP YOUR HOMEPAGE

Whenever you build a new WordPress website, the default homepage

of your site is set to be your latest blog posts (if you have a blog) and

it can be messy.

You need to change manually to what we call a “static homepage”.

Your homepage will vary depending on the theme you’ve chosen for

your website. In most cases, there is a readme.htm file that will

guide you through the process step by step.

If you’re using a free theme that does not teach you how to do it, go

to “Settings > Reading” and change to your desired page by

selecting “a static page” and by choosing your desired page.

SETTING UP YOUR HOMEPAGE

CHANGE YOUR GENERAL SETTINGS

WordPress comes with some messy default general settings. In order

to change that, just go to “Settings > General” and change

everything you want. Custom it your way!

CHANGE YOUR GENERAL SETTINGS

CHANGE HOW YOUR PERMALINK LOOKS

WordPress default permalinks are 100% mess. I bet you don’t want

your links to look like

www.yourfilmmakerwebsite.com/99s88523nd88fuckthisoff.

In order to change that, you must go to “Settings > Permalinks” and

change the option to “Post Name” or “Custom” if you want a

certain customized permalink.

CHANGE HOW YOUR PERMALINK LOOKS

DOWNLOAD IMPORTANT PLUGINS

There are certain plugins you should download that are “a must” to

every WordPress blog. I’ve listed here all the plugins that I personally

consider almost vital for every website to succeed.

DOWNLOAD IMPORTANT PLUGINS

▸ Yoast SEO: Higher the chances of getting your movie or service

found on the web. SEO is what we call Search Engine

Optimization and should be a must for every filmmaker

▸ Google Analytics by Yoast: Connect with your Google Analytics

property and get the stats of who is visiting your site

▸ Akismet: Protect your website from spammers and others threats

▸ Post Tags and Categories for Pages: Adds the tags and

categories functionality for your blog. Makes it easy for you to

organize your content.

▸ TinyMCE Advanced: Powerful text editor.

▸ Wordfence Security: Protect your site from threats and hackers

BONUS.WHERE TO FIND

PREMIUM

THEMES

The best places

to buy premium

WordPress

themes

ENVATO MARKETPLACE (THEME FOREST)

If you’re a filmmaker or even another creative artist you’ve probably already heard about

Envato Marketplace. It’s the perfect place to find plugins, intros and, of course, WordPress

themes. You will find many different themes that serve many different purposes. Pick the ones

you think will suit you best.

http://themeforest.net/?ref=videomozek

MOJO MARKETPLACE

MOJO Marketplace is the partner of Bluehost.com. It offers some pretty impressive WordPress

and has some good tech templates. If you’re aiming for a more futuristic approach for your

filmmaker website, you should check MOJO Marketplace and buy a theme.

https://www.mojomarketplace.com/?r=videomozek

ELEGANT THEMES

Elegant Themes is a WordPress Theme Marketplace recently new that is

already shaking the market. Some experienced users claim that it offers the

best cost-benefit relation.

http://www.elegantthemes.com/

THANK YOU!I hope you’ve found this presentation helpful. Be sure to visit

www.videomozek.com for more online solutions for filmmakers!

See you next time

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