Wix Course Sydney
Do you need a website fast which you can manage yourself to save costs?
Are you a start-up business and don’t have a big budget?
Then Wix is the perfect solution to build a website.
Walk away from this Wix course with your own stylish website set up and ready for business!
Our Wix Course is one on one and can be taught in the privacy of your home or office. We can even teach this course online.
Located in Sydney and the Northern Beaches.
Wix Course Overview
In this Wix course, you can create a mobile-friendly website that is not only beautiful, but user friendly and ready for Google.
Firstly, we create pages with text & images, a navigation menu. Then teach you how to format content e.g headings, links, sliders, PDF’s and more.
Learn how to add modern image galleries, a blog, Social Media.
Get your website live in no time at all. Wix’s drag and drop features make it easy for anyone to Build a Website.
Wix Course Information
- Beginners course
- Drag and drop features
- No coding required
- The website is built online
- TAE Certified Trainer
- Works on PC or MAC
- No hosting required
- Set up on your own Domain
- Free Google tips
- Ongoing support available if required
FAQS
Make a Website with Wix – $480.00.
We can come to your office or home in the Sydney CBD, The Lower North Shore, Inner West, Western Suburbs or Northern Beaches. There may be a small travel fee.
Course time
This is a 4-hour course.
You can choose any time during office hours.
We are happy to teach it in 2 x 2-hour sessions if you prefer or 4 hours straight.
- A beginner
- You MUST have basic computer skills
- Small businesses that want to create a website.
- Perfect for a start-up business with a limited budget.
- A small business owner who needs a professional website that is easy and quick to get online.
- Anyone who wants a website that they can update and maintain themselves to save money.
At this stage, our Wix Course is 1 on 1 training for one person.
If you require a group training, we can organise this.
- Login to Wix [only if you have this already]
- Domain name login.
Computer with wifi. - Design ideas.
- Images, logo or text your want to add.
- Questions you may have.
This opinion is based on our professional experience in the web design industry (12+ years). It is entirely up to you which software you choose to build your website with.
- Wix
Wix is a great website builder. - Wix is not a content management system.
So you are limited to what you can manage in the backend. - It is perfect for start-up businesses with a small budget.
- It’s great for anyone who wants to design their own website themselves.
- It is free up to start with.
Once you want to remove the Wix ads, you then need to upgrade to a paid plan.
The plans are relatively good value.
Check out this link – https://www.wix.com/upgrade/website - Wix is drag and drop so it is fairly easy to use for someone who is not very technical.
- It has a lot of professional templates to choose from.
- Although, once you have chosen a theme you can’t change it without re-building the site.
- It’s mobile friendly by default.
- It has free apps (applications) to use.
- Apps can add great features to your website for e.g. Facebook, newsletter signups, booking system and much more.
- You do not need to buy hosting as Wix hosts your site within the packages.
- You can add your own domain.
- Wix now has basic SEO features to make the website more Google friendly.
WordPress
- WordPress is a content management system.
- This means you as a website owner can manage the entire backend and frontend of the site, without restrictions.
- WordPress software is free to install on any hosting.
- You can use WordPress.com or WordPress.org.
- WordPress.com doesn’t need hosting. It’s free to start with.
- To remove the ads, you need to upgrade to a paid plan. The plans are relatively good value.
- You need to buy hosting for WordPress.org
- You can add your own domain and email to WordPress.org
- WordPress admin is more advanced than Wix.
- You can manage all your site from within the WordPress.org admin.
- It can have multiple users that can manage different parts of the website.
- Depending on the theme, you can have drag and drop features.
- It has over 5000 free professional themes to choose from.
- It also has 1000’s of paid ones you can buy from the Internet.
- It has mobile friendly themes available.
- It has free plugins.Plugins are apps for WordPress. There are over 60,000 free plugins. Plugins can add any type of functionality or feature to your website.
Are interested in WordPress, check out our WordPress training.
Yes, we have. Please click on the link to view our Google reviews.
Yes. If you want to add your own domain name and remove any advertising then you need to pay a monthly fee to Wix.
The basic package starts from $15 AUD per month.
It’s best to purchase your domain name before the training. That way we can teach you how to connect it to your website.
The domain name is the name you wish to call your website.
If you have already done this then please ignore this step.
If you are in Australian business, it’s better to buy .com.au. You need to have an ABN number for this. It doesn’t matter where you buy your domain name from.
We can recommend Siteground or Digital Pacific.
And you just bring the login details of the domain to the training.
We can choose the design or template for your Wix website on the day but it is a good idea for you to have a look at the templates before the training.
Click on this link to have a look and maybe choose one ready for your training. https://www.wix.com/website/templates
You can use the Wix text logo.
But if you really want your own design, then you need to get a logo.
If you have a logo bring this to the training in either jpg or png file format.
If you don’t, here are some websites to help you make your own logo.
https://www.canva.com
To buy a logo
https://graphicriver.net/category/logo-templates
https://99designs.com.au/logo-design
Your Wix website may include the following:
- A custom domain name.
- A professional design.
There are a great selection of beautiful templates to choose from. To choose the best template for your website make sure to do some research first.
Once the theme is chosen you can not change it without building a new website. - Mobile friendly website.
Wix designs by default are mobile responsive but you may need to modify the mobile version slightly, which can be easily done. - Pages.
In the course, we will add some generic pages and show you how to edit these in the navigation menu. You will be able to add as many pages as you want after the course. - Text.
Bring your text in a Word or Google document, so we can copy and paste it directly into the site. If you don’t have it ready, you can always add dummy text until you are have it. - Images.
Wix is amazing as it supplies you with a huge range of free images and paid ones from within Wix. Making it easier for you to add images. - Blog.
You will learn how to add a blog.
Having a blog is a great way to add fresh content to your site and keep your visitors engaged.
Google loves fresh content.
A blog may include;
Tutorials, how to’s, news & updates, business activities and more. - Page Layouts.
We will show you how to re-create page layouts.
This gives you more control over the look of your pages. - YouTube video.
YouTube video is great for your visitors and the search engines. This is so easy to do. - Google Map.
Adding a Google map is handy for your visitors and keeps Google happy. We like to make your Wix website as user-friendly as possible. - Contact Form
We can add a contact form for your visitors to get in touch with you! - Slideshow or Image Gallery.
Perfect for anyone wanting to display images as a slideshow or a gallery. - Social Media.
Adding social media to your Wix website is simple also. You will need to have these accounts set up first.
If you don’t you can always add them later.
Social Media is a crucial part of a business, as it creates online awareness about your business on the Internet.
Google likes this too! - Apps.
We can show you the apps that are available to Wix.
This course will teach you how to Make a Website with Wix from scratch with no coding or technical skills required.
