Training Cost – $440.00 + gst.

This course is for ONE PERSON only!

Some people don’t learn well in a group, so prefer to have the 1 on 1 attention! You can ask as many questions as you like and not feel pressured to keep up with the rest of the class.  In the one on one training, we can even look at your live site and discuss. Whilst still following the beginners WordPress course manual.

This is a beginners WordPress course, that gives you a detailed overview of all the features you need to build and manage a WordPress site.

It’s suitable for beginners, especially employees who need to learn WordPress for a new job, students, small businesses, startups and graphic designers.

Basically for anyone you needs to learn WordPress fast!

• 4 weeks of free support via email *conditions apply.
• 4 weeks of access to the test website for you to practice using WordPress.
• A comprehensive 80-paged WordPress Guide developed by Let’s Build a Website. Which is updated regularly.
• Google/SEO tips. That is what you can do to your site, to help the search engines see and rank your site better.

We take pride in training in the latest techniques and regularly update our WordPress course manual.

WORDPRESS COURSE OUTLINE 

WordPress Admin

The WordPress admin is where you edit and manage your WordPress Website.

• Learn about the WordPress admin.
• How to log in.
• How to log out.
• How to hide and move sections within panels.

Set up the WordPress basics

• Set your site name and tagline.
• Set time/date.
• Set site language.
• Hide your site from the search engines (until it’s ready).

User Profile

• Set up your user profile.
• How to change your email and password.
• How to add a new user.
• How to delete a user.

Set up the correct URL structure  

Having user-friendly URLs is crucial not only for the user but for Google.

We show you how to:

• Set up Google-friendly URLs – [Permalinks].
• How to modify URLs.

WordPress Themes

A WordPress theme is the design of the website.  You may already have one or are in the process of choosing a new design. 

We will:

• Discuss WordPress themes. 

Show you how to:

• How to install free themes.
• How to install paid themes.
• Where to source paid themes.
• How to customise a theme.
• How to delete unused themes.
• We set up a free theme from scratch in the course.
• We discuss responsive themes (mobile friendly).
• And why they are so important.

Set up a Home and Blog page

• How to set up a normal static website.
• That is; to make the home page your front page and the blog as a separate page. 
• This is how a standard website is set up
• Discuss the home page layout *unique to each theme 

Add Pages

We will add some generic pages. 

• Home, About, Contact, Blog, Services, Service 1, Service 2, Privacy, Terms.
• Then add some text – (dummy text). 

Create a Navigation Menu 

You need a navigation menu to allow users can navigate around your website. 

You will learn how to;

• How to add pages and subpages.

• Place pages in order.

• How to create another menu for the footer. 

Pages overview

We will discuss:

• The most useful features inside a page.

• How to use the classic text editor.

Styling and Managing Content

We teach you how to add content to your website.

Including how to;

• Format a Google and user-friendly page.
• Add Headings.
• Add Links – internal, external, email and phone links.
• Add Images.
• Add a PDF

Images/Media Library

We discuss where to get professional images from, that doesn’t cost you a bomb!

We teach you, how to:

• Add images.
• Edit images in WordPress.
• How to make Google-friendly images.
• How to optimise images for the web with a free online tool.
• What is optimising and why it’s needed for fast loading pages.

Widgets

Widgets are content boxes that allow you to add content to your footer and sidebars.

• We discuss what widgets are.
• How to use widgets.
• How to delete widgets.
• How to add some popular widgets to the footer and sidebar areas of your website.

YouTube

YouTube is the second biggest search engine [and owned by Google], so it is definitely worth investing in. YouTube is free to set up and use, so it’s perfect to showcase your videos to attract more visitors to your website and brand.

• How to add a YouTube video to a page and sidebar.
• Why YouTube videos are important.

Google Map

A Google map is crucial for any business who has a physical location.

We show you how to:

• Get the Google code.
• And add a Google Map to the footer and/or the contact page. 

Blogging

We discuss the following:

• What is a blog?
• Why you should have a blog.
• How a blog can help your site be more visible to Google and your users.

We show you how to:

• Set up the blog.
• Write your first post.
• Format content.
• Add images and text.
• Add featured images.
• How to control comments and spam.

Plugins

Plugins are apps for your website.

• We discuss what plugins are.
• How to search for plugins.
• How to install plugins.
• How to delete plugins.
• Plugin issues.
• We will add the most popular plugins for a professional website.
• For e.g. Social Media, Contact Form, Security, Backup and Anti-Spam

Contact Form

This is a great way to capture users contact details.

• How to install and set up an online enquiry form.

Social Media

Every business should have Social Media to create brand awareness and help grow your website. Social Media is easy to add to your website with WordPress.

• We discuss why Social Media is crucial for your business

We show you how to:

• Install and configure a Social Media plugin.
• Set up Social Sharing.

       Sharing is caring! – We set up icons that allow the user to share your content.  This is crucial for your website to grow.

• Set up Social Follow 

       Social Follow – allows people to like your Social Media Profile.

Anti-Spam

Spam can be detrimental to your website’s credibility with Google and other search engines. We teach you how to control this.  

We show you how to:

• Install an anti-spam plugin.
• Monitor comments.
• Delete spam.

Backup WordPress

Backing up your WordPress site is crucial.  

We will show you how to:

• Install and set up a backup plugin.
• Configure the plugin to backup automatically.
• Backup on a weekly basis.

WordPress Security

We discuss why security is so important for your WordPress website.

• How to make your site more secure.
• What you can do to keep your site safe.
• What you can do to keep your site functioning properly.

Google Tips

• Throughout the WordPress training, we talk about Google and what you can do to make your site Google ready.
• We offer free tips that other courses DO NOT include.
• It takes a long time to learn about Google and how search engines rank your website.
• We are constantly learning and upgrading our skills every day to keep up to date with the trends in Google.
• We also take pride in training in the latest techniques and keep all our E-books and manuals up to date.

Training Overview 

We will teach you how to set up a WordPress website from scratch.  In this WordPress beginners course, you will set up a mini-website in 4 hours.

Even if you don’t need to set up a new website, building the WordPress website from the very beginning in the course, will give you a better understanding of how to manage, edit and modify your website ongoing.

Download the WordPress course outline

• Yes, you can.
• However, we do follow a structured course.
• Due to the time, we can only create a basic website.
• If you need help building a professional business site which is outside our WordPress course outline this course would be the better option – Build your own WordPress Website Course. This WordPress course is suitable for startups and small business.

Setting up on your own domain name

• If you want to set up the mini-site on your own domain, you need to buy a domain and hosting before the course.
• If you are learning WordPress for your job or to update someone else’s website, then you don’t need to use your own domain.

Click the below link to view our tutorial on how to install WordPress.

https://www.letsbuildawebsite.com.au/how-to-install-wordpress-from-cpanel/

Business hours – 9.30 AM – 5 PM
You need to book a minimum of 1 hour.

1 hour – $130.00 + GST 

*Any extra Skype time will be charged at an hourly rate of $130 per hour.

After hours – 6 PM – 7 PM
Weekends:  9.30 AM – 1 PM. Saturdays only.

• $150 p/h + GST.
• Minimum of 1 hour.
• $75 + GST for each half-hour after.

Saturdays and weeknights are also available.
Cost – $140 p/h
All you need is Skype and an Internet Connection.

Perfect for time-poor people who can’t attend face to face training. Great for mums or full-time workers. Just install Skype and you’re ready to go!

Step 1

Fill in the form below.
Let us know what course or training you would like and how many hours.

Step 2

If its the custom training, we will ask you to send us a brief of what you would like to learn. Then, we will decide how much training is needed to achieve your wishlist.

Step 4

Lastly, we will pick a suitable date and book in your session.

Please note: We require all payments upfront before the training.

If you are attending our Build your own WordPress website course. Then the process is a little different.

Click this link to read more about this WordPress course.

Yes. We teach WordPress on Saturdays, only.

These rates are for 1 person only.

$300 + GST – 2 hours

The WordPress short course and Build a WordPress Website course is an additional $100 for Saturdays.

Yes, we supply an 80 paged WordPress with our WordPress Short Course and our Build your own Website Course.

If you would like to purchase our WordPress Beginners Guide / Ebook, please contact us at info @ letsbuildawebsite.com.au

For some people, it is very easy. For others not so easy. But if you have the right trainer/teacher you should be able to learn to basics of WordPress in a few hours.

It really depends also on your theme. Some themes are highly customised, so makes it harder for you to edit.

We can help you solve this problem in our WordPress training sessions.

We just ask you to send us a list of what you need to cover. Then we will check your site to make sure it’s possible.

You must, however, be confident on a computer. If you don’t have basic computer skills you may find it difficult to learn WordPress. 

All our courses/training must be paid upfront.
We will send you an invoice due for payment.
We prefer bank transfer but can offer credit card.
Payment confirmation is required before your training starts.
We need at least 48 hours notice to cancel a course or training session.
We will refund the total cost of the training minus a small admin fee if before 48 hours.
If cancellation is not within 48 hours, we do not give a full refund.
All WordPress courses/training are valid for 3 months only.

There are thousands of WordPress themes to choose from. That’s why we love WordPress!! If you want to spend around $50-60 USD for a premium theme. Then click on the image below to view many premium WP themes from themeforest.net. (Ad)

Otherwise there are over 5000 free ones inside your WordPress.org dashboard under Appearance and Themes. WordPress.com only offers around 150 free themes.

We can convert the following:

HTML to WordPress.
Shopify to WordPress.
Squarespace to WordPress.
Weebly to WordPress.

Our Build a WordPress Website Course is perfect for that. We consider this a WordPress development course. Where we create the site together and you learn on the job!

Even if you are a beginner, we guide you every step, so you don’t need to have any knowledge of WordPress.

If you are a more of an advanced WordPress user then this course will only enhance your skills further.

We can migrate your site from any type of platform in this WordPress Course.

Click here for more information.

They are made by the same company. But have clear differences.

WordPress.com

• It is free up to a certain point.
• You need to pay a fee to remove the ads and add your own domain name.
• You can’t manage your own server or control panel (Cpanel).
• That means you can’t access the server at all if something goes wrong.
• WordPress developers can’t modify files or templates because they can’t access the server.
• You also cannot manage your own emails.
• It costs a yearly fee of around $300 AUD to buy plugins.
• The free themes are limited. Only around 150.
• You can buy WordPress themes but these are also limited.
• Check the prices here.

WordPress.org

• The big advantage of .org is you can manage everything yourself or your developer can.
• You can edit the files on the server.
• Rebuild page templates etc.
• Manage your own custom emails.
• You have full access to the control panel.
• It has over 60,000 free plugins and over 5000 free themes.
• And endless amounts of premium/paid themes.
• So it is definitely more flexible for your business.

Based on my 8 years + experience with WordPress. I would definitely recommend WordPress.org.

Click on the image to view premium themes for your WordPress site.