Wordpress Workshop 102: Building My Wordpress Site

Prerequisite: Completed our Wordpress 102 Workshop.

What to bring: Laptop.

At the end of this lesson learners will: Have A Live Wordpress Site.

Note:

• All BLUE LACUNA Premium Members at $49.99/mo can attend unlimited training offerings for free each month (become a member here). Members can login to Blue Lacuna and view our calendar of events and signup online.

Learner Outcome(s)

Learners will be able to:

• Customize Theme and Work on Home Page, About Us and Contact Us etc.

• Focus on widgets and footers.

• Know where to find free stock images and connect social media links.

• Set Up A Shopping Store Woocommerce.

• Create A Newsletter

Conceptual Understanding(s)

Learners will understand that:

• The layout of the site.

• How to create content for web pages.

• How their theme works.

• Basic HTML and shortcuts for their site.

Guiding Question(s)

• What is Google Analytics?

• What Are Plugins?

• What is the Theme Panel?

• How To Use Woocommerce.

• How To Start A Newsletter.

• Where to get free and paid stock images.

Meet your instructors

Danielle Mitchell is an International Marketing Strategist with Average Black Girl (www.AverageBlackGirl.org). She utilizes her background in marketing to help her following to start businesses and become successful entrepreneurs. She achieves this goal through website design, marketing strategies, project management and securing sponsorships.

Hannah Ruben | Social Media Director | Ruben Digital Media

Ruben Digital Media specializes in building brand identity and driving sales for clients utilizing web, social, and other digital marketing solutions.Hannah joined Ruben Digital Media as a social media and public relations intern in January 2016. Since then, she has grown the social media department by more than 300%. Today, Hannah manages a staff of 3 employees and an intern. Hannah values a life full of love and honesty. 

Nate Ruben | Founder | Ruben Digital Media

Ruben Digital Media specializes in building brand identity and driving sales for clients utilizing web, social, and other digital marketing solutions. Nate is the Founder and Principal of Ruben Digital Media, as well as the strategy lead on all projects. Professionally, Nate’s path has led him to developing, designing and creating websites tailored to meet the needs of RDM clients since 2014. Invested in people, he sees the world as an integrated network of humanity that grounds itself through love and compassion.