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10 Steps to Building a DIY Website with WIX - Part 2 of 2
Instructor: Beth Miller, Communications that Blossom
This two-part workshop is a combination of lecture and hands-on web building.
Description:
A website is still a critical tool in your online marketing arsenal. This class is NOT for complete beginners. If you’ve tinkered with one or two or have one that just isn’t working, this workshop will help you take a big step forward using Wix.com, one of the top do-it-yourself website development tools available.
In this interactive, two part, hands-on workshop you’ll learn the 10 simple steps to take a website from start to finish by finally building a simple site, in class, by yourself.
1. Set clear website goals
2. Determine your visual style
3. Incorporate the “9 Website Must Haves”
4. Understand DIY website terms and jargon
5. Compare DIY web building tools
6. Select and register a domain name/URL for your site
7. Select a hosting plan
8. Find the right template design
9. Transform the template with a color palette and content
10. Boost search engine rankings
You’ll end this class with at least two pages of a website, ready to post live.
Instructor Beth Miller is a quasi-retired marketing communication professional who counsels small business owners on taking full advantage of social media and online marketing tools. After a 25+ year career in corporate marketing communications, Beth began consulting 20 years ago with technology, services, non-profit, and industrial clients across the US. Now a resident of Livingston, TX, she is Communications Director of Friends of Lake Livingston, a Texas Master Gardener and Master Naturalist, and Board President of Childrenz Haven. That is, when she’s not bird watching, hanging with her grandkids, or caring for her orchid collection.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Contact the SHSU SBDC at 936-294-3737 for accommodations, or if you have questions about this class.