HOW TOs & simple overviews for using WordPress
for your business website & blog
This basic training is designed for non-technical people and is available to
our clients as part of our WordPress Setup & Design Packages!
No more calling your web developer to make simple content updates!
WordPress can be used to build a simple blog OR an entire complex website. It allows YOU to easily update your site. WordPress is a scalable way to build both small and large sites—with or without a blog. Use it to build a simple brochure-style website, a business blog, an eCommerce site or a multi-level membership site. It includes a simple-to-use backend that allows you to make edits.
A business blog = a PR & Search Engine Optimization (SEO) machine.
Blogging is a form of digital communication that is posted on a website, usually available to be read by anyone with access to the Internet, in contrast to e-mail, which is a message directed to specific individuals. A blog usually consists of a reverse-chronological series of dated journal entries, and may include photos, videos and audio files. Bloggers frequently encourage dialogue with their readers by allowing them to post comments on the site.
Here’s a brief peak behind the backend of WordPress
WordPress Features
| Themes | Skins to change the look and feel and add functionality to the site |
| Posts | Content updated in blog format, such as latest news, events and articles |
| Pages | Static Content such as About, Services, Contact |
| Plugins | Additional functionality, ranging from Social Media integration to ecommerce to Membership Management |
| Widgets | Areas of special functionality in blocks, such as Newsletter signup |
| Comments | Communicate with your audience |
| Spam Protection | Comments from people, not robots |
| User Registration | Build your audience at your central hub |
| Text Formatting | Easy to edit the content, like creating a Word document |
| Multiple Authors | Use virtual assistants or a team approach to building the site |
| SEO | Increase your search engine optimization & rankings quickly and easily |
