I see this question so much on Facebook groups and elsewhere. 'I want to build a website - what tool or program should I use?' Or variations of 'I don't have much money and I want to use something that doesn't cost a lot'. The answer to me, is quite straightforward, but I need to give some information - it's not a simple one word answer. First of all, I want to acknowledge there are several platforms out there that can be used: Wix, Weebly, Squarespace, Joomla, WordPress amongst others. … [Read more...]
What platform should you build your website?
One of the things I do as a VA is manage websites for clients and I've built many too. I started to do this out of necessity for myself back in 1996 when it was hard to find a web designer and I've learnt along the way. Having transitioned from MS Publisher (yes, seriously!), to MS FrontPage to Dreamweaver and eventually WordPress (2006) there is still much to learn. I doubt I'll ever know it all but I know enough to get websites up and running in reasonably short time and teach my clients how … [Read more...]
And the winner is…
Shauna Upson of SecretSecretary. Congraulations Shauna. If you get in touch with me I'll organise the course to get to you. For those others that missed out, I'm sorry but you are still welcome to register for the Wordpress Intro course here. I've had a few VAs testing it out and I believe the course has a lot to offer anyone who is interested in learning about using Wordpress for websites and blogs. Feedback has been good and some have given suggestions on other items to include, which I have … [Read more...]