WordPress for Beginners: Create a Website Step by Step

A comprehensive course for those who are ready to learn WordPress and know how to design and create content for their sites.

Description of the Course on Udemy

Brad is at it again with another helpful course for those interested in the basics of WordPress. Note: This course isn’t basic. It is a detailed 4.5-hour course to teach you the ins and outs of its fundamentals.

This is the perfect place to begin before you can advance to the WordPress development stage. He also has a course on the same.

It isn’t by chance that both have the HIGHEST RATED badge on Udemy.

Brad has put in the work and it can be seen in all aspects. 4.5 hours is a short time to complete this course.

If your availability allows, you can do this in one seating and begin on the projects.

No awards though! Whether you take it in a day or break it into sections of few minutes daily, the most important thing is completing the course and practicing what you have learned. Go with your pace.

Currently, the course has 4.8 stars which is a huge achievement. The enrolment is at 16,000+. You can agree that quite a number are interested in learning WordPress.

Even with this one, he updates it from time to time to ensure it remains relevant.

Of course, you will be learning using the latest version of WordPress to get the most out of its latest features and tools.

The downloadable resources aren’t so many like there would be in other courses. This doesn’t mean that it is substandard.

Brad explains everything you need to know in the tutorials.

If you have questions or concerns, share them in the question and answer section.

Brad is responsive.

But, you can search through the questions to see if the same was asked and answered previously.

Also, this is where you can upload your projects for you to get feedback from him and the other students.

I love that you can also learn from the others even before Brad assists.

I know that there are crappy courses that never meet your expectations and are a waste of your resources. Do you think this is one of them?

I doubt! From the rating and reviews, it serves pure gold. But if you feel that it doesn’t, you can ask for a refund.

There is a 30-days money-back guarantee in case you are dissatisfied with the course. You won’t be asked any questions.

Course Content and Overview

Brad created a comprehensive course as a beginners’ guide. It cuts to the core of how best you can use this popular website builder.

He does this in the simplest way possible without jargon.

I know that this is among the reasons why most newbies are afraid of using the program.

The tough words, scary abbreviations, and complicated terms.

No, this doesn’t happen here. The scope of the course is admirable and I think could be what makes it flow from one step to the next.

WordPress is a very huge platform. It allows you to build your blogs and sites at scale.

As a beginner, there will be a ton to understand. It needs time.

After understanding what you need to, mastering the essentials will be ideal. If you browse the internet, you will see numerous questions asked on the same.

No worries. Brad might not have answered all of them in the course but what he covers should help you improve your knowledge of WordPress.

The course explains how much it will cost you to begin using WordPress. It isn’t an arm and a leg.

There are some tools and software that you can download at no cost.

Other things like hosting and domain names will need payment.

If you are convinced to take this course, you will be looking into one of the best and most recommended website builders.

Being a free website builder means you can greatly cut costs if you are working on a tight budget.

You could be a creative who wants to set up their portfolio online. This course suits your needs.

Agencies looking for a reliable online base will have every reason to enrol in this course.

But, regardless of your purpose and intentions, WordPress is among the best platforms to build your blog, e-commerce store, or website on.

I know how much coding scares most newbies. It shouldn’t because it also isn’t as difficult as you think it is.

If you want to build websites and have no experience coding, this course will be of great help. Anyone who wants to update an existing site at work or that is for personal use is covered.

It might be a brisk course but I promise you it is very thorough.

You watch over the instructor’s shoulder as he builds a website from scratch.

While he does it, you can work alongside him on your site.

In the process, you will be organically mastering and absorbing WordPress. It is a practical rather than a theoretical course.

This means there is so much to do on your computer instead of listening and reading through notes the entire time.

Instead of memorizing like a poem, WordPress needs more experimentation and that is what he advises. In the course, you will learn the WordPress vocabulary.

This should help you to learn independently even after completing the course.

Since it is a course tailored for beginners, you don’t need prior knowledge or experience in the same. You will learn everything from scratch. Some of the areas you need to have experience in after completing the course are:

• Knowing the meaning, uses, benefits, and concerns of WordPress.
• How to create and start on a new WordPress project or site
• How to create pages
• How to create blog posts
• How to customize the theme and colours of your site.
• How to embed YouTube videos onto your site
• How to set up a custom navigation menu
• How to create a photo gallery.
• The right way to invite co-workers, family, and friends into your site as multiple authors.
• How to allow visitors of your posts to comment using their Twitter and Facebook accounts.
• How to configure a very interactive Contact Us page.
• How to guard yourself against contact form and comment spam.
• How to use customized homepage instead of the generic blog listings.

Who is the Course for?

Amateur bloggers who want to improve their existing websites.
Agencies looking for an online base.
Freshers who want to build their WordPress websites and blogs from scratch.
Anyone who wants to know how WordPress works.

What you will learn

1. How to create a WordPress website or blog from scratch.
2. Ways of updating and editing existing WordPress sites
3. Setting up a dynamic blog section that has been organized by different categories.
4. Creating a Contact Us page with an email form and an interactive map.

Lessons

• An introduction to the course
• Let’s build
• About Page
• Photo gallery page
• Blog posts
• Comments
• Widgets
• Contact page
• Users and settings
• Next steps

Course Requirements

A computer with an internet connection
No previous knowledge or experience in WordPress
No coding experience needed

FAQs – Questions about the WordPress for Beginners: Create a Website Step by Step Course

Q) Does the instructor go into details of making money using WordPress?
A) He talks a bit about earning from it. This course is majorly an introductory one to the program and how you can use it.
But, there are several ways of making money from your website or blog. The commonest method is displaying affiliate adverts. Here, you need Google AdSense. You can also directly sell advertising spaces.
Also, you can start an e-commerce store, offer special services, launch subscriptions, teach online courses, and create paid content. But, this will vary with your expertise and skills.

Q) How much money do I need to build my WordPress site?
A) WordPress is free but you need to have a domain name and a web hosting account before your site can go live. These aren’t free. You can begin with a shared hosting account then use free WordPress themes with essential plugins
The cost is about $100 annually. As the site grows you might need other tools, features, and services to improve the user experience. Some of these tools and services cost extra money. The intention at the beginning is to reduce your cost while giving the best experiences to your users.

Q) Can I use my WordPress site minus a blog feature?
A) You can. Most WordPress sites are fully business sites and don’t need the blog feature. Even if the program began as a blogging platform, it has grown to be a fully-fledged content management system and a reliable application framework.
Your site can only have pages. Online tutorials showing how to turn off the blogging feature exist on the internet.

Q) What should I do to speed up my slow WordPress site?
A) No one appreciates slow sites. In fact, Google hates them the most. Despite being bad for users, it will affect SEO negatively. You can do this by using a better hosting plan, enabling caching, using content delivery networks, optimizing images, and much more.

Q) Does the instructor explain how to protect your site from spammers, hackers, and malicious activity?
A) Yes. There is a section on this in the course. He advises on how to add layers of security to your WordPress site. This ensures your site is safe and secure. You will also not get spam comments on your blog posts.

Q) How do I know the tools I need to have to ensure my site works responsively?
A) Brad mentions and explains so many tools that can make life easier when using WordPress. Some are free while others are paid.

Conclusion

I know some people might not believe it. But, knowing that you can build a website and create content for it from scratch is essential.

As a company or small business owner, it is a necessary skill to master in this era.

If you can design and build your website, it will save you thousands of bucks if you had hired web designers and developers. Perhaps you don’t know how much they are paid.

Research was done on one of the most popular freelancing sites, UpWork, and shows that an expert web developer will charge between $4,000 and $10,000 on a single project.

This is if they are building a site for you from scratch.

Do you see how much you can save? Instead, invest this in an e-commerce store and watch your online business flourish.

Or treat yourself to a vacation with part of the money to thank yourself for being smart.

Building your website from scratch means that you can follow any market trends. Add new things to your site minus needing a programmer.

Also, you will remain steps ahead of your competitors because they will have their projects stagnate or slowed down. After all, they have to consult their developers.

This course gives a DIY approach that is easy and budget-friendly. You don’t need any coding skills so this is pretty easy.

You might not be an expert right after completing the course but your knowledge base and level of experience will have increased.

You can do this if you want to create your websites for personal use. If you’d like to take your experience a notch higher, sell your skills.

Join the course today and enjoy working on WordPress.

What Students are saying about the Course

All his lessons have been embedded in my mind. I love his techniques as he has made learning WordPress easier than I thought.

Brad has a concise presentation without making you feel tired. It was quick for me to understand the sections I didn’t in other courses.

I love that it is a fully practical course. Your mastery and understanding will be more important than your memorization skills.