No Site? Crappy Site? No more.
If you have been trying to get around to setting up that blog, company website, or just know how important a grasp of basic web site skills are in today’s world, we have a special class for you. Join the experts for a workshop in Seattle on February 25th and 26th and get the same attention our clients like National Geographic and Shell get!
We’re taking our proven social media classes and infusing it with a heavy dose of WordPress (the most popular web site platform) and web site training. With this class you will go from no web site to a completely customized site perfect for almost anything you need it to do. That’s right, we’re going to help you build your own site, right in class!
Tuition includes hosting, a domain, and 90 day membership to Salty online social media classes.
*Discount code ‘SlayWordPress’ valid for $500 discount until 2.22.2012, choose day 1, day 2, or both.
This was one of the most informative and useful workshops I’ve ever attended! I can’t wait to get back to Toronto and start applying the knowledge and tools I’ve picked up from this course! Kudos to Nicole Donnelly and Michell Cuevas in breaking down the information in an easy to understand format
- Rupi Randhawa, Social Media Manager at Koopik
Day 1: Getting It Up
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Basic Overview: What goes into putting a site on the internet?
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What is WordPress?
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Execute: Hands-on walkthroughs for purchasing a domain, setting up a host, configuring email, installing WordPress
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WordPress Basics: Where is everything located? How does it work?
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Themes and Plugins: Picking and installing themes and plugins for increased functionality
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Adding Content: Pages, posts, photos, videos, users, etc.
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Tracking and Analytics: Who is coming to your site?
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Troubleshooting: Workshop hour for hands-on personal attention
*Throughout the day we will have brief break periods for getting food, using the restroom, and individual troubleshooting time.
Day 2: Getting Social With It
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Diving In: What profiles do you have? Which ones should you get?
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Social Media Vocabulary: Words you need to know
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Define Your Ideal Visitor: Who are you targeting with your site?
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Your Keywords: Value of a name and all important SEO
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Social Listening: Use social channels to find people and conversations
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Social Authoring: The technical side of social media, write for a social web
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Sharing Your Content: How? Where? How often? Are there tools to make it easier?
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Social Analytics: Is what you’re doing working?
*Throughout the day we will have brief break periods for getting food, using the restroom, and individual troubleshooting time.
This was one of the most informative and useful workshops I’ve ever attended! I can’t wait to get back to Toronto and start applying the knowledge and tools I’ve picked up from this course! Kudos to Nicole Donnelly and Michell Cuevas in breaking down the information in an easy to understand format
- Rupi Randhawa, Social Media Manager at Koopik
