Setting up a Website 101 with a Branded Email Address
How to setup a basic website for your small business, passion project or personal blog.
In this class we will review all of the popular options (i.e. Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, & Wordpress) for quickly setting up a basic website with ZERO coding experience. This class is perfect for the entrepreneur working on their next passion project, the Sole Proprietor who needs a business website, the hobbyist looking to start a blog or that person wanting to build a resume site to really shine in the interview process! We’ll also cover setting up that coveted custom branded email address to make you look super professional!
We'll Cover:
101 Class Tentative Outline: Introduction (about myself and Nye-Zik Creative)
Hacker Lab Shout Out
Website, Domain and Hosting Overview
Branded Email Address with Email Server Provider Options
DIY Website Options (ZERO Coding/Least Technical Options)
Setting up Contact Forms (helps generate leads from your site)
Setting up SSL/Testing to see if you have SSL and why it’s important
Setting up analytics and understanding how to review your website traffic
Organize and safely store passwords
Creating a Technical Website Brief and why it’s important
Preventative Maintenance (ways to stay on top of your site’s maintenance)
Hands on Workshop (lets register your domain, setup your hosting/site builder and setup an email account)
Important Information: (Optional): If you'd like to follow along and actually set up a domain during the class, you will need the following:
Computer/Laptop to work on
Domain name ideas so that we can register a domain name
Credit Card to purchase your domain name, hosting and email