A website of your own builds trust, shows up on Google and works for you around the clock. Still, many people put it off because they think they need to code or spend a fortune. WordPress from Scratch is the guide I, an art director and web designer with more than ten years of experience, would give a friend: only what matters, in the right order, to get a professional website live in a weekend.
What you will learn
- WordPress.org vs. WordPress.com, and which one to choose
- How to register a domain and pick hosting without falling into the 4 most common traps
- Installing WordPress, enabling SSL and the 7 settings for day one
- Choosing a theme and adjusting it to your brand colors and fonts
- Building the 4 essential pages with blocks and ready-made patterns
- Menu, header, footer and a WhatsApp button without plugins
- The essential plugins (and the ones to avoid)
- Blogging, showing up on Google and keeping the site secure
Who it is for
Freelancers, small businesses and independent professionals who want a real website with their own domain, without depending on an agency and without writing a single line of code.
What changes for you
- Independence: you update texts, photos and pages yourself.
- Savings: you only pay for domain and hosting.
- Credibility: a fast, secure website ready for Google.
Bonus included
Website fact sheet, a 14-item launch checklist and a monthly maintenance calendar, as a printable PDF.
Ebook 01 of the “From Scratch” Collection by RL Rodrigues · 14 chapters · PDF. Currently available in Portuguese; the English edition is coming soon. Want to be notified? Write to [email protected].