Brown Bag Presentation Is WordPress Right For You? The “free and priceless” software that has 60 million fans

What we will cover: ❖ HTML Websites (In the beginning…) ❖ Comparing Content Management Systems (CMS) ❖ Hosted online building solutions ❖ Brief Overview of WordPress: Themes, Plugins ❖ Online selling options: Paypal, Woo eCommerce & Hosted

Standard HTML Websites In the beginning there was HTML Advantages: They just sit there and don’t require updates. Disadvantages: Every change requires skills/software such as Dreamweaver…

Sites Must Be “Responsive” ❖ The latest data shows that we are well past the tipping point. ❖ Mobile digital media time in the US is now significantly higher at 51% compared to desktop (42%).

What is a CMS? ❖ WordPress vs Drupal vs Joomla and why WordPress is better ❖ Databases vs HTML files ❖ You can make the changes yourself

Content Stored on the Host Server ❖ No more simple files ❖ Content is stored on the server and not at your main hosting area

SquareSpace Hosted Solutions Hibu

Premium Themes Divi Theme by Elegant Themes Clean and easy to customize

Premium Theme Woo Canvas Basic Workhorse

Lorem Ipsum Dolor

Payment Options ❖ Paypal Button ❖ Hosted eCommerce ❖ Build Your Own

PayPal’s Cheap Solution ❖ Set up account for free ❖ Pay 2.9% per transaction ❖ Transaction occurs on a secure server

Shopify Hosted ❖ They handle the software updates ❖ Hosting includes customer support

Build Your Own: Woo Commerce ❖ Add products yourself ❖ Keep track of inventory ❖ Use various payment gateways ❖ Shipping methods ❖ Reporting Add ons

Recap: CMS’s differ from HTML websites You can maintain your own website There is a learning curve with CMSs They are not for everybody…

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