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Brown Bag Presentation Is WordPress Right For You? The “free and priceless” software that has 60 million fans
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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
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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…
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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%).
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What is a CMS? ❖ WordPress vs Drupal vs Joomla and why WordPress is better ❖ Databases vs HTML files ❖ You can make the changes yourself
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Content Stored on the Host Server ❖ No more simple files ❖ Content is stored on the server and not at your main hosting area
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SquareSpace Hosted Solutions Hibu
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Premium Themes Divi Theme by Elegant Themes Clean and easy to customize
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Premium Theme Woo Canvas Basic Workhorse
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Lorem Ipsum Dolor
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Payment Options ❖ Paypal Button ❖ Hosted eCommerce ❖ Build Your Own
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PayPal’s Cheap Solution ❖ Set up account for free ❖ Pay 2.9% per transaction ❖ Transaction occurs on a secure server
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Shopify Hosted ❖ They handle the software updates ❖ Hosting includes customer support
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Build Your Own: Woo Commerce ❖ Add products yourself ❖ Keep track of inventory ❖ Use various payment gateways ❖ Shipping methods ❖ Reporting Add ons
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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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