wordcamp ri 2016
TRANSCRIPT
WORDPRESS.COMLydia Rogers
Purpose?•Portfolio
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Purpose?•Portfolio•Blog
Purpose?•Portfolio•Blog•Small Business
Purpose?•Portfolio•Blog•Small Business•Non-profit
Purpose?•Portfolio•Blog•Small Business•Non-profit•E-commerce
SET-UPYour Host is WordPress.com
WordPress.com
WordPress.com - login or create a login
Free or add some options
Choose what meets your needs(you can add on later)
YOUR NAMEEasiest Option is via WordPress.com
Paid: Myname.com
Free: Myname.wordpress.com
THE STRUCTUREChoose a Theme
Search by your need
Want a theme especially to show off your work?
WordPress Will Show You Specialized Themes
Want a theme especially to show off your work?
Almost all WordPress themes are Mobile Friendly. These are especially so.
CREATE A PAGEPages have information that does not change often:
Your email addressPhone Number
CREATE A BLOG PAGE
This should be regularly updated with:Examples of your work for your portfolio
Blog PostsArticles you write related to your business
CREATE TEXTMuch like writing in a Word document
ADD IMAGESBeware of Copyrights!
Source of Free Images• http://search.creativecommons.org/
Source of Paid Images
Example: iStock
Source of Paid Images
Example: Shutterstock
Source of Paid ImagesExample: Clip Art
NOW FOR ADVANCED ASPECTS
Bring your Internet presence to the next level.
PLAN YOUR CONTENT UPDATES
ADD COOL EXTRAS
DO A LITTLE SEOHere is where to start…..
HAVE A GOOD TITLE
USE THE IMAGE ALT TEXT
USE THE IMAGE ALT TEXT
Google reads it.
So does software which reads for the sight-impaired.
USE SUB-HEADINGS FOR CLARITY
WRITE GOOD COPY
DO A LITTLE SEOMore details from Google itself
https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/www.google.com/en//webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf
https://www.google.com/insidesearch/howsearchworks/thestory/
WORDPRESS.COMLydia Rogers