Blogging With WordPress – Course Notes

Posted by EssexMax on 13 November 2013 under Course Notes | Be the First to Comment

This page is intended to supplement the Blogging with WordPress Course, which is run at South Essex College in Southend-on-Sea.

The links on this page will be referred to throughout the course, and are updated as the course goes along.

 

Blogging with WordPress – Week One

The basics of blogging and WordPress, plus setting up a blog.

• WordPress.com – The place to get started
• WordPress.org – Run WordPress on your own server for maximum control and flexibility

Blogging with WordPress – Week Two

Finishing the creation of a basic WordPress blog, themes, then looking at adding content and targeting your audience

Blogging with WordPress – Week Three

With your blog in place, ways to promote and market your content

Blogging with WordPress – Week Four

Monitoring your blogs performance, adding bells-and-whistles, and some highly recommended tips and plug-ins

• Hosting a WordPress.org installation:- Take a look at the low-entry, easy setup offered by the 123-Reg WordPress Hosting service
• Also, try TopCashBack and Quidco for their affiliate scheme.

Wrap-up

If you’ve enjoyed the course, you may want to consider the Search Engine Optimisation Course, or the Maximising Your Website Course, both of which include other ways to get more from your website.