Whether you’re looking to start a blog or put together a website for your small business, figuring out how to actually get going can feel like a tall task.
But it doesn’t have to be.
In “Wordpress.com for Beginners,” you’ll learn everything you need to know to get a website up and running on the free version of WordPress. The course includes 25 easy-to-understand videos that guide you through each step, from creating an account to setting up your site to publishing your first post.
Your instructor is Barb Drozdowich, an author and consultant who has been teaching since 1986. She has published 18 books on a variety of techy topics and currently manages 8 different blogs. She has several online courses and 50+ YouTube videos, all focusing on making technology easier for beginners to understand.
When you sign up for “Wordpress.com for Beginners,” you’ll get immediate access to more than 3 hours of content covering topics such as:
- Setting up your WordPress.com account
- The difference between pages and posts and how to publish content on them
- A walk-through of 4 different themes and how to use them on your website
- How to manage comments and give other people access to your website
- What are widgets and how can they improve your site
There are even a few freebies and plenty of other resources along the way to set you up for success.
If you’ve made the decision to launch your own website, don’t let the technology scare you away. Sign up today and start publishing your content in no time!
Course Reviews
WordPress for Beginners
Anne R. Allen
WordPress Dot Com
As a WordPress.com blog rookie, I found this course extremely helpful. I appreciated that the instructor has a calm, collected, simple approach and explains things step by step. Too many online course instructors race through their material and talk in a chatty-Kathy 100 mph style. I can’t keep up with those. But I can keep up with Barb ! Good stuff. This is actually once where I feel like I got my money’s worth on a course and didn’t get ripped off.
Rex Baker
Mailerlite for Beginners
I haven’t gone through the full course yet, but it has already helped immensely. I came into this with absolutely no knowledge of how to work with Mailerlite or any service, and a fear that I wasn’t going to be able to do this on my own. I had a healthy amount of signups from a promotion and no idea of what to do with them. After watching about a third of the course I’ve already sent out my first newsletter and segmented my list. Barb starts at the beginning and makes it truly easy. This was just what i needed.
Peter Thompson
WordPress Dot Com
So far so good! I think we are about to begin the part that I have difficulty understanding and have gone round and round trying to figure out. Thank you so far!
Kerry Cormier
Mailerlite for Beginners
Great pace and detail. Thanks!
Lorraine Taylor
The Author’s Guide to Goodreads
The teacher presents her information in a very organized manner.
Kris Ballard
How to Self Publish a Book
Eric Uriarte
How to Self Publish a Book
Great Ideas! I enjoy your perspective, and easy to understand presentation.
Jeromy Peterson
Mailerlite for Beginners
I really like this course! I loved all the information about the admin functions! So many courses skip over areas like that, but there are items in admin that I need to know!
Suzanne Griffin
Mailerlite for Beginners
Barb makes everything simple and is easy to listen to.
Jennifer Shell
Mailerlite for Beginners
succinct and knowledgeable
Marik Berghs
Mailerlite for Beginners
Thus far, I feel the course if informative. I like how she laid the groundwork of the legalities first. That has been a mystery for me.