Build A Virtual Assistant Website In 1 Hour With Carrd

Build a responsive website to attract clients in 1 hour. No coding or design skills needed!

What you'll learn

Learn the must-have elements that make a successful website.

Learn how Carrd functions in short, simple, fast-paced lessons.

Create a fully responsive website in 1 hour.

Learn how to create incredible copy for your website that attracts clients.

Requirements

A laptop is ideal, but a tablet can suffice.

Description

Do you really need a virtual assistant website? If you're thinking about becoming a VA, or you've already set the wheels in motion, you're probably wondering whether or not you need a website. Having a website is an opportunity to make a great first impression and give clients comfort that you're a real business. Showcasing your brand to your prospective clients is one of the most important things that you can do!This course is for you if:You need help attracting clients.You want to share your specific services, pricing, and testimonials in a simple format. You want to create a more legitimate calling card for your business.You want something more formal than a LinkedIn page.You want to build something fast - not waste your precious time over learning how to build a website.This course is not for you if:You are already familiar with building websites or having coding experience.You are a perfectionist. Sorry, friends! This course favors speed and execution over perfection.You're expecting an award-worthy website. The sites we'll make are great, but we won't be winning any gold medals any time soon. If you're still with me at this point, great! It means that you want to own your website means and control it and its content. Let's cover what you get in this course.Course OverviewWe'll start the course off by learning about the MUST HAVE components of a website. If you're not strategic about your content, you're not going to attract the attention your business deserves. You'll also learn some tactics that help makes clients take action on your site.You'll learn about color theory, simple copywriting and website building. Follow this course in real-time and you'll have a website up in no time! We'll build a site in Carrd, a no-code site that allows you to create simple, 1 page websites.You'll learn about new tools to help you write persuasive messaging for your business (in seconds)!You'll learn how SEO makes your site discoverable.You'll learn how to link your website to email marketing sites like MailerLite or MailChimp.Learn some psychological tricks to help drive clients (and sales) to your website!This course isn't designed to show you tons of features or the ins and outs of particular tools. Our focus is on building a website quickly!Why this course?You will get a website up and running in 1 hour.It's a realistic, fast paced course that doesn't require coding or design skills.Save money on paying an expensive web designer.Eliminate weeks of frustration trying to figure out how to make your website.Create compelling and persuasive messaging to attract clients. Learn to link to email marketing sites (optional) to grow your mailing list or keep in touch with clients.Frequently Asked Questions––How much will I need to spend on tools?All tools presented in this course have a free version (yay). If you choose to pay for upgraded accounts to unlock more features:Carrd Pro Plan: $19/year. Price does not include a domain name (which cost ~ $10/year).Did you really make this in 1 hour?Yep! I make new websites for my own business constantly (seriously). I like to keep things fresh and make changes based on traffic to my site and feedback from clients.Why one hour?Because done is better than perfect. It's too easy to be paralyzed by the fear of perfection. A website can never be perfect and there is never a perfect time to launch your site. Our focus is creating a website that funnels traffic to your business - without paralyzing fear.Is this course fast paced?It's lightning fast. It's a cheetah running at top speed. It's a Porsche screaming down the Autobahn. We move fast because I want you to see how truly fast you can choose your brand colors, land on your brand's tone, and create a website for your business. If you're ready to flex your creative muscle and get a shiny new website up and running, head to Lecture 1 now!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction to the course

Section 2: Branding 101

Lecture 2 Personal branding exercise

Lecture 3 Naming your business after yourself

Lecture 4 Using a DBA for your business

Lecture 5 Wrapping up your name

Lecture 6 Color theory

Section 3: Must-have elements on your website

Lecture 7 Headshots

Lecture 8 Writing an effective bio

Lecture 9 Your special sauce

Lecture 10 Contact info and CTA

Lecture 11 Testimonials + script

Lecture 12 Buying a custom domain

Section 4: Building your website

Lecture 13 Carrd pros

Lecture 14 Get familiar with Carrd's editor

Lecture 15 Fonts on Carrd

Lecture 16 Hero section + exercise

Lecture 17 Which website has a better hero section?

Lecture 18 Sign up and contact forms

Lecture 19 Changes colors, boarders, drop shadows

Lecture 20 Containers

Lecture 21 Selling yourself with Copy.ai

Lecture 22 About section

Lecture 23 Testimonials and icons

Lecture 24 How I made my testimonial section in Canva

Lecture 25 Rates

Lecture 26 [Optional] Linking forms to email marketing platform

Lecture 27 Formatting mistakes!

Lecture 28 Publishing to your domain

Section 5: Mobile and SEO

Lecture 29 Mobile

Lecture 30 Carrd dashboard & documentation

Lecture 31 SEO

Lecture 32 Test your SEO

Section 6: Simple Psychology Secrets to Make Your Website Pop

Lecture 33 The bandwagon effect

Lecture 34 Framing effect

Lecture 35 Thank you!

Virtual Assistants in need of a website that helps attract clients and drive sales!