Build A Wordpress Website With Divi The Easy Way

A complete, step-by-step guide to set up your Wordpress website and design web pages with the Divi builder

What you'll learn

Understand the difference between web builders (Wordpress) and theme builders (Divi)

Choose a good domain name and fitting web host for your website

Install Wordpress and Divi, including recommended plugins and settings

Create your own email and set up your mailbox correctly

Design a sample web page from scratch, from concept to completion

Make your web page responsive, so that it works well on any device

Increase the visibility of your website on Google and other search engines

Requirements

No prior web design experience needed, you will learn everything you need to know

There is no need to purchase anything before starting this course, although we recommend buying a domain name, web hosting and the Divi theme after enrolling to experiment with web building yourself (about 100 UD)

Description

If you want to know how to build a Wordpress website, this is the course for you!After this course, you'll know how to design your own Wordpress website using the Divi theme, which is easy to use for beginners but offers a lot of freedom if you want to create more unique designs. No prior experience with web building is required. We will clearly explain every step along the way.Note: this is a practical, step-by-step course with a website project (and materials) included. We will be building a website for a fictional company, called Social Rocketeers, from scratch.Since we'll be building a website for a small business, this course is especially useful for entrepreneurs, freelancers and small business owners. However, the skills that you'll learn will allow you to build any website. This course will give you a great foundation to start building and experimenting yourself!Part 1: IntroductionWhich different types of websites you can buildWhat web builders are and why Wordpress is so popularWhat theme builders are and why we love using DiviPart 2: Setting up your websiteHow to choose a good domain nameHow to decide on your web hosting providerHow to install Wordpress and DiviWhich settings we recommend and whyWhich plugins we recommend and whyHow to install your emailsPart 3: Designing your web pagesHow to design your web pagesHow to make sure your website doesn't slow downHow to increase your website's visibility on GoogleHow to make your website work on mobile devicesAnd everything in between!About your instructorsPim built a successful website and web hosting company from scratch in the Netherlands. He has over 20 years of experience with creating Wordpress websites and… fun fact: he used to be a professional snowboarder!Marc Rodan is an e-learning specialist, professional web developer and creative entrepreneur who runs multiple businesses. He created and edited this course from behind the scenes. If you have any questions or suggestions about this course, he is the one to reach out to.

Overview

Section 1: Part 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome

Lecture 2 Why a (new) website?

Lecture 3 Who are you going to build your website for?

Lecture 4 Comparing website builders: Why Wordpress?

Lecture 5 Comparing Wordpress theme builders: Why Divi?

Section 2: Part 2: Setting up your Wordpress website

Lecture 6 Part 2: Setting up your Wordpress website

Lecture 7 Decide on your domain name

Lecture 8 Choose your web hosting company

Lecture 9 Install Wordpress in one click (kind of)

Lecture 10 Set up your emails

Lecture 11 Set up your Wordpress settings

Lecture 12 Install the Divi theme

Lecture 13 Set up your Divi theme options

Lecture 14 Customize your theme

Lecture 15 Install your Wordpress plugins

Lecture 16 Ready to design?

Section 3: Part 3: Designing your web pages

Lecture 17 Time to design!

Lecture 18 Create your wireframes

Lecture 19 Build your page in sections

Lecture 20 Add images to your web page

Lecture 21 Add text and dividers to your web page

Lecture 22 Add a down arrow and anchor links

Lecture 23 Add a button

Lecture 24 Add a color overlay

Lecture 25 Add an opt in form

Lecture 26 Add your USPs & an interruption text

Lecture 27 Add a contact form

Lecture 28 Make your web page responsive

Lecture 29 Create your website footer

Lecture 30 Add your website menu

Lecture 31 Help people find your website on Google

Lecture 32 Congratulations!

Beginner web designers who want to learn how to work with Wordpress and/or Divi,Freelancers, small business owners and entrepreneurs who want to design a website for their business