{"id":2483,"date":"2019-11-27T13:49:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T13:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duckonwater.com\/?page_id=2483"},"modified":"2022-04-06T01:51:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T00:51:48","slug":"beginners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/duckonwater.com\/beginners\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress Training Courses (landing page)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tAre you getting the most from your website?\n\t<\/h1>\n\t\t<h3>Replaced with 1 to 1 Training<\/h3>\n\t\tSorry, this is no longer offered, instead, we now provide <strong>1 to 1 Training<\/strong>.<br \/>\nFind out more on our training service page.\n\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView 1 to 1 Training\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h1>Learn WordPress in ONE day<\/h1>\n<h4><em>Our course will give you the knowledge and confidence to set up, create, edit and manage a WordPress website<\/em><\/h4>\n<h3><strong>Only \u00a3150 per person<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>WordPress training course outline<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Time 9am &#8211; 5pm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Please note that <strong>you will need to bring your own laptop<\/strong> (PC or Mac)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A WordPress training website<\/strong> is provided for attendees to learn on during the day<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attendees get electronic copies<\/strong> of the training materials used throughout the day<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refreshments provided<\/strong>, tea, coffee and biscuits<\/li>\n<li><strong>The course is ideal<\/strong> if you want to learn how to build a new website, or learn how to update and improve your existing website<\/li>\n<li><strong>No experience required!<\/strong> As long as you can use a computer you will be able to build a WordPress website<\/li>\n<li><strong>Small class sizes<\/strong> &#8211; keeping numbers down makes sure you get the most out of the course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>How to set up WordPress<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Introduction to WordPress<\/li>\n<li>How to set up a WordPress website in 15 mins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>How to publish posts, pages, embed images and video<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>How to manage and edit content in WordPress<\/li>\n<li>A breakdown of managing content within WordPress<\/li>\n<li>How to layout professional looking pages and posts<\/li>\n<li>How to add links to your content<\/li>\n<li>Inserting and embedding all kinds of media such as images, audio &amp; video<\/li>\n<li>How to create, arrange and edit menus<\/li>\n<li>How blog comments work<\/li>\n<li>How to monitor and moderate comments<\/li>\n<li>How to stop spam (both comments and contact forms)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Need help deciding if this is right for you?<\/h4>\n<p>We are happy to run through your queries. Call us on:\u00a001666 500873<\/p>\n<p>How to make your site look attractive &amp; professional with themes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are WordPress themes and how to use them<\/li>\n<li>How to install WordPress themes<\/li>\n<li>Recommended WordPress themes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Adding specific functionality to your site with WordPress plugins<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Overview of plugins; what are they and how they work<\/li>\n<li>How to install\u00a0 WordPress plugins<\/li>\n<li>5 top WordPress plugins and what they do<\/li>\n<li>How to use plugins and widgets to improve your website&#8217;s functionality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>SocialMedia and your website<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>How to sharing your content on other social networks<\/li>\n<li>Auto-posting to Twitter<\/li>\n<li>Adding &#8216;Share&#8217; buttons<\/li>\n<li>How to add a newsletter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Search Engine optimisation<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>How to make sure your website is optimised for Search Engines<\/li>\n<li>Use &#8216;pretty url&#8217;s&#8217; that will improve &#8216;click through&#8217; rates<\/li>\n<li>Tagging and categorising your posts\u00a0&#8211; how to do it and why it&#8217;s important<\/li>\n<li>How to add meta descriptions in your content to improve ranking<\/li>\n<li>Best practices when linking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>This course will enable you to:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Create a WordPress website<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manage, update and improve an existing WordPress website<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Use WordPress to manage your website content<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Integrate social media content into your WordPress website<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Automate posts to Social Networks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Promote your website<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manage comments<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Understand WordPress themes, plugins and widgets<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Attendees receive:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Electronic copies of all training materials to use on the day and to keep for future reference<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Complimentary refreshments throughout the course<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Who&#8217;s running the course?<\/h3>\n<p>WordPress training courses are run by me Duncan Michael-MacGregor. WordPress is a passion of mine and I have been using it from the early days when it was just a modest blogging platform.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past 15 years, I have trained lots of people and have a good reputation within the WordPress community.<\/p>\n<strong>If you have any questions regarding the course please get in touch with me directly at:<br \/>\nduncan@duckonwater.com or call: 020 7558 8997.<\/strong>\n<em><strong>Book your place now to avoid disappointment!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nCompletion of this form will secure your place on this workshop. Email confirmation regarding payment and course details will be sent to you.\n<h3>Location of courses<\/h3>\n<p>Courses take place at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegrowthhub.biz\/cirencester\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Growth Hub Cirencester<\/a>. 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