Build Your WordPress Website: A Beginners Guide to WordPress | WordPress Start Building Now you’re ready to start fine-tuning your site with the color choices, font styles, and special elements that will help you express your company culture or personality. You can dive right in and write your first post, but it’s beneficial to get to know the features and functionality of your site first. Here’s what we suggest: 1. Browse the themes in the WordPress theme directory—both paid and free options 2. Customize your theme with colors, headers, and social media buttons 3. Upload photos, videos, and images to inspire your site visitors and add clues about your values and services 4. Create your first blog post or your ‘About Us’ content These steps will have you running a personal or business WordPress website in no time—okay, about 30 minutes. In Part Two of this series, we will take a deep dive into themes and plugins and branding your business online. 24 Build Your WordPress Website: A Beginners Guide to WordPress 10 Steps to Success Follow this checklist to ensure you’ve completed everything before launching your WordPress website. 1. Choose a domain name NOTES: 2. Choose web hosting provider NOTES: 3. Choose a web hosting plan NOTES: 4. Install plugins needed to run your site (Suggested first plugins: Yoast, JetPack) NOTES: 5. Choose a theme NOTES: ecklist Print out this ch n’t miss to ensure you do eps in any important st ase your building ph 25 Build Your WordPress Website: A Beginners Guide to WordPress 6. Customize your theme with colors, headers, and social media buttons NOTES: 7. Add an ‘About Us’ page NOTES: 8. Integrate your site with your social media accounts NOTES: 9. Upload photos to inspire your site visitors and add clues about your values and services NOTES: 10. Create your first blog post and main page content NOTES: NOTES: 26
