



When I created my first website I did it from ‘scratch’. That means I hand-coded every line of the site in HTML coding. It was time-consuming, pain-steaking and some times down right frustrating.
Many years have passed and these days getting your website up is NOT the hard part. WordPress makes it very easy to get a site up in a matter of minutes (I timed myself one day and had a site up and ready to post to in 10 minutes!)
Sure there are still older, more costly and more complicated ways of buidling a website but why bother when wordpress is ALL you need? Read More→

Want to learn how to create graphics for your website? Check out this video preview of the Gimp Clinic and details of the free preview webinar coming up on Wednesday:
For more details on how to make great looking banners, buttons, headers, ads and more check out the 3 hour intensive Gimp Clinic here:
http://www.marketersmojo.com/gimp/


I’m especially excited about the ability to create custom post menus & the ability to manage multiple installations of WordPress with one installation.
Watch this short video to have a peek at what the newest version of WordPress can do:


p.s. Want to learn how to make your own website with WordPress? I’ve got a course right here:
http://www.WebsiteDesignMojo.com
Hey there! I did a presentation Tuesday night for my upcoming Website Design Mojo coaching program. Below is the powerpoint version of that. If you want to grab the audio replay as well you can sign up here:
http://www.websitedesignmojo.com (scroll to the bottom and sign up for the sneek peek call – you’ll get the link to the replay!)
Presentation Transcript:
Create a Website With WordPress – Presentation Transcript
1. How to Make a Website Using WordPress {Which, by the way, is
2. What Can WordPress Do For YOU?
* I ntegration
* A utomation
* D elegation
3. WordPress Results: Types of Sites Service Business Example : Ghostwriter Service
4. WordPress Results: Types of Sites Affiliate Business Example : Car Accessories
5. WordPress Results: Types of Sites Magazine Business Example : Speaker Success Online
6. WordPress Results: Types of Sites Local Business Example : Rock Cover Band
7. WordPress Results: Types of Sites Sales Page Example : Coaching Program
8. The Options Are Limitless!
9. WordPress Website Checklist A Niche A Plan Research A Good Host A Great Domain Name A Great Theme Custom Header Content That Influences Action
10. Choosing a Good Host
* Get Cpanel
* Get Fantastico or Simple Scripts
* Preferred Unlimited Domain Hosting
* Easy Software Upgrades
* Email Included
* Responsive Support
* Excellent Uptime
* Statistics Tracking
* Domain Registration
* Bluehost
11. Choosing a Great Theme
* Easy to Edit
* Widget Ready
* Customer Support
* Easy to Add Header
* Cross-Browser Compatibility
* Easy to Use Navigation
* Search Box Included
* Footer Credit Reasonable
12. There’s Probably a Plugin For That!
* Surveys (wp-polls)
* WordPress Related Posts
* Broken Link Checker
* CommentLuv
* Countdown Timer
* Let It Snow!
* Search Meter
13. Working With Clients
* Increase Hourly Rates
* Charge $300 – $800+ per site
* Provide Ongoing Support & Updates
14. WordPress and SEO
* Automatically adds ‘meta’ tags (Titles, Descriptions)
* Automatically links to related posts
* Easily create detailed navigation
* Optimize your images with ‘alt’ tags
* Faster
* Automation
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So, for the last nine years or so I’ve been creating my own minisites, sales pages, squeeze pages, thank you pages, etc, from scratch. I noticed my friend Wendy Wood had a package available on her site selling affordable minisite design templates and considered buying them.
Over the years I’ve developed my skills at design and can make a decent looking squeeze page but the templates looks were sharp and I wanted something fresh for my site. So I decided to spend the $37 on the Do It Yourself Minisite Kit and try out the templates. I seriously can’t believe I waited so long to start using templates for my pages. It was so much quicker and I got up three pages in less than two hours.
Here are the pages I managed to create:

If you’ve ever struggled with creating sales page or squeeze pages, minisites then grab this package now and stop wasting time reinventing the wheel every time you create a site: DIY