by Richard on June 27, 2010
It’s becoming more and more common for business owners to create their own websites than rather pay a web designer a lot of money to create one for them. There are many free platforms to use to create your own website, but in my opinion WordPress is the most extendable and versatile platform you can use. Out of the box WordPress’ default themes are plain and boring and are not suitable for any website, especially one that is targeted toward business.
There are many free WordPress themes available online, many of which are targeted toward business or content management, but in my experience, these free WordPress themes often come with many design flaws or compatibility issues. I find myself spending hours identifying and fixing problems within these free WordPress themes to get my websites to function correctly.
As a business owner your time is valuable and you don’t want to be wasting precious time trying to fix the problems often associated with free WordPress themes. Or worst yet, you’ll have to hire someone to fix it for you, as you’re not a web designer, but a business owner looking to expand on the internet.
In any case, as a business owner, you will lose precise time and money when using a free WordPress theme. This is why I have compiled a list of the 10 best premium WordPress themes for business and content management. These themes will give your website a level of professionalism, as well as extremely useful built in features, that free WordPress themes or professional web designer could not offer.
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by Richard on June 25, 2010
WordPress For Business
Many business owners realize that the internet is the future of business and that they’ll have to have a presence online or get left behind by their competition. Having a website increases the potential for business, not just online, but also locally. If a business doesn’t have a website, they may lose potential customers who are searching online for products or services that business may offer, but these customers will never know that the business exists because they do not have a website.
The problem is that most business owners have no idea what to do next once they decided that they want a website. Do they hire a web designer? Should they attempt to learn and build a website on their own? Hiring a web designer to even create the simplest of websites can be very expensive. I have seen web designers charge anywhere from a few hundred dollars to thousands of dollars for a service that can easily be done by anyone who is a little computer savvy. I am tired of seeing hard working business owners being gouged by web designers who over charge them for the simplest websites that the business owner could have done on their own.
Building a website for your business is not as difficult as you may think. In this tutorial I will show you step by step how to create your own website for free. You don’t even have to know how to code HTML, PHP, or even CSS to create your business website. If you can follow simple instructions you can create your own website for your business in no time.
In this Tutorial You’ll Learn
- How to register a domain name with GoDaddy.
- How to create your hosting account with HostGator.
- How to install and set up WordPress.
- How to find and install a theme for your site.
- How to find and install plugging on your site.
- How to create content on your site.
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