Start a new career as a freelance website designer. Be your own boss, become location independent, and live the lifestyle you want.
Modules
Freelancer Questionnaire
Lesson
Pre-course materials
Lessons
Week 1: Setting Up Your Website
Lessons
- Week 1 Timeline
- Setting Up & Updating Your Trello Board
- Buy Your Domain Name
- Set Up Hosting
- Set Up New Website & Install WordPress
- Change Nameservers
- Enable SSL
- Setup Jetpack
- Setup General Area
- Set Permalinks
- Add Media
- Setup User Accounts
- Adding a Page
- Adding a Blog Post
- Choose Your Website Style
- Choose Your Website Theme
- Helpful Guide: Using SiteGround
- Helpful Guide: Using Your WP Admin Panel
- Helpful Guide: Keyboard Shortcuts
- Helpful guide: Analysing The Client Questionnaire
Week 2: Installing And Customising Your Theme
Lessons
- Week 2 Timeline
- Introduction To Themes
- Installing Your Free Theme
- Installing Your Premium Theme
- Editing Demo Data
- Update SSL – Search & Replace Plugin / Other Methods
- Putting Your Website Under Construction
- Website Launch Timeline
- Changing The Color Scheme Of Your Website
- Adding Custom Fonts To Your Website
- Custom CSS (Site-wide)
- Custom CSS (For A Specific Page)
- Adding Site Icon
- Changing The Menu
- Adding Widgets
- Editing Your Pages: Elementor
- Editing Your Pages: WB Bakery
- Adding a Contact Form
- Helpful Guide: Getting Content From Your Client
- Helpful Guide: Client Communication
- Helpful Guide: Using The Chrome Developer Panel
- Custom CSS Session With Steph
- Helpful Guide: Styling A Responsive Website
- Helpful Guide: HTML For Beginners
- Helpful Guide: CSS Tips for Beginners
Week 3: Adding Functionality To Your Site With Plugins
Lessons
- Week 3 Timeline
- WordPress Plugins
- Useful WordPress Plugins
- Managing Plugins
- Adding a Mailing List Subscription Box
- Optional: Adding Subscription Memberships
- Optional: Adding a Booking Calendar
- The Psychology Of Web Design
- What Can I Offer
- Helpful Guide: Tips for Designing Your First WordPress Website
- Slider Revolution User Guide
Optional: Setting Up Your Online Store
Lessons
Week 4: Preparing For Launch
Lessons
Week 5: Pitching To Clients
Lessons
Other Lessons
Creating A Simple But Elegant Logo.
A guide to quickly creating a great-looking logo for your site.