User design is key to the success of your user experience. When we are building out our website, this is something that we need to be aware of as bootcampers. The design is what will help you navigate the SEO world these days as well, as Google is putting more and more emphasis on speed, navigation, and design elements. In this class, we are going to approach “user design” from the perspective of making the user experience better, but also how to amplify your rankings within search engines with simple design shifts.

Mastering User Design, Navigation and Site Speed

Let's put it all together! We'll cover all the steps from downloading the plugin to finding a template kit to apply to editing that template to create your very own page, an About Me page. Once you can do this for one page you can build out an entire site in the exact same way! Let's do it live!

Elementor Finale! Putting it all Together, Bringing Your Vision to Life!

Picking up right where we left off last week, we are now ready to APPLY our Template Kit and start LIVE EDITING our site! Let's show you how to apply any FREE template kit of your choosing and then get your MENUS ready for navigation! Your site comes to life in this class!

Applying our Template Kit & Setting a Header & Footer!

Template kits are like your website's "skin". If you want some "pre-built" consistency in design throughout your website, template kits can be a great start! Let's begin with the easiest way to start building out your website using free template kits within Elementor.

Using Free Template Kits in Elementor to QUICKLY Build a Full Website!

Dragging and dropping widgets into your content is an essential aspect of Elementor! Let's continue where we left off last class and familiarize ourselves with bringing your content to life LIVE with some of its pro widgets. We'll use these like building blocks to create content that wows!

Intro to Elementor Widgets (Pro)!

Elementor gives you so much freedom to bring any vision to life! Let's cover the basics and show you just a taste of the ease of design you have at your fingertips with Elementor! Trust me, you'll be addicted quick!

Elementor 101: First the Basics

Your audience loves photos & multimedia! Let's show you how to insert great, relevant images and multimedia that compliments your content perfectly!

Adding Images & Multimedia to Your Site

Don't sleep on internal linking and calls to action! Let's show you the best way to get your content to convert using these simple and effective practices.

Implementing Great CTAs and Internal Linking

Aesthetics are a small but VERY important element when building a clear, cohesive, effective brand. In this class I'll walk you through simple tools and rules that'll make even the most "artistically challenged" student comfortable & confident in their brand's design aesthetics.

Crafting a Beautiful, Credible, and Effective Brand Aesthetic (i.e. Design)

It's all about the content, right? Are you doing everything you can to create a great user experience in each and every post?

Optimizing Posts for the Best User Experience

You've created all this content, but are you setting up your website for success? How are you helping your audience navigate your website and find all that goodness! Let's dive into website navigation!

Menus & Website Navigation

Let's dive into all the customization options we have with the all important Customizer and learn how each theme has its own whole package of customizing and widget options!

Theme Customization

Let's focus on the design elements of your website's front page! This is your website's identity. Should you go minimalist or design heavy? Let's dive in and make your website come to life!

Your Homepage 101

When do you use a page and when do you use a post? What the heck is a widget and where do you place them! In this live class, I will explain everything you need to know about WordPress pages, posts and Widgets!

Pages, Posts and Widgets Explained

Color in design help create emotions within your content and design. Are you using the right color to emit the right emotion? In this live class, I will show you exactly how to choose the right color for your website .

The Psychology of Color in Design

WordPress Plugins can add some great functionality to your website and content. In this live class, I will walk you through everything you need to know about plugins and how to choose the proper ones.

Understanding WordPress Plugins

Page speed is a ranking factor for your content. If you have a slow loading website that is from your heavy theme, your content will not rank in the top of the search engines. In this live class, I will walk you through everything you need to know about choosing an awesome fast loading theme.

Choosing an Awesome Fast Loading Theme

Let's cover the basic equipment and gear you'll need so you can push out consistent quality videos on a regular basis! Don't worry, even a small space can be your very own make-shift YouTube recording studio!

Turning any Space Into a YouTube Recording Studio

Let's take your YouTube videos to the NEXT LEVEL and structure them so that your audience has the best user experience! This is what leads to conversions!

Taking Your YouTube Videos NEXT LEVEL

Did you know GeneratePress had a feature where you can create your own widgets? The GeneratePress Elements Feature is a super powerful feature of the GeneratePress Premium theme where a plethora of advancements can be done. In this live class you will learn everything you need to know about GeneratePress Elements and how to best use them.

Using GeneratePress Elements

Content will always be the primary focus of your website. But when you add simple visual elements and layouts, your content will shine. In this live class you will understand how to set up and customize your blog roll and blog posts using the GeneratePress Theme.

Awesome Blog Rolls with the GeneratePress Theme

With the GeneratePress Premium Theme install, you now have a plethora of features enable to customize your website. In this live class you will learn how to easily customize your website using the power of GeneratePress Premium.

Customizing Your GeneratePress Theme

Using the basic GeneratePress theme is a great asset to your website as it is a well built basic core theme. GeneratePress Premium is considered the Ferrari of themes as it has a plethora of functions that streamline your content delivery. In this live class you will learn everything you need to know on how to install and set up the GeneratePress Premium theme.

Implementing GeneratePress Premium

A website and its content will not be very effective if there are no call to action elements placed within the content. In this live class you will learn how to create and add call to action elements to your funnel for maximum profits.

Adding Call To Action Elements

What is a landing page? How do you construct landing pages that are set up to rank in search engines? How do you create landing pages that convert, and that will lead you to your desired action...whether that is a conversion, a lead, or a click? These are all topics that we are going to be covering in this class, which is a full walk-through on how to plan, structure and create high converting, and highly engaging landing pages.

Building Amazing Landing Pages

What is the best font colour for readability? What is the best font type? Serif or sans serif? These are all decisions that a website owner needs to consider as part of their overall website design. Font colours and typography and dictate your content readability, the user experience, engagement and conversions. In this class you are going to be learning how to properly choose font colours and styles, as well as how to manage your existing fonts/colours on your website. Often overlooked, but incredibly important. You are not going to want to miss this class!

Aligning Colors & Typography

In this class, you will learn what exactly are the core strategies of the GenerateBlocks plugin and how to use them to increase the value of your website and content.

Core Strategies of GenerateBlocks

Your website design starts with your theme choice. There are many characteristics that you should seek in a theme, and sometimes “less is more”. In this class you are going to be walked through choosing a theme, what to look forward to, and the design elements that you should look for, and design elements that can actually detract from your business. Not all themes are built the same, and as a budding business you need to understand which theme best suits your goals.

Choosing an Effective Theme

In this class, you will discover what exactly the GenerateBlocks plugin is and how it can enhance your website and posts.

Implementing GenerateBlocks Free and Premium

How many fonts do you currently use on your website? There is a very fine balance between a beautiful stylistic website and a functional website. The fulcrum is typography and using it strategically. In this live class, you will learn everything you need to know about building great website typography and how it can increase your conversions.

Building Great Website Typography

What do you want your website to look like? Often times people have one version of a well designed website, and their visitors have a different idea of what it looks like. You want to be on the same page as your audience. In fact the them you choice can have one of the biggest impacts on how your website converts, and the overall readability of it. In this live class I am going to be walking you through the process of choosing a theme, and how to appropriately adjust and manage the design elements of a theme. You are not going to want to miss this one, it could be a true game-changer for your business.

Creating a Beautiful, Professional Looking Website

The Psychology of Marketing Plays a huge role when it comes to conversions, rankings and sales. This is typically encompassed with creating a great user experience. This LIVE class will show you everything you need to know about User Experience and how it can boost your conversions.

User Experience Strategies

Imagine an artist describing what they have painted and not seeing the actual art. It would be challenging to visualize what it looks like. The same goes for websites.. It is important to diversify your website with images and graphic to fully tell the story of your post. In this live class, you will learn how to easily add images and graphics to your posts.

Beautifying Your Website With Image & Graphics

Sometimes we get to a point with our websites where we feel we need to a refresh or a complete overhaul to our design. As our skills advanced and as we establish our brand, often times we also want to make a statement with your website theme design. In this class we are going to cover when to know you are ready for a new theme, the different places you can purchase premium themes, and how to customize your theme through their customization settings.

Professional Theme Designs & Customizations

Widgets carry a powerful asset to your website by showing supplementary information about your online business. These can help you convert readers into customers by strategically placing Call to Action (CTA) items. In this live training event, we are going to dive into how to create awesome looking widgets that help turn your readers into conversions.

Advanced Widget & Framework Customization

Ready to get into some &ldquo;coding&rdquo;? This week we are going to step into the programming world and learning how to manipulate your website design elements directly through the code. This includes managing your header, footer, your font sizes/colors/styles, as well as how your pages and posts are displayed.

Managing Your Website Design Through CSS

Your website navigation is critical for user experience, but also can have a big impact on how your website ranks in search engines. Wordpress allows you to efficiently create custom menus, which you can then integrate into various areas of your website and in this live class we are going to be covering best practices for navigation, and how to effectively integrate custom menus into your website.

Using Custom Menus (Main, RHS, Footer)

99% of the time, website themes work and look just fine and should be left alone. But there are some situations where you&rsquo;d like to know how your website looks the way it does. #knowledgeispower Join Jay this Friday April 6th (5pm Pacific) where he will walk you through the wonderful world of Basic to Advanced Styling Elements. Everyone is encouraged to attend as knowing HOW your website looks is important but some of the topics covered will be more advanced.

Understanding Basic & Advanced Styling Elements

One way to have readers stay on your site longer is having awesome looking graphics that help tell your story. But finding and creating graphics can be a huge ordeal if you have little experience. Enter Canva! A free user friendly graphic tool that helps you build and find awesome looking images for your site, social media and so much more. Join Jay this Friday September 22nd (5PM Pacific) where he will walk you through how to use Canvas so you can build awesome looking graphics!

Hello: Canva 

Now.. If You Follow Me This way please.. Would like to control the way you want visitors navigate your site? Did you know that you can control your readers experience by essentially taking them on a tour of your site? Creating an awesome navigation system on your site is easier than you think! Join Jay this Friday November 20th (5PM PACIFIC) where he will walk you through his strategies for creating an awesome user experience with navigation.