At this stage of the course you should have your website created! Congratulations, this is a big accomplishment!
Looking back to 2002 when I started my career in Online Business it took me 30 days just to figure out how to build a website. There definitely weren't any platforms like the Website platform you have access to here. What takes 30 seconds now, took 30 days back then.
How things have changed!
In this lesson we are going to be walking you through the process of the initial website set-up. This includes the removal of "default" content that is installed with every website as well as a look around of the back office of your website.
Additionally, I am also going to be walking you through the activation of your "Plugins" and be walking you through the benefits of the plugins (feature extensions) that have been installed automatically with your website.
Below is a video walk-through showing you the process of setting up your website. Click play to watch the "Setting Up Your Niche Website - The Initial Steps" video below.
Task 1: Login Into Your Website Back Office
In order to do this, you need to log into your website. This is very easy to do and can be done using the "Log In!" button (as shown below).
This will automatically show you all your users you have associated with your website and from there you can log into your website.
No more need for manual logins and the passwords within your account are encrypted and secured using SiteRubix technology!
You can also find your website login details, username, and password within the Details link on your SiteManager dashboard.
Task 2: Activate and Update Your Plugins
After you login, you will see your Wordpress administration dashboard for your website (see below).
This may look completely foreign to you if you have never logged into a WordPress website before, but don't worry, you will get the hang of this and there is a ton of help here within the community to work you through any questions/issues you may run into.
Wordpress is the most powerful and widely used website platform in the world. It is used by over 30% of ALL websites (millions) and it also has a wide range of "add ons" known as plugins that you can use extend the functionality of your website.
When you install website here at WA we pre-install three of the most useful plugins with your website automatically and your first step is going to be activating these plugins.
You will see the All in One SEO plugin, which we will be setting up in the next lesson. This is a plugin that is going to help you get found and ranked by search engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo.
You will also see the Classic Editor plugin, which is already activated. This gives you access to the classic editor when you upgrade and create posts within your back office, which is preferrable (in particular when getting started) to the new and more modular editor. It is going to make your life a lot easier and it is already set up for you so you have to do nothing from you end.
Lastly, the Kraken Image Optimization plugin is going to compress and optimize all of the images on your website automatically. This is really sophisticated and advanced platform that is going to lead to better website speeds, a better user experience, and better search engine rankings. This is already set-up optimally for you.
Task 3: Delete Default Posts, Pages and Comments
Every new Wordpress website that you install will come with "default" or dummy content that is added with every website install. You want to get rid of this content before you can start creating content that is relevant to your niche.
The first thing you want to do is delete the default post that is added with each website.
Click on the Posts button, within the side menu.
This will take you to the posts page where you will go to see a list of all the posts on your website. A post is simply a content page on your site (we will be explaining them in more detail later).
Simply "mouse over" the post area and it will reveal the post management buttons. You will want to then click the "Trash" button. This will delete the default "Hello World!" post.
Do the same with the "Pages" link as well. There may be a few different Pages, including the Privacy Policy page. You can delete all of these pages as we are going to be starting fresh with our own content and starting the build out process of this in upcoming lessons.
**Do note that there may not be both default Pages and Posts. If that is the case, just move on.
That is it for this lesson, nice work! You now have a live website that is set-up and ready to go. This is your own Internet "real estate". You will use this website to connect with your niche and ultimately earn revenue through. This website is your foundation for building a successful online business!
The next lesson we are going to be showing you how to get your website ready to rank in Google and other search engines!
If you have any questions about the set up of your website, please scroll down and leave them within the comments below.
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ReplyDon't worry about the writing. Here, you are taught to write in a conversational style, as though you were talking to a friend. It's not like writing an essay, it doesn't have to be perfect.
Think of it pretty much like you are explaining something to your best friend, how would you then manage it?
I start off with free writing anything that comes to mind, read up. proofread, have someone else read it.
And then bit by bit getting focused and more focused writing.
You may consult with https://answersocrates.com/ for further research into finding a subcategory starting out. You can search what real people are asking as in Questions, Prepositions, Comparisons, in the past, letters and query. It is also great if someone wants to write a thorough research based article.
With goals you can set however best suits you, however I keep it realistic.
I was exactly the same as you about 5 weeks ago, thinking how am I going to write about things when I have never been a good writer, buts its funny if you pick a topic/niches you love the words easily build into sentences, the sentences into paragraphs and before you know it you have an article ready to publish.
Just articulate it as if you were talking to friends.
All the best with your goals and I am here if you ever get stuck.
Mark
Fantastic goals here.
As for writing your thoughts in a post: you choose the topic of interest for your website. It can most certainly be something that does not reveal your personal thoughts. For example, let's say you are a camper. So you can have a website all about camping for beginners. So your site would be about what beginners need to know and do related to camping. A lot of the information would be about things you need to go camping. With such a topic there is no need to reveal your inner thoughts. That is just an example. The training teaches you about the different kinds of info you can write and an outline of style and content approach.
We wish you much success.
In the video, the number says 25 for both. I am just curious if this is something that has changed since Kyle made the video.
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We wish you much success.
Welcome to WA.
I can understand your doubt due to lack of experience.
I can assure you the course is pretty straight forward and easy to follow.
However I would be most happy to help you along. May I suggest you do some research before choosing your niche? I did a small blog on market research recently. This will help you to decide on the type of business you wish to build. Since the primary purpose of starting a business is to make money it is important to choose well. Success Is Never Accidental - Market Research Part 1 You may also read here about niche vs market. Success Is Never Accidental - Broad Market VS Niche Market When you need help moving on be sure to reach out to me. I will be happy to help.
Hope these help.
All the best.
Candy Benn
Wishing you much success.
Or you can message right here on this string if you can't find your way around yet.
Take care.
Candy Benn
I love the title "The Fish Keepers Guide" but am concerned with the similarity to an already established website.
What is your advice? Should I push forward and try to beat their website, or delete my site and start over with a new name?
Thanks,
Nathan
We should never compare ourselves to others vs be unique and do our thing.
Check if the domain may be copyrighted, trademarked and ' or registered to an established business, then you need steer away, as you do not want to build your business and few years down the line end up with a law suit.
Here's some insight how to go about choosing an appropriate domain name, however please be aware hosting is provided with a premium subscription to the platform.
You can use Namemesh dot com - look in SEO & MIX columns
You can also use leandomainsearch dot com, you input a word and it gives you another
And godaddy valuation tool to find a memorable name.
Nowadays domains are not so affected by SEO vs writing quality rich content with good choice of keywords, latter of which would rank you in the search engines.
I would always go for a dot com domain name vs dot net or dot org as people's perceptions when they start typing they would typically assume it is a dot com. And make sure it is spelled correctly as it cannot be edited once purchased.
Also I would not include dashes, may be one dash permittable in some situations.
It is from my understanding that business names and domain names are not protected by the copyright law, but more so the intellectual property of the site itself (the blog posts themselves).
Again, from my understanding of copyright and trademark laws, I would only face legal action if their name was trademarked. I checked their site, and with the Trademark Electronic Search System, and it doesn't seem that "Fish Keeper Guide" is protected in any way.
Do you agree with me? I think I'm legally safe to use "The Fish Keepers Guide"
-Nathan
I know a fair bit about using a website for cash flow, and I'm curious, are these websites set up to be monetized with advertisements?
It seems important to max out every cent possible from a site visitor.
-Nathan
(feel free to check out my first blog post too!)
They can in due course, however a website needs traffic and for it to get traffic you need content.
To create content, you'd figure out a focused niche.
A niche subject is something you are passionate and genuinely interested in could be a hobby or an interest, and know so well you can write plenty original content about.
ONE niche, a website. Products and programs can be varied however all must be relevant to the niche.
You may consult with https://answersocrates.com/ for further research into finding a subcategory starting out. You can search what real people are asking as in Questions, Prepositions, Comparisons, in the past, letters and query. It is also great if someone wants to write a thorough research based article.
For example if you are in yoga
Yoga exercises for beginners
When deciding on a niche try narrow it down to a more specific niche, you can ask yourself the following question:
So I want to help people with ____________________ ?
Fill in the blank and you are going to get closer to a specific audience. A Niche is A Group of People Looking for Stuff If you are New and Not quite yet figured (niche infographic within) Essentially you are writing more informational posts so that you do not sound so salesy to Google and if there’s a solution, a detailed analysis review post for your visitors to let them make an informed decision whether to go click your links and go purchase the focused item you proposed to solve their issue.
Once a site starts gaining traction, traffic and authority you can then scale to cover another subcategory.
See example blog post below Succeeding With Golf Balls, Scaling With Shoes! You can do a google search
Your niche + affiliate programs
Your niche + affiliate programs + location
and see what results you get
Meanwhile I'd ask as many questions as I want to get clarifications,
Welcome to WA and our community.
Abie & AJ
Other Members please confirm?
Hope this helps and encourages?
But the basic aim to build a website here is to make it RANK in Google or other search engines for KEYWORDS that people online usually search for.
Glad to hear you have a background in this already. I would suggest that you follow the WA training and learn its approach as well. You will pick up some very good tips.
