News – For some reason spring is sneaking past me. Easter did, I almost forgot it was last weekend. I don’t know if it’s because of the crazy winter we had or what. Today we keep working on building our website, hope you enjoy it.
Tutor Business 101 – Part 7
Setting up your wordpress –
Today’s task is not difficult, it is just time consuming. We’ll assume that you signed up through GoDaddy, but if you didn’t, that’s OK cause it is the same for virtually all hosting accounts. We’ll talk about the other hosting first.
Other hosting –
Do a search on google for “setting up wordpress on ???†insert your host name in the ???. So if I wanted to find out how to setup wordpress on Hostgater, I would add that.
You should find a page like this, which has a step by step guide for exactly how to do it.
http://support.hostgator.com/articles/specialized-help/technical/wordpress/how-to-install-wordpress
If you have any questions on setting things up, make sure to send a note to your support team.
Go Daddy
Instructions for setting up wordpress on GoDaddy can be found here – http://support.godaddy.com/help/article/834/installing-wordpress-on-your-hosting-account
Templates or themes–
WordPress uses themes to change how your website looks.
Now we want to set up how your website looks. We’ll finish up today with picking a template, then next time we’ll talk about modifying it / tweaking it so that it looks Ok.
The best site to find themes hands down is the WordPress site – http://wordpress.org/themes/
BEWARE – if you use them from other places just make sure there isn’t any malicious things that are installed.
Pick a theme that you like, and then install it, this link will help you do that.
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Themes
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Reminders –
You should be thinking and planning for the following:
- It won’t be long before final exams.
- Plan what you’ll be tutoring this summer. We’ve included some links in the URL section for Summer tips.
- Start talking with parents about if they’ll be tutoring with you next Fall.
- Plan to spend some time with your family.
Useful URLs –
Tips for choosing a wordpress theme – http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-themes/selecting-the-perfect-theme-for-wordpress/
Summer tutor tips –
http://www.cleverapple.com/blog/getting-ready-for-tutoring-this-summer/
http://www.cleverapple.com/blog/keeping-your-students-a-free-web-design-guide-summer-tutor-tips/
Quote – If you are successful, you will be cloned. That’s life. In fact, it’s a sign that you’ve made it when clones of your website, mobile app, and business start cropping up.
Fred Wilson
Follow us / more information.
You can find much more information on our blog. Just use the search box and type something in, you may be surprised at what you find.
http://www.cleverapple.com/blog/
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