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Purpose?•Portfolio

Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Purpose?•Portfolio•Blog

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Purpose?•Portfolio•Blog•Small Business

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Purpose?•Portfolio•Blog•Small Business•Non-profit

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Purpose?•Portfolio•Blog•Small Business•Non-profit•E-commerce

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SET-UPYour Host is WordPress.com

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WordPress.com

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WordPress.com - login or create a login

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Free or add some options

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Choose what meets your needs(you can add on later)

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YOUR NAMEEasiest Option is via WordPress.com

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Paid: Myname.com

Free: Myname.wordpress.com

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THE STRUCTUREChoose a Theme

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Search by your need

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Want a theme especially to show off your work?

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WordPress Will Show You Specialized Themes

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Want a theme especially to show off your work?

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Almost all WordPress themes are Mobile Friendly. These are especially so.

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CREATE A PAGEPages have information that does not change often:

Your email addressPhone Number

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CREATE A BLOG PAGE

This should be regularly updated with:Examples of your work for your portfolio

Blog PostsArticles you write related to your business

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CREATE TEXTMuch like writing in a Word document

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ADD IMAGESBeware of Copyrights!

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Source of Free Images• http://search.creativecommons.org/

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Source of Paid Images

Example: iStock

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Source of Paid Images

Example: Shutterstock

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Source of Paid ImagesExample: Clip Art

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NOW FOR ADVANCED ASPECTS

Bring your Internet presence to the next level.

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PLAN YOUR CONTENT UPDATES

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SOURCES OF

INSPIRATION

http://www.timeanddate.com/

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ADD COOL EXTRAS

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DO A LITTLE SEOHere is where to start…..

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HAVE A GOOD TITLE

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USE THE IMAGE ALT TEXT

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USE THE IMAGE ALT TEXT

Google reads it.

So does software which reads for the sight-impaired.

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USE SUB-HEADINGS FOR CLARITY

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WRITE GOOD COPY

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WORDPRESS.COMLydia Rogers