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In this step-by-step video tutorial, I show you how to make a professional business website with WordPress using the free Spacious theme from Theme Grill. This tutorial is comprehensive and nothing is skipped so it should be easy to follow along, even for absolute beginners!
Things Covered in the Video:
0:00:00 Welcome Message
0:00:29 Bullet list of video contents
0:02:11 Complete walkthrough of what you’ll be creating
0:08:52 Setting up a domain name and hosting account with HostGator.com (Use wpsculptor1cent for 1 cent for your first month or use wpsculptor30 for 30% off your hosting order, Thank you for your support!)
0:14:42 Installing WordPress onto your hosting account
0:17:38 Logging into the backend of your WordPress site and taking care of some basic settings
0:21:58 Downloading and installing the free mobile friendly Spacious theme from Theme Grill
0:23:25 Creating pages
0:25:47 Creating navigation menus with drop down functionality
0:33:00 Specifying which page is your home page
0:35:02 Adding text and image content to your pages using the visual editor
0:37:45 Finding free high quality stock photos to use on your website
0:42:33 Making any text a link to another page using the visual editor
0:43:35 Adding a contact form to the contact page using a WordPress plugin
0:46:27 Using an image gallery plugin with a “lightbox” effect
0:50:10 Adjusting the image gallery thumbnail settings
0:52:26 Adding a YouTube video to your pages
0:53:42 Creating the “Copywriting” page with text and an image using the visual editor
0:55:23 Overview of Spacious theme options
0:56:09 Choosing a site layout width
0:58:04 How to potentially add a “favicon” to your site
0:58:55 Shout out to the optional Spacious Premium theme upgrade
0:59:33 Coming up with your own color scheme and using a free online resources to come up with color scheme ideas
1:00:43 Changing your website’s main primary accent color
1:01:52 Changing your website’’s background color
1:03:23 Creating a custom logo
1:12:44 Adding your logo to your site
1:13:48 Setting up the optional slideshow on your home page
1:15:50 Cropping your slide images
1:22:53 Discussing widgets and widget areas and adding several widgets to enhance the functionality of your site
1:24:13 Choosing between a right or left sidebar
1:27:29 Adding a Testimonial Widget to your sidebar
1:28:31 Adding a Featured Page widget to your sidebar
1:32:05 Adding 4 footer widgets
1:34:22 Setting up the contact page sidebar widget area
1:36:45 Setting up the home page utilizing the “Business Template”
1:40:02 Adding the Services Widget to your home page with professional icons
1:45:26 Adding a Featured Page Widget to your home page
1:46:04 Adding a Testimonial Widget to your home page
1:46:41 Adding a Call to Action Widget to your home page
1:48:04 Closing message and ways to say thanks 🙂
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