Create FREE Website – Create and Publish a FREE WordPress Website
Introduction
At the end of this Workshop you will walk away with your own FREE-hosted website! This training is for anyone who doesn’t yet have a WordPress website and would like to create a free WorldPress website as well as have it hosted for free.
Online Training from the comfort of your own home or office: convenient, effective and safe! Zoom is easy to use and very user-friendly. You don’t need to download Zoom – you will receive an invitation link for you to access the meeting. All you need is a desktop or laptop and a headset with mic.
Why Use WordPress?
People choose WordPress because it’s an easy platform to use. WordPress has a lot to offer regardless of whether you are new or experienced in building websites. It’s entirely customizable, and its plugin and theme systems can enable you to build almost any type of site you’d like. You can sell products and services from your own website and if you enjoy blogging you can publish articles to the internet on health and fitness, travelling, cooking… anything you are passionate about and… you will get a following in the process.
Syllabus
Creating a website and then help people meet their needs whilst achieving your business goals is useful and fun. More so if everything is free:
• FREE easy-to-build professional website (free themes, plugins and widgets)
• and FREE hosting.
One can now create beautiful websites on the free version of WordPress.com.
What past participants are saying about this Training:
“So impressed! Tony is so patient in teaching and explains everything so well. My website is stunning – Dew Drops Diet Drops – best dieting drops ever! ” Val
“The internet made fun and I got new friends. Thanks!” Beatrice
“Yes, this was a really useful session. Thank you. I can’t wait to get started now” Lesley
More comments below…
Having a website is, needless to state, as important as having a phone. Thousands of people are online searching for products and services, thousands more are enjoying blogging and sharing their blogs with friends…
Whatever your business or social interests, with simple to use tools you can get your own website up and running in no time!
Simply choose your template, add a few details about your business and/ or hobbies, tell people how to contact you and press publish. Customers will be able to find your business in Google search results and on mobile devices.
Here’s what you get:
Do’s and Don’ts
A couple of “Golden Rules” to get you started.
Domain Name
How to search for a Domain Name
Web Hosting Companies
Which to use, which to avoid? AfriHost, BlueHost, GoDaddy, Google Sites, Hetzner, HostGator, WordPress, Xneelo, Yahoo…
FREE Platforms
Which to use, which to avoid? Drupal, Google Sites, Joomla, Wix, WordPress…
WordPress.com
Setup a WordPress.com Profile
Settings in the Admin Area
- General
- Writing
- Reading
- Discussion
- Media
- Permalinks
- Sharing
Users
- All Users
- Invite New
- Personal Settings
Gravatar
Setup a Gravatar Profile.
Pages
- Setup the ‘Title’ for the following pages: Home, Blogs, Photo Gallery, Video Gallery and Contact us
- Set the Featured Image.
Blogs / Blog Posts
- Set ‘Title’
- Set ‘Featured Image’
Embed Video
Embed a YouTube, Vimeo or your own mp4 Video to a Page or Post.
Themes
Choose a theme – you can change the look of your blog with over 380 attractive WordPress themes ranging from professional to fun to crazy, and you can switch themes instantly with just a click of a button. Each theme allows you to customize your sidebar using widgets, and several themes let you upload your own photo or image for the header bar.
Menus
Add a Nav Bar, Menus and drop-down Menus.
Site Stats
Days, weeks and months; Referrers; Search Engine Terms; Totals, Followers and Shares; Top Posts and Pages; Clicks; Enhanced Stats.
Mobile Theme
Enable mobile theme.
Hands-on
This is hands-on training.
Video Recording of the Training Course
You will be able to access the video recording of the Training Course 24/7.
Price – Free!
2022 Training Schedule: Dates and Time
This Training Course is hosted on the last Wednesday of the month, 10am – 2:30pm (please refer Calendar below).
What you need to have to attend
Online Training from the comfort of your own home or office: convenient, effective and safe! Zoom is very user-friendly. You don’t need to download Zoom – you will receive an invitation link for you to access the meeting. To attend you need to complete the RSVP Form (below), you need a desktop or laptop and a headset with a mic. As already mentioned Zoom is very user-friendly but please try and get some Zoom experience prior to the online class. If your server and/ or hosting are/ is too slow I am afraid the class will continue and you are going to be left behind.
RSVP Now!
In order to attend this Training Course, please complete the RSVP Form below. Should a particular date be oversubscribed you will be allocated the next available date. There is limited space so please change your RSVP should you no longer be able to participate. Your name and email will be added to our mailing list – we do send out a Newsletter every time we publish a new blog post.
*The Training Course is hosted every 3rd Wednesday.
During this workshop you will be creating your own free-hosted website!
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Meet new friends, make new business acquaintances and learn how to Create a Free WordPress Website!
Reviews (Likes and Comments)
If you have attended this Training please add yours. Thank you.
I found the training very helpful. I look forward to using the tools I have been given in creating my website. Thank you for an informative course.
Much appreciated thank you🙏. Absolutely fantastic being able to give Dian, Lindsay and Michalen training. Much success with your respective websites and work🎓🎓🎓
Excellent session, Great Practical Training for beginnings to website development. Quick and to-the-point guidance that will produce results you can be proud of.
Much appreciated thank you🙏. Absolutely fantastic being able to give Dian, Lindsay and Michalen training. Much success with your respective websites and work🎓🎓🎓
Overall an amazing course mostly was impressed with how in-depth Tony presented everything.
Thank you very much Smart. You are a fast learner and it was a great pleasure giving you training. Best wishes with your new website.
Thank you Tony for the training. I have learnt allot and look forward to the following sessions. I appreciate your patience when explaining and the time taken to answer questions on Plugins and Widgets.
Thank you so much Nishani. An absolute pleasure giving you training. Look forward to upcoming training sessions.
Amazing course and amazing teacher .
Thank you so much Amber. It was most enjoyable giving you Training. Look forward to start reading the articles on your new website.
Tony’s WordPress training was a great learning experience. He is very good and a patient teacher.
Thank you very much Nompumelelo and Kabelo. It was most enjoyable giving you Training. I am looking forward to the follow-up session.
Happy to say that I am that much closer to being a master of my own website! Thanks for the sessions, Tony. I look forward to more!
Thank you very much Nompumelelo and Kabelo. It was most enjoyable giving you Training. I am looking forward to the follow-up session.
Thank you Tony, the training was very informative and most helpful. I enjoyed it very much and I look forward and am excited to getting started on my blogging. I never thought I could learn so much in 5 hours.
The course is so interesting that time flew by, I will be back to learn more.
Thank you Tony for a great course. My son and I learnt a lot and I personally feel a lot more confident in enhancing and improving the value of the web sites that I am managing.
Hi Jonathan, it was a great pleasure giving you and your son training on WordPress. Thank you for attending. I wish you great success with the websites you are managing.
Many thanks for your Teaching Tony! Excellent knowledge and experience which you shared. Best wishes!
Thank you Lawrie. May you enjoy working on your new website and may it contribute to your continued success.
Tony your style of training is so insightful, simple and could make anyone a genius with no time. Honestly I’m impacted and ready to take the world by storm.Thank you Tony, I definitively will be coming for more training.Cheers
Thanks you Sir. You are an incredibly fast learner. Best wishes with your website.
Great WordPress Training. Now I’ve got the tools to run my business efficiently. Thanks Tony….
A great learning experience, Top of the Top. Excellent trainer. Thank You ever so blessed . A new journey begins….
Hi Maria, thank you for your comment. A new journey has definitely began for you. Thank you for attending ‘Create Free Website’ and I am looking forward to great content on your new site. I am also looking forward to giving you Training this Wednesday on ‘Create Beautiful Blogs and Pages with the Gutenberg Block Editor’. TT
WordPress training made easy with Tony, awesome!!! Thank you so much.
Thank you so much Wendy. Look forward to seeing you tomorrow at the Day 2 of the Training. Your website is looking good. Best wishes. TT
I am so over the moon with my newly found joy. My own Blog. Thanks Tony!!!!
It was an absolute pleasure giving you Training on WordPress Nokuzola. May you enjoy Blogging for a very long time… TT
I’m loving it!
It was absolutely fantastic having you here Kerry. Look forward to seeing you at the upcoming ‘Create free Website 2’. TT
Wonderful learning experience! Thank you.
Thank you very much Kamo. It was fantastic having you here and I look forward to seeing you again this time for ‘Create Free Website – Part II’ this coming Thursday. TT
Tony took all the frustration out of trying to make sense of WordPress on my own! I learned a great deal in a short time. Great!
Thank you Marion. It was abolutely fantastic having you and your husband here. Best wishes with your work. TT
Thank you for a very informative course, I am overwhelmed with information but cannot wait to extend my new website . Tony you are a great teacher and thank you for your patience. I look forward to doing future courses.
Thank you so much Anthea. It was absolutely fantastic having you here. Best wishes with your work and the Fitness Studio. I am certain you will be having many interesting articles to write and I look forward to start reading your fitness posts. TT
Thanks Tony. Appreciate the great training and helpful tips!
Thank you very much Marc. You have an interesting topic and best wishes with your work. TT
Thanks Tony, Awesome course. Really recommend this.
Thank you Jana. Best wishes with your new website. TT
Fantastic Hands-On training! Thank you Tony. So proud of my new site!
Dear Lyra, thank you so much for your comment and yes, you should be proud of your new website. Well done! Best wishes with your work. TT
Tony was a great teacher, and I learnt so much, I shall be back!
Thank you very much Jennifer. Best wishes with your new website and I look forward to seeing you at the next Training. TT
Thank you Tony for helping me.
It was a great pleasure Elize. Best wishes with your work. TT
Wildly useful. Details you will never find out unless you are guided by an expert. Brilliant. A day that should not be missed by any entrepreneur in Johannesburg.
Thank you so much Kay. It was an absolute pleasure having you here. Best wishes with your new website. TT
A well structured course. It inspires confidence especially if you are a novice. Many thanks T.
Thank you very much Pierre. It was an absolute pleasure having you here. Best wishes with your work. TT
Great course. Opens up so many avenues. Feeling empowered!
Thank you very much Frederick. It was an absolute pleasure having you here. Best wishes with your work. TT
Had a fantastic time. Learned an incredible amount.
Thanks Tony
See you again soon.
Thank you Peter. It was a great pleasure having you here and I look forward to seeing you again soon. Best wishes with your website. TT
Thank you so much Tony! This was awesome! You made it so easy!
Thank you very much Nicolien. It was an absolute pleasure having you here. Best wishes with your new website. TT
It was a very nice and informative Saturday, thank you Cool Tony!
Thank you David, best wishes with your new website. TT
It was a very nice and informative Saturday, thank you Cool Tony!
Thank you Roger. Best wishes with your 2 websites (free hosted and the self hosted). TT
This is a great short course on how to create a free or hosted website. You leave the intense personalized class knowing how to create a website from scratch and navigate the admin panel effectively understanding all the necessary features. I did not realize how simple it can be to setup a basic website. Tony has devised an excellent course.
Thank you very much Robin. Fantastic having you here and best wishes with your work endeavours. TT
Thank you Tony for cramming so much learning into one session!
Alwyn, “cramming so much learning…” is this good or bad news? Just kidding – I realise we covered a great deal of material. Thanks for attending ‘Create Free Website’ and best wishes with your new website.
Tony! You are simply amazing. AGAIN you made learning so incredibly accessible. I think you are so inspirational. Thank you!
Wow, so kind of you Sarah. Much success with your business and best wishes with your new website. TT
Thanks, Tony, for another insightful class!
Welcome back Sebe. Great seeing you again. Best wishes with your new ‘Beauty’ website. TT
Marvellous teacher and a very helpful course! We really appreciate all your patience! I am definitely coming back for more.
Very kind of you Tippie and Santie. It was great having you here. Best wishes with your new ‘Adventure Travel’ website and I look forward to seeing you again. TT
Thank you, the training was very helpful. I look forward to my weekly updates 🙂
Thanks Tony. I already had my own WP site but I learned so much today that will save me so much time updating my site in the future.
Thank you very much Rick. Best wishes with your website. TT
Had a wonderful learning experience with Tony. Thank you so much. A must if you are looking to create your own website.
Very kind of you Ann, thank you. Best wishes with your new website. TT
Thanks Tony I had so much fun learning to work the wordpress website, this morning. Your approach is “learner” friendly.
Very kind of you Estelle, thank you. Best wishes with your new website. TT
Thank you Tony for a very informative learning session.
Your patience and teaching skills are exceptional !
Very kind of you Anne. Best wishes your new website. TT
What an informative morning Tony !! Thank you very much for your time ! I will definitelly be coming back for more training 🙂
Thank you Pavli. Best wishes with your new website. TT
Thank you for the awesome training Tony. I learned a lot and highly recommend this to anyone wanting to learn WordPress.
Thank you Faith. Best wishes with your new website. TT
Today’s Training was excellent. Tony is very good in WordPress and he knows well what he is doing.
Thank you Nkosinathi. Best wishes with your website. TT
I am very pleased to have come across to the teaching of Tony. He is one of the very few teachers who really cares about his students.
Thank you Tony for sharing with me your priceless knowledge.
Thank you Sir. I look forward to visit your website. TT
Great introduction to wordpress, look forward to designing my website with the tips you gave us at training.
Thank you very much. Look forward surfing your new site. TT
Thank you so much Tony! what an awesome learning experience – definitely helped me build up enthusiasm for my business venture.
Hi Carmin, thank you. Best wishes with you new website and business. TT
Tony, this was an informative session, it opens up new opportunities and areas to discover, and it helps to integrate with the world most modern tools to interact with people, share knowledge and share experiences.
Thank you Sameh.
This was such an awesome experience. I feel so empowered. I will definitely recommend it.
Thank you Lihle.
The wordpress training was very useful. Tony is a great teacher and the session was pleasant.
Thank you Sevan.
Fantastic, Tony-opened a whole new perspective & had such fun!
Thank you Allison.
Very informative and fun learning session.
Thank you Londiwe.
Learnt a lot in a few hours! Well done and Thanks.
Thank you Sophia.
This training is what all starters will benefit from. I am now comfortable moving forward in expanding and building my website. great stuff Tony
Thank you Tony
Thanks Tony. Great training, very informative, I really learnt a lot. I will definitely be attending more training.
Thank you Diane
Thanks Tony, was a really fun and informative course.
See you at the next course!!
Thank you Joseph
Having a blast learning things I never knew could be so easy!
Thank you Magda
Hi Tony, thanks so much for the excellent course. The knowledge gained and tips picked up in the 6 hours would have taken months to acquire otherwise
Thank you very much Brian.
What an easy way to own my own website at last – Thank you Tony. The training was cool indeed!!!
Thanks much Tony! WordPress made simple… so easy!
Thank you Envor. Looking forward to visiting your new website soon.
today is my birthday, Tony and Tasha gave me wonderful gifts, a chrome and wordpress for my business. Tony is a professional trainer who gives all for your success.
Now i am able to work on my business using wordpress
Happy Birthday Tebogo and may you count many more! Looking forward to your updated website.
Thank you Tony.. Who knew!!! Creating a free website would be so interesting…. Seeing all hard work and pursuits come to life.. Look forward to many more courses…
Thank you Tasha. Looking forward to your new site with all the fantastic and inspiring photos of your success at Kilimanjaro.
I am now comfortable with WordPress. The training today has been very useful. Thank you.
Thanks John-Peter.
Hi Tony,
Thank you for a most interesting and informative training session on building a website. I am sure it will be a great help to growing my business in the future.
Thanks Christine. Looking forward to visiting your website soon.
Has this training been of use??? – Most definitely! It is going to take me and my endeavors to new heights.
Thanks Gavin, You will be pleased to know that there is high speed WiFi at the venue. Thanks for suggesting it…
A wealth of information, thank you Tony.
Thank you Sir.
Great course, well presented by Tony who is very knowledgeable. We created a great website which will definitely improve my business.
Thanks Tony
I will be back
Thanks Gerald. Best wishes with your website and business. TT
Thank-you Tony for a very hands on session. One can create a great website within a few hours !
Thanks Monika.
Learnt plenty, thanks Tony!
Thanks Jonathan.
Thankyou to Tony for a wonderful wordpress workshop. It was practical, user friendly and insightful 🙂
Thanks Gareth.
Tony
You have made WordPress so simple. Thank you for a day filled with invaluable knowledge that we will take forward with us and use daily.
Thanks Celeste.
I have loved creating my own website today. Thank you Tony for making it interesting, fun and best of all easy!
Thanks Debbie.
It was a very informative and excellent training course – I never realised it could be so much fun creating your own website. Thanks Tony- you are awesome.
In one day I have learned more than enough to embark on setting up my own website.
I am very happy with having spent this day.
What a day! So much information, and so much to remember. A very different approach to website building to what I have used before. However, Tony is so expert in WordPress he helps enormously to understand the system.
Very informative – Thank you
Glad to have done this training, I have learned a lot and can do a lot more with my website. Tony is fantastic, great host and trainer and gave so much information. Highly Recommended.
Thank you Tony. The training was great. I’m confident that I’ll be able to improve my site considerably!
Koot Naude
For website simpletons like myself this is an absolute must. Tony makes creating a website simple and easy.
Very worthwhile
Many Thanks Tony
ps lunch was yummy too
Thank you Tony!
What a brilliant course. I finally will get my business visible. Thank you for you patience and great food!!!
Fabulous course. Tony is passionate about WordPress and training. Thanks a lot
Tony’s training was very useful, helping me understand how to change the website I already had, but created by somebody else. It gives me confidence for the future to make the changes I need myself…
Thank you Tony!! I am so super excited to go home and play around. I have learnt so much and I am looking forward to see you for the SEO workshop and learn even more 🙂
What an amazing experience! Learnt so much!! Thank you very much Tony! Cant wait to start!
Thank you Tony – you gave me the knowledge and tools to improve my company’s visibility and also save me money, time and frustrations.
Will see you for additional training.
What an amazing experience! Learnt so much and is super exited to apply everything we learnt to our websites! Thank you so very much Tony.
My head is spinning. I’ve learnt so much today. Thank you Tony for sharing your knowledge and all your patience! Cant recommend this course enough for people who need to manage their own WordPress sites or have an interest in web site development. Looking forward to the next course!
Very informative and easy to follow! What a great teacher and site. I would never have been able to do it alone!
A day well spent, Thank you Tony. Looking forward to the next course.
Just about to finish, couldn’t wait to say how great this training was. Still alot of work to do but I have been given all the tools to get me started. Cant wait for the advance course. I really recommend the intermediate course, without this I would have struggled quite a bit for simple tasks. Thanks again Cool Tony
Very Informative course. Tony makes the development of a website with word-press very easy. Looking forward to developing my website. Thanks Tony for the knowledge.
I attended the most incredible training on how to build my own website… it was really helpful and informative and learned a lot. Proud of my new website.. http://www.well24-7.co.za … Thank you Tony!
A very informative and useful course. I’d recommend it to anyone.
Thank you so much, I was very amazed that I could build a website so fast, it was so easy.
Thanks Wendy. Looking forward seeing you again soon and visiting your new website. TT
Learnt so much today – can’t wait to get my website started. Thank you Tony for your patience and for making it fun!
I am pleased you found the training worthwhile. Thanks Debbie.
Great learning experience! Website creation made easy ! Thank you Tony!
I agree, website creation made easy. Thanks Theo.
Hi Angie, Joey, Elise Niren and Yasha, thanks for your very generous comments. Looking forward t seeing you again soon. TT
Very interesting, Tony managed to answer all my questions and helped a lot, learned a lot today 🙂
Thank You so much Tony. This was a brilliant excellent course. I have learned a lot and I’m looking forward to the next course.
Really amazing meeting Tony…and he really is Cool too. I never realised how easy and fun it would be to create a website..Goodbye techies…hello technology…
This course is fabulous and a must for everyone who wants to create an amazing website.
Awesome learning experience with Tony. Creating a website made so easy. Well done Tony.