DIGITAL ROCKSTAR 101
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COURSE OBJECTIVE 2
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To establish your online and digital presence for the betterment of your career and business regardless of your technical background.
BIG PICTURE 3
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Domain Name (YOU!)
IP Address (House Address)
Web host (Neighborhood)
Internet (Road)
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Host your Domain
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Build your Website
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2. Build your Website
datagoto The folder you created and pointed to just now in DomainCentral
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Manage and Configure Website3
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Your Website Command Center
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Click Users tab > Your Profile
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Enter your desired nickname
Select the nickname
Create new password
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Username is still the same i.e. admin
Password is the newly created one
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Change Site Title & Tagline
Set correct time zone
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Set where your notifications should go
Click Settings tab > General
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Setup Website Email
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Or http://www.ipage.com/mail/
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A copy forwarded to my personal email
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Create New Website Page and Post5
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PAGE VS. POST
Page is the BOSS of Post!
For now, consider Post is within Blog Page whereas Page is independent on its own.
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5. Create New Page & Post
Visual mode is like how you use MS Word (WYSIWYG)
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Add featured picture so your post can be social network friendly e.g. Pinterest, Facebook…
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Transform Blog to Website6
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6. Transform Blog to WebsiteCreate a Home Page
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How to get rid of the Comment Box?
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6. Transform Blog to WebsitePages > All Pages > Quick Edit > Uncheck Allow Comments > Update
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6. Transform Blog to WebsiteComment Box is Gone!
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6. Transform Blog to WebsiteCreate a Contact Page: Connect to WordPress.com.
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6. Transform Blog to WebsiteCreate a Contact Page: After connected, notice new Feedback tab on the Left-side.
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Do not be alarmed by this since it’s automatic.
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6. Transform Blog to WebsiteThe Feedback is where you check your messages.
Can download as CSV file.
A copy is sent to your email. Sometimes, it end up in your Junk mail.
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How to make the Home page the default front page??
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How to rearrange/edit the Menu??
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1. Remove redundant Home and Sample Page
2. Press Create Menu
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So you can easily select which menu to use in case you have more than 1 variations in the future.
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Beautify Website
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RECAP!
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Time to Rock the Digital World!
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. -Lao Tzu
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