Build Your Own WordPress Website – Portishead Small Group Training

Want to build and manage your own WordPress website, but don’t know where to start?
This hands-on, small group training is designed to guide you step by step, with plenty of personal support along the way.

Over the course of the day, you’ll:

• Understand WordPress – learn how WordPress works, and the roles of themes and plugins.
• Set up your brand look & feel – define your colours, fonts and global settings.
• Create your structure – map out your website, build menus, and set up easy navigation.
• Add content with confidence – use the WordPress block editor to design and build pages.
• Learn best practices – from SEO basics and accessibility to simple design principles that make your site shine.

Each participant gets their own pre-prepared development website, set up in advance with premium tools already installed:

• Astra Pro (theme)
• Gravity Forms (data capture & forms)
• Yoast SEO (search optimisation)

• 1 year of free hosting & maintenance (worth £390+VAT if purchased separately).
• Your own development site to practice on during the session.
• A small, supportive group (max. 5 participants).
• Expert guidance and feedback throughout the day.

• A working laptop you can bring with you.
• A domain name (if you don’t already have one, I can help you set this up).
• Your brand basics (if you have them) – e.g. logo, colour palette, fonts.
• Any text or images you’d like to start building into your site.

• Small business owners, freelancers or side-hustlers who want to control their own website.
• Anyone who wants to learn the right way to build a professional, secure and effective site.
• People who prefer practical, guided training rather than watching endless tutorials.

£150 + VAT (£180 total per person)
This includes:

• Training day (4.5 hours in person)
• Your development site with premium plugins pre-installed
• 1 year of hosting & maintenance included (worth £39 + VAT per month)

If you choose to continue after the free year:

• Hosting + maintenance: £39 + VAT / month
• Hosting only: £17 + VAT / month

We’ll break for lunch from 12:30 – 1:00. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided – just bring your own lunch.

Spaces are limited to 5 participants per course, so early booking is recommended.

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