WPNYC WordPress.com Night: How to Create Your 1st Website

Excited about creating your first website but you don’t know where to start? WordPress powers more than 25% of all websites today and we’ll walk you through, step by step, how to set up your own free website on WordPress.com.

This workshop is geared towards complete beginners - people who have no previous experience in web building. Learn how to easily create your account, choose a domain, choose a theme, the difference between posts and pages, and more!

PRESENTED BY: Scott Becker / HOSTED BY: Winstina Hughes

This is a WordPress.com focused event, that will be led by enthusiasts independent of Automattic.

All experience levels welcome. There will be a short presentation then time to break off and learn from each other.

WHAT TO BRING:

Bring a laptop. We have wifi. Bring a friend, too.

If you need help with your site, bring your laptop and WordPress.com login info to access your website.

Did you miss WPNYC WordPress.com Night: Building a Blog Around a Single Topic? No worries. Get one-on-one training on what you missed.

IMPORTANT:
Be sure to bring government-issued photo ID for security. We need to collect everyone's First / Last name to submit in advance of the event. If your profile name is different than your government-issued ID, provide us correct info when registering to minimize security problems when you arrive.

SEEKING:
More Happiness! Want to contribute by helping someone else? We can always use help and encourage everyone to join us.