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Are you ready to build your first website but don’t know where to start? Join us for WordPress Basics: Setting Up Your First Website and learn how to bring your ideas online with WordPress! This beginner-friendly workshop will walk you through everything you need to know—from choosing a domain to installing WordPress and creating a simple, professional site.

What You’ll Learn:

•The difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com
•How to set up hosting and install WordPress
•Customizing themes, adding pages, and creating menus
•Essential plugins for SEO, security, and performance

Who Should Attend?
This workshop is perfect for beginners, small business owners, freelancers, and anyone curious about building websites without coding experience.

What to Bring:

•A laptop or tablet for hands-on participation
•Ideas for your first website (optional)

Agenda:
4:00 PM – Welcome & Introduction
4:10 PM – WordPress Overview
4:30 PM – Setting Up Your Website Step-by-Step
5:00 PM – Interactive Workshop: Build Along with Us
5:30 PM – Essential Plugins & Final Touches
5:45 PM – Wrap-Up & Networking

Whether you’re launching a personal blog, business site, or portfolio, this workshop will give you the tools and confidence to get started.

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Bluehost
Bluehost makes building, growing, and managing WordPress websites easy!
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Global hosting, community roots, built for what’s next
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Kinsta
Build with WordPress, grow with Kinsta.

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