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Our team, support and all product sales will be offline December 22 – January 3 for our annual holiday break. 🙌 Wishing you all a safe, happy, healthy holiday season from Team Shannon Mattern!

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1.0 – THE BIG PICTURE (01:26)

To build a solid online business, you need a strong foundation – and that’s where our website building process starts. What you’ll do in Day one isn’t the most sexy, but it is the most crucial, and it will set you up for success in the days that follow!

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1.1 – WEBSITE BUDGET (12:09)

Today we’ll go over your web design budget (you’ll be surprised how much it will really cost). We’re going to keep it simple, and get fancy later!

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1.2 – DOMAIN & HOSTING (12:15)

This is the most technical step of the whole website building process, and let me tell you, it’s gotten a whole lot easier with my preferred WordPress hosting provider, Bluehost! And I worked out a special price for you when you use my affiliate link.

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1.3 – DOMAIN PROVISIONED (01:40)

If you set up a brand new site with Bluehost, this video will show you what to expect when your temporary domain is replaced with yours!

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1.4 WORDPRESS DASHBOARD & LOGIN (06:41)

Understand how to navigate WordPress, get logged in and logged out, and create a new administrator user.

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1.5 INSTALLING PLUGINS (23:40)

Install plugins that secure your site, give it extra functionality and bring your site to life!

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1.6 CUSTOMIZE WORDPRESS SETTINGS (12:49)

You’ll customize these WordPress settings just once, and then you’re good to go!

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1.7 CREATING PAGES & NAVIGATION MENU (06:33)

Make the pages for you website and add them to your navigation. Easy peasy.

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1.8 INSTALLING YOUR THEME (12:49)

Today you’re going to choose your own adventure when it comes to your theme. I’ll introduce you to two possibilities, one free and one premium and you can pick the one that’s right for you!

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1.9 SSL SETUP & HOW TO CONTACT TECH SUPPORT (13:28)

Add an SSL certificate to your site (for security & SEO), and learn how to contact Bluehost Tech Support if you get stuck (like I did!)

Woohoo!! Congrats on completing Day 1! You’re a total rockstar! Click here to share your accomplishment on Facebook!