How To Build A Filmmaker Website

HELLO!
Welcome to Video Mozek
In this presentation, I will show you step-by-step what
you need to do to build a filmmaker website. It’s simple,
it’s easy!

1.
INTRODUCTION
Why Do You
Need a
Filmmaker
Website?

WHY YOU NEED A FILMMAKER WEBSITE?
We are experiencing an incredible shift in human and
media relations. The internet is the perfect place for
starters, medium sized and professional showcase their
work and live in constant balance.
Here are just a few of the benefits of having your
own filmmaker website:
▸ It’s The Best Way To Showcase Your Work
▸ You Can Sell Your Work Directly to Your Public
▸ People Will Start Looking and Searching For You
▸ A Lot More...
It’s actually difficult to bullet point everything your website will do for you, especially for
filmmakers. Every different type of artist and professional have their own needs and
ALL OF THAT NEEDS can, and will, be fulfilled by owning your own website.

2.
SETTING UP
YOUR WEB
HOSTING
ACCOUNT
The first step
into building a
filmmaker
website

SETTING UP YOUR WEB HOSTING ACCOUNT
1) Your first step is creating and setting up your
web hosting account. Go to Bluehost.com and
choose “Get Started Now”
Bluehost offers great quality service such as high-speed page loading, amazing
customer support and it is a brand already known and trusted in the market.

2) Done that, it is time
to pick the plan that
best suits your needs. If
you’re planning on just
starting out and don’t
expect too much visits,
the best plan for you is
definitely the “starter
plan”. However, if you
already have a project
and you are willing to
give everything you
can to make it
succeed, I would go
with the “plus plan” to
make sure the server
holds on the amount of
traffic you’ll get.

3) Now it’s time to give name to your newborn site! Choose a domain name that
best suits your needs, brand and aspirations. Bluehost.com plan offers a single
free domain, so you don’t have to worry about having to buy one. It’s yours! :)
(If your domain is already registered, Bluehost will suggest you other domain
names.)

4) Fill up your information, choose additional services you
may like, put your payment information and choose
submit! You’ll be asked than to create a password and
that’s it.
5) After completing the web hosting set up, you’ll be emailed
with your credentials and you’ll be ready for the next step:
Installing WordPress!

3.
INSTALLING
WORDPRESS
Giving your
filmmaker
website the
platform it needs

INSTALLING WORDPRESS
1) Go to Bluehost.com and click on the tab “Login”. Done
that, enter your login credentials that were sent to your
email and log into your Bluehost account.

1) Go to Bluehost.com and click on the tab “Login”. Done
that, enter your login credentials that were sent to your
email and log into your Bluehost account.

2) Click on the website tab, inside your CPannel.

3) Now, installing WordPress it’s easy! Just click on the “Install
Now” button and go to the next step. When the next screen
appear, click on the “Install” green button again.

4) Choose your primary domain (the domain you’ve just
registered when signing up for Bluehost) and click on Check
Domain

5) Mark both
checkboxes “Show
Advanced
Options” and “I
Agree to…”. Now,
Give Your Website
a name, your best
email and choose a
password, which will
be your WordPress
website login
credentials. Done
that, click on “Install
Now”.

6) Your download is almost ready! MOJO Marketplace is installing
and you will be redirected to their themes marketplace.

7) Once your installation is completed, you must see this orange bar.
Click on the “view credentials” button.

8) You will be redirected to your installations screen. Click on the View button.
Then, you will have all the information you need to access your
WordPress dashboard: the actual place where the action goes on! Click on
your login link and type your credentials to access your account.

9) We are done installing WordPress! Time for the next step: Installing a
theme.

4.
INSTALLING A
THEME
Giving your
filmmaker
website the look
you want

INSTALLING A THEME
After installing WordPress, it is time to give your website the look you
want. Before we continue, you should know a few things.
Just like anything in the world, there are free and premium themes
available for WordPress. Of course, premium themes are far much
better than the free ones.
My personal opinion: you should really invest your money and
buy yourself a premium theme.
For the purpose of this tutorial, let’s say you’ve just bought a premium
theme and you want to install it.
(I’ve included a bonus at the end of this content with my favorite places to find premium
WordPress themes)

INSTALLING A THEME
1) Login in your WordPress dashboard using your credentials from
the previous step.

INSTALLING A THEME
2) This is your WordPress Dashboard. This is the place where you
will control everything about your website: create pages, create blog
posts, upload videos & images… Everything will be done here.

INSTALLING A THEME
If this is your first time, you might get a little intimidated by the
dashboard. However, there is no need to panic: the dashboard is
pretty intuitive and you must be able to learn it in less than a day.

INSTALLING A THEME
3) To change the
actual theme
(which is a mess)
and install the
theme you’ve just
bought, you should
go to
“Appearance >
Themes”.

INSTALLING A THEME
4) Now you can change to other WordPress default themes, browse
through free themes or install your premium WordPress theme. Click
on “Add New” to add a new theme.

INSTALLING A THEME
5) Upload the .zip file from the theme you’ve just bought and click
on “Install Now”. After that, just wait and after the installation is
done, activate your theme!
6) Your WordPress site is now set up and and ready to rock! Be
proud because you now have your own filmmaker website and the
possibilities are endless.

5.
WHAT TO DO
NEXT?
How to craft a
perfect website

UPDATE ALL OF YOUR PLUGINS
WordPress is one of the most customizable CMS on the market right
now and most of its functionality comes from the 39,000+ plugins
available for it.
On the other hand, installing a lot of plugins can reduce your
page load speed time, crash your website and even be a door for
hackers.
That’s why it’s very important to keep all of your plugins up to date.
Whenever a plugin has an update available, you should see a
message from WordPress notifying you that updates are available.

SETTING UP YOUR HOMEPAGE
Whenever you build a new WordPress website, the default homepage
of your site is set to be your latest blog posts (if you have a blog) and
it can be messy.
You need to change manually to what we call a “static homepage”.
Your homepage will vary depending on the theme you’ve chosen for
your website. In most cases, there is a readme.htm file that will
guide you through the process step by step.
If you’re using a free theme that does not teach you how to do it, go
to “Settings > Reading” and change to your desired page by
selecting “a static page” and by choosing your desired page.

CHANGE YOUR GENERAL SETTINGS
WordPress comes with some messy default general settings. In order
to change that, just go to “Settings > General” and change
everything you want. Custom it your way!

CHANGE HOW YOUR PERMALINK LOOKS
WordPress default permalinks are 100% mess. I bet you don’t want
your links to look like
www.yourfilmmakerwebsite.com/99s88523nd88fuckthisoff.
In order to change that, you must go to “Settings > Permalinks” and
change the option to “Post Name” or “Custom” if you want a
certain customized permalink.

CHANGE HOW YOUR PERMALINK LOOKS

DOWNLOAD IMPORTANT PLUGINS
There are certain plugins you should download that are “a must” to
every WordPress blog. I’ve listed here all the plugins that I personally
consider almost vital for every website to succeed.

DOWNLOAD IMPORTANT PLUGINS
▸ Yoast SEO: Higher the chances of getting your movie or service
found on the web. SEO is what we call Search Engine
Optimization and should be a must for every filmmaker
▸ Google Analytics by Yoast: Connect with your Google Analytics
property and get the stats of who is visiting your site
▸ Akismet: Protect your website from spammers and others threats
▸ Post Tags and Categories for Pages: Adds the tags and
categories functionality for your blog. Makes it easy for you to
organize your content.
▸ TinyMCE Advanced: Powerful text editor.
▸ Wordfence Security: Protect your site from threats and hackers

BONUS.
WHERE TO FIND
PREMIUM
THEMES
The best places
to buy premium
WordPress
themes

ENVATO MARKETPLACE (THEME FOREST)
If you’re a filmmaker or even another creative artist you’ve probably already heard about
Envato Marketplace. It’s the perfect place to find plugins, intros and, of course, WordPress
themes. You will find many different themes that serve many different purposes. Pick the ones
you think will suit you best.

MOJO MARKETPLACE
MOJO Marketplace is the partner of Bluehost.com. It offers some pretty impressive WordPress
and has some good tech templates. If you’re aiming for a more futuristic approach for your
filmmaker website, you should check MOJO Marketplace and buy a theme.

ELEGANT THEMES
Elegant Themes is a WordPress Theme Marketplace recently new that is
already shaking the market. Some experienced users claim that it offers the
best cost-benefit relation.

THANK YOU!
I hope you’ve found this presentation helpful. Be sure to visit
www.videomozek.com for more online solutions for filmmakers!
See you next time 

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