1. WordPress to the Rescue: Website Management the Quick & Easy Way!
Becky Croxton, MLIS, Librarian, Johnson & Wales University-Charlotte and Central Piedmont Community College
Savings for a local non-profit organization by
Did you know…
migrating their website to WordPress
 You can create and manage your own website (or migrate an existing site) without using HTML? Before WordPress After WordPress
 You can create and host a professional looking website for no cost using WordPress? Web Hosting Fees/Year* $8.00/mo X 12 mo = $96.00 $0.00
Web Designer Fees* 25 hrs X $35.00/hr = $875.00 $0.00
 You can update your website content anytime/anywhere with immediate results?
Website Servicing & Updating (yearly) * 10 hrs x $35.00/hr = $350.00 $0.00
 Even though WordPress was originally developed as a blogging tool, you don’t have to blog at all!
Unique domain name registration
(in addition to free wordpress.com URL) $17.00
Total Cost $1321.00 $17.00
*Cost estimates are illustrated using very conservative figures.
Step 1: Register at Step 6: Change the
wordpress.com for a Step 4: Delete this “Theme” to a style
free account. content and type in that you like.
your own. This will
be the start of your From any screen,
website’s homepage! select Blog, then
Step 2: Select “Get Dashboard. Select
started here” and Appearance, then
complete form on Press “Update”
often to preserve Themes.
following screen to
register and set up your changes.
The Dashboard is where
your free account. the majority of your site’s
customization will occur.
Your new webpage Step 5: Add a photo Step 7: Using the
screen will start out to give your site Dashboard, continue
looking something some visual appeal. to build your website
like this. by adding pages, links,
Click on the etc.
With a few simple Upload/Insert
steps you can add Photo Icon.
content & customize
until you’re satisfied! Select a photo to
upload from your
computer.
Step 3: Select “Edit
This” to start adding
your content.