Fire Your Web Guy!

Build a beautiful, e-commerce ready website with no coding knowledge whatsoever for under $20! “Web Guys” tend to live in their mother’s basement and work whenever they feel like it. They can be costly, unresponsive, slow and downright flakey. The good news for you is that you don’t really need a Web Guy. There are tools available now that allow laymen to build professional-looking websites quickly and easily without knowing any code at all. If you need a website quick, have a limited budget and a free weekend, then this book is for you.

Build a beautiful, e-commerce ready website with no coding knowledge whatsoever for under $20! “Web Guys” tend to live in their mother’s basement and work whenever they feel like it. They can be costly, unresponsive, slow and downright flakey. The good news for you is that you don’t really need a Web Guy. There are tools available now that allow laymen to build professional-looking websites quickly and easily without knowing any code at all. If you need a website quick, have a limited budget and a free weekend, then this book is for you. In this short, simple tutorial we give step-by-step instructions including: How to get a domain name Choosing a web host Installing and setting up WordPress Adding your text and graphics Setting up a blog Sideshows and Galleries Shopping cart integration with WooCommerce Product reviews Collecting money with PayPal And much more!

Steven Taylor, a professional web and mobile application developer, began his career during the “Dotcom Boom” of the late 1990s. Since then he has designed hundreds of sites for countless clients, and founded SteveWare Labs, a successful web application and rich-media company located in Maui, Hawaii. He is also co-founder and Chief Technical Officer of the Yoga Learning Center, an innovative online yoga instruction site, CEO of Web Schools International, and author of Web Design from the Ground Up with XHTML, CSS and Web Graphics. He plays the banjo, too.