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The Free Web Design Ebook

Copyright 2009 by Keith Riffle
No part of this document can be reproduced in any form without the written
consent of the author
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You
may NOT sell this ebook, but you MAY share it with others by giving it away
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While the best
efforts have been made to provide quality material, the author makes no promises
or guarantees, and is not responsible for any damages, losses, or any other
setbacks which occur as result of following the advice in this publication
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Introduction
I remember the first websites I ever created
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I
spent lots of time fumbling around with web design software, HTML editors, and website
templates, pulling my hair out in the process
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Thankfully, someone came up with the concept of “Open Source”, which basically
translates into software and other applications you can download on the internet and
use free of charge
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It is my goal in this ebook to show you how to create great looking websites without any
knowledge of web programming
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So are you ready to get started? Here we go!

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The First Step: Select A Domain
Before you start building your website, you’ll need to purchase a domain, which is a
website address like www
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com
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I’d suggest choosing a domain name containing keywords that relate
to the topic of your website
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I’d
suggest staying away from dot infos, because I’ve heard that some people with dot info
domains have had their websites de-indexed from Google, and you do not want that!
Personally, I usually use 1and1 to register my domains because they offer private
registrations for $8
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However, Godaddy has some very easy to use
domain suggestion tools, so if the domain you want is taken, it is really easy to come up
with alternatives
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IMPORTANT!
When ordering your domains, I would suggest getting a private registration,
because if you don’t, people will have access to your email address, phone number, as
well as your home address
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You will find that you will be giving out your email address quite a
bit online, so it is nice to separate your personal emails from your business emails, and
using a separate email for business means you don’t have to worry about spam in your
personal email
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In order to automatically install Wordpress, you will need a hosting account with a
feature called Fantastico Deluxe, which makes the process of installing websites very
quick and easy
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The reason why I recommend using Hostgator is because they have a hosting plan
that gives you free access to Fantastico Deluxe PLUS unlimited storage and allows you
host unlimited domains for only $7
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When
you are ready to set up your web hosting account, I have a coupon code on my website
that
will
give
you
your
first
month
for
a
penny
at
FreeWebDesignEbook
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html
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It will take
several hours before you can update your DNS settings for your domain, and
sometime,s you will need to wait until the day after you get your domain and/or hosting
account to do this
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Your name servers will look something like this: NS9999
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com
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Step 2 Click in the “Domains” link:

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Step 3 Check the box next to the domain you want to set up and select “Edit DNS
Settings” from the drop down menu:

Step 4 Change “Basic DNS Settings” to “My name server”, enter your Primary name
server in the respective field, and follow the same procedure to update your Secondary
name server:

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This procedure will be very similar if you registered your domains through Godaddy,
although the screen shots will be a little different
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The Fourth Step: Install Wordpress
Step 1 Log into your hosting control panel
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You will usually find this
toward the “bottom” of your control panel, under “Software/Services”:

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Step 3 After you are in the Fantastico Deluxe application, click on the Wordpress link
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If you already have a website and are adding Wordpress to that website,
you can just enter the name of the directory in the field that says “Install in directory“
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Then, enter in your administrator user name and password, and make sure to write this
information down so you remember it later, as you will need this information to log into
your Wordpress admin area
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Some of the information may be pre-populated,
so you may need to change it, especially your email address, since it will default to your
hosting email address, which will not be set up
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When you get to the
next page, click on “Finish Installation” button
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You may want to add this link to your favorites so you will
have easy access to it later
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com/wp-admin
or
http://yourdomain
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php
You will use this link to log into your Wordpress administration area
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Follow the
steps below to find and install a new template:
Step 1 Log into your Wordpress administration area
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wordpress
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I’d suggest starting out with a 2 column
theme
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When you have found a
theme you like, download it to your computer, and unzip the files
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Step 4 If you don’t already have one, download an FTP program
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You can download it at Filezilla for free at:
http://filezilla-project
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php?type=client
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To do this, follow the steps below:
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Then, hit the
“Quickconnect” button
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You will see it on the left hand side of the
screen, and the numbers you need to enter for your host are in the box labeled
“IP Address”
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Use Filezilla to locate the template files stored on your computer
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Look on the right side of the Filezilla screen
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Now, locate the folder that you created your Wordpress account with
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So, if your domain is
cheapwidgetsforsale
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When you locate it, double click on the folder, and you will see a screen that
looks like the one on the following page:
Please note: If this is your first website for your hosting account, this folder won’t
exist
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You will see a folder called
“wp-content”
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DO NOT DOUBLE CLICK ON IT
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Left click on this folder while holding the mouse
button down, and drag it over the “themes” folder on the right hand side of the
screen
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You can now close Filezilla, and are ready to activate the
template
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Log into your Wordpress administration area
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Click on the “Design” link at the top of the screen
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You should see a screen shot of the new template you downloaded
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Click on the screen shot of the template, and click on the “activation” link to
activate the template
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You now have a professional looking website! To see what your website looks
like, just click on the “Visit Site” link at view your website
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When I first did this kind of thing, I
wanted to pull my hair out! However, like me, once you have done this a few times, you
will be able to do this procedure in just a few minutes, and it will seem like second
nature to you!

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The Sixth Step: Create A Website Banner
Once you have completed the steps above, you can create a banner (header image) for
your website
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Use a template that already includes a header image
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Create your own header image
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com/banner
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Make sure to save it as the same format of the existing file (e
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jpeg,
GIF, etc
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Replace the exsting banner image within the Content/themes/images folder with
the banner image you created
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If this is the
case, you can try using this plugin, which allows you to add a unique header image to
each post
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You can just insert the photo at the top
of your content
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You can get
royalty free stock photos for about $1 each at www
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com, and free stock
photos at http://www
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hu
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Technically, you could spend all day changing
your Wordpress settings and installing plugins, but I’m only going to go over a few of the
basics
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To access your Wordpress Settings, you will see a drop
down arrow right next to the Settings link
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You will see
this link towards the top left hand side of your Dashboard
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Step 2 Click on the dropdown menu of the “Settings” link
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Click on the “Permalinks” link, and change
“Custom Structure” (which should be blank) to %postname%
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Step 3 Click on “Discussion” link
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This will help you automatically eliminate most spam posts,
which can be a major pain in the neck!
You are now ready to start creating content! I don’t want to spend too much more time
on Wordpress because much of the basics are self explanatory, and Wordpress is a
HUGE topic that is way beyond the scope of this ebook
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wordpress
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At this point, you might be thinking, “what do I do now?”
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The Affiliate Inventor is just like this ebook in that is shows you exactly what
to do step by step, so if you found this ebook helpful and want to learn how to monetize
the websites you create with Wordpress, the Affiliate Inventor will make the process
very easy for you to follow
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AffiliateInventor
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