How to Design a Website From Scratch With Wix
Hi there, my name is Caleb Jost. I’m a successful professional web designer making 6 figures a year designing websites with Wix.
Are you having trouble learning to use Wix and design websites on your own? This course will show you how to design websites on Wix at a professional level. You’ll be able to add web design to your resume and start getting paid for your new Wix website design skills.
In this course I will teach you everything you need to know to build unique, attractive websites with Wix. You’ll learn how to use Wix to create blogs, e-commerce websites, forums, vlogs, and more. As we go through the course, you’ll build your own website that you can use for your business and add to your portfolio.
What You’ll Learn
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Website design
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Blogging
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E-commerce set up
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Wix design best practices
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Advanced tools, like the Content Manager
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Basic SEO
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Automation for repetitive tasks
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And much more!
This course is for beginners. You don’t need to have any prior experience in web design, graphic design, or digital marketing. We’ll start from the beginning and progressively build on our skills and knowledge.
Web design is an extremely useful and lucrative skillset in every industry. Employment of web designers is growing much faster than most occupations. It’s also fun, dynamic, and exciting. There’s always more to learn and new projects to pursue.
I can’t wait to see the awesome website you design. Let’s go!
Getting Comfortable with Wix
Wix Design for Beginners
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Wix Premium PlansWix offers both standard and e-commerce hosting plans. These are called Wix Premium Plans. Learn more about them and which might be right for you.
Learn more here: https://www.wix.com/upgrade/website
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Designing with the Wix ADI - Artificial Intelligence!
The Wix ADI is an easy-to-use site builder powered by artificial intelligence.
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Creating a New Site and Website Templates
Time to start a new site!
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A Tour of the Wix Dashboard
Get familiar with the Wix Dashboard.
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Your Website Settings
Configure your website settings.
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Create a New Site on Wix
Gathering Steam: Building Your Website
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Adding Pages and Design Elements
Learn to add pages and drag in design elements.
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Uploading Files to the Media Library
Upload your logo, images, videos, and other files to the Media Library.
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Building Layouts with Strips
Build an attractive, logical layout with Strips.
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Measure Twice, Cut Once: The Wix Theme Manager
Set your global site colors and fonts and make the design process faster and easier.
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Adding and Editing Text Elements
Add and edit text on your site.
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Creating a Menu
Create a menu so people can navigate your pages.
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Building Your Footer
Build your footer, a key piece of your website layout.
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Designing Buttons
Design CTA (call-to-action) buttons people want to click on.
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Finishing Out the Home Page
Complete the home page!
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Build Your Home Page
Prepare for Take-Off
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Creating an Email Subscription Pop-up
Create a pop-up to collect email sign-ups.
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Setting up the Blog Page
Create your blog page.
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Setting Up the Video Page
Create a page for videos.
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Setting Up the Forum
Set up a forum for your visitors.
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Designing the About Page
Design an attractive about page.
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Making the Contact Page
Design a contact page so people can get in touch with you.
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Customizing Forms
Customize your forms, add fields, and more.
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Adding Google Maps to Your Contact Page
Add Google Maps to make navigation easy for your customers.
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Setting Up a Wix E-commerce Store
Set up e-commerce functionality and make some sales!
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Adding Animation to Your Site
Animate elements of your site and create a more interesting digital experience.
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A Tour of the Site So Far
See a tour of the example site so far.
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Optimizing for Mobile Devices
Optimize your site for people on mobile devices.
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A Tour of the Mobile Site
See a tour of the example site on mobile.
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Blogging with Wix
Learn to write blog posts and manage your blog.
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Advanced: Content Manager Tutorial
Set up the content manager to easily manage and display large amounts of information.
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Complete Your Website Design
Post-Launch
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Optimizing Your Site for Search Engines
Optimize your site to perform well on search engines like Google and Bing.
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Setting Alt Tags
Set your alt tags to improve your search engine performance and accessibility.
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Connect Your Premium Plan and Domain Name
Connect your premium plan and domain and take your website live!
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Set Up Google Analytics
Set up Google Analytics to track your traffic and visitor interaction with your site.
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Launch Your Website!
Extras
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Email Marketing
Grow your email list and stay in touch with your audience with email marketing.
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Importing Contacts into Wix
Import your existing contact list into Wix.
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Check Your Traffic Analytics
Check on your analytics from the Dashboard.
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Check Your Site Speed
Check to see how fast your site is performing.
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Wix Automations
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What's Next
You did it! Congratulations, you can design websites on Wix now!
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