Overview

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Learn how to build, customize, and publish websites across 15 popular website-building platforms, while developing practical skills in layout design, content organization, navigation, and responsive web development. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to select the right platform for different website needs, create professional-looking pages, customize essential website elements, and take a website from initial setup to publication. This course benefits learners who want to create websites without relying on a single platform or development approach. Through hands-on practice, you’ll gain confidence working with different website builders and understand how their tools, features, and workflows compare. These skills can help you create websites for personal projects, portfolios, businesses, clients, or professional use. What makes this course unique is its multi-platform, practical approach. Instead of focusing on just one website builder, you’ll gain experience across 15 platforms, giving you the flexibility to choose and use the right tool for different projects and requirements.

Syllabus

Wordpress: Self-Hosted CMS Websites
- This module introduces self-hosted WordPress and guides you through hosting, installation, themes, plugins, security, analytics, and publishing a functional website.
Shopify: E-Commerce Storefronts
- This module guides you through building a Shopify storefront, including store setup, themes, products, customer service, shipping, and supplier sourcing.
Wix: Visual Drag-and-Drop Builder
- This module explores Wix website creation using templates, the visual editor, pages, apps, and analytics to build and launch a professional website.
Squarespace: Designer-Grade Templates
- This module covers building a polished Squarespace website using designer-focused templates and customization tools while also exploring how to scope freelance web design projects.
Weebly: Free Website Builder
- This module introduces Weebly for creating straightforward small-business websites, covering site setup, customization, publishing, analytics, and domain considerations.
BigCommerce: Mid-Market E-Commerce
- This module focuses on building a BigCommerce store with an organized product catalog, payment processing, shipping configurations, and essential e-commerce settings.
GoDaddy Website Builder
- This module shows you how to create and launch a service-business website using GoDaddy Website Builder, including sections, themes, SEO, and integrations.
Duda: Agency Builder for Pros
- This module explores Duda's agency-focused capabilities, including website creation, team roles, permissions, multi-site management, and client delivery workflows.
Strikingly: Single-Page Sites
- This module guides you through creating a fast, streamlined single-page website for portfolios, events, and landing pages using Strikingly.
Site123: Guided Website Builder
- This module introduces Site123's guided website-building workflow and shows you how to customize content, configure settings, and publish a complete website.
Simvoly: Funnels and Stores
- This module explores Simvoly for building website pages, sales funnels, and e-commerce experiences with a focus on calls to action and conversion paths.
Jimdo: SMB Websites
- This module covers Jimdo's AI-assisted setup and manual customization tools for quickly creating, refining, and publishing a small-business website.
Tilda: Editorial-Grade Design
- This module explores Tilda's standard blocks and Zero Block for creating visually rich websites with custom layouts, typography, and repeatable publishing workflows.
Zoho Sites: Business Suite Websites
- This module guides you through building a Zoho Sites website and connecting it with Zoho CRM, Mail, and other tools to support integrated business operations.
Pagecloud: Designer-Friendly Builder
- This module introduces Pagecloud's freeform design canvas for creating pixel-precise pages, configuring SEO and analytics, and publishing a designer-focused website.