Now that we have our WordPress plug-ins installed, as we did in Step 5, we can now start creating content for the website.

Step 6- Create Content

Creating content involves two tasks: creating graphics; and, writing pages and posts.

Creating Graphics

LOGOS AND OTHER WEB DESIGN

A good looking website can go a long way, and graphics are at the heart of any good looking website.  Most of us have pretty basic design skills, and need outside help for our web graphics.  A fantastic place to turn is 99designs.  At 99designs, you make a list of what you want and set a price for what you would be willing to pay for a suitable graphic.  The community out there then submits, entirely at their own cost, designs to you.  You indicate which ones you like or dislike, and enter into a dialogue with any designers that have given you something with potential.  A few back and forths exchanging ideas and designs, and BINGO, you’ve got a winner.  You only pay IF you get a design that you like.

Once you’ve installed WordPress, as we did in Step 3, the next task is to install a WordPress theme.  Themes are essentially page design templates that give your website its unique look, or utilities that provide specific “under the hood” features to make your job as webmaster easier.  Let’s turn now to what is involved in installing a theme.

Step 4- Install a WordPress Theme

In choosing a specific WordPress theme for your website, you will want to choose a theme that provides a certain look, or which provides a set of required functionality.

There are a manyWordpress themes that you could use for your website, including a large number of free themes.  You can’t argue with the pricing of free  and there are a number of attractive ones to choose from.