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Learn WordPress and SEO For Business

North & West Lancs Chamber of Commerce 1-2 Lockheed Court, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool

Many businesses large and small have discovered the simplistic approach and effective power of WordPress. In fact, the website at the Chamber of Commerce is based and maintained in WordPress. Would you like to know how to either create your own business website or properly edit and maintain the one you have in WordPress? If so, according to legalmarketingstrategy.com, this course is perfect for you.With over 25% of websites on the entire internet being powered by WordPress, it is important to ensure your business has a well-built WordPress website which can then be marketed effectively with Search Engine Optimisation. On this course you’ll learn how to ask the right questions, set up, and maintain your WordPress site while avoiding a few common pitfalls.WordPress Fundamentals for Business is a full day course designed for business owners, directors and marketing managers who need to understand how to add, edit, and update WordPress websites for their organisation. Understand how to use WordPress in ways that truly work in 2017.This intensive and valuable session on WordPress will cover; Introduction to WordPress, what it is, where it came from and where it is going Overview of the anatomy of a WordPress website including Themes, Plugins, Headers, […]

Cyber Security: What you need to know but probably don’t want to hear

Cyber security is no longer a 'nice to have', it is absolutely essential for businesses both large and small. Barely a day goes by without another report of a hacked website, an encrypted set of files or a huge data breach. Yet this need not happen as 99% of cyber security issues are preventable with the right planning, processes and technologies in place. Gone are the days when these systems were only affordable to large companies. Protecting your business from cyber attacks is possible for businesses of all sizes, including one person companies and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg any more. In this workshop we'll cover; Putting cybersecurity into perspective covering recent case studies including the NHS, what happened and why How to quantify the risk to your organisations in terms of lost sales, brand and reputational damage, serious data breaches and lost revenue Understand the different types of cybersecurity attacks including; Social engineering attacks Unpatched software attacks Poor website development attacks and Cross Site Scripting Phishing attacks Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks Malware and Ransomware attacks Brute force attacks and more The types of backups you need in place as a minimum to ensure that […]

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Learn WordPress and SEO For Business

North & West Lancs Chamber of Commerce 1-2 Lockheed Court, Amy Johnson Way, Blackpool

Many businesses large and small have discovered the simplistic approach and effective power of WordPress. In fact, the website at the Chamber of Commerce is based and maintained in WordPress. Would you like to know how to either create your own business website or properly edit and maintain the one you have in WordPress? If so, this course is perfect for you.With over 25% of websites on the entire internet being powered by WordPress, it is important to ensure your business has a well-built WordPress website which can then be marketed effectively with Search Engine Optimisation. On this course you’ll learn how to ask the right questions, set up, and maintain your WordPress site while avoiding a few common pitfalls. WordPress Fundamentals for Business is a full day course designed for business owners, directors and marketing managers who need to understand how to add, edit, and update WordPress websites for their organisation. Understand how to use WordPress in ways that truly work in 2017. This intensive and valuable session on WordPress will cover; Introduction to WordPress, what it is, where it came from and where it is going Overview of the anatomy of a WordPress website including Themes, Plugins, Headers, Sidebars, Footers […]