Innovation Centre, Rennes Drive, Devon, EX4 4RN
University of Exeter - Exeter, United Kingdom
An optional clinic will follow this event, where a committee member will support you in building a website. We will confirm the details during the workshop.
Event agenda:
5 min – Settle in and prepare equipment
15 mins – What you need to know
1. The inverse relationship between cost and effort
2. Why it costs to host a website
3. What you need to know before starting
15 mins – Explain website motivation groups
1. Personal portfolio (career-focused)
2. Websites for businesses
3. Blogging and social media
4. Websites for events
25 mins – Explaining website domains, DNS, website hosting, and recommended options and caveats
1. What are website domains and why would you need one?
2. Website hosts and why free hosts are a bad idea
3. What I recommend for each difficulty level
4. Setting up a domain name and DNS servers
45 mins – Demonstration
1. Squarespace and drag and drop based builders.
2. Wordpress, libraries and self-hosted instances
3. Building websites with code and hosting using providers such as GitHub and Cloudflare
15 mins – Questions and conclusions
1. Where should I go if I get stuck?
2. What resources can I use?
3. Questions and conclusions
4. Onward sessions
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
12:30 PM – 2:30 PM UTC
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