Frequently Asked Questions about Website Design, WordPress Software, Social Media and free DIY resources, as well as DCWebRevolution consulting services
1. Why does your small business or non-profit Need a Website?
— You need a website as a central, controlling hub for your content, including connections to social media. A site hones your value-add as a solopreneur or to a future employer, plus ensures continuous learning in your field. Also see Why a Website.
2. Why is a good Business Plan essential for your Website?
–A clear, goal-oriented Business Plan is essential to help guide and inform the content on your website, whether you are a Blogger, Entrepreneur or Small Non-Profit
3. What are some Website Design Models?
— See Website Design Models from the Web, as well as samples of our own templates for small business or non-profits, including the use of Moodboard design brainstorming techniques.
4. How can you Update or Upgrade your existing website?
–You might first explore how best to tweak your current site-builder application, while later consider switching to WordPress.Com, or to a new “Theme” layout within WP. DCWebRevolution does offer Site Checkup assistance for any type website or platform.
5. Why Choose WordPress software to Design or Redesign your Website?
–WordPress is the “name brand”, open source site-builder on the Web today, accounting for 42% of all sites on the Internet. It is relatively easy to grow and upgrade your site once within WordPress, while other proprietary site-builder software is less robust and more constraining to growth.
6. What is the difference between WordPress.Org vs. WordPress.Com?
— WP.COM is a simpler, user-friendly version of WP site-building software hosted by a company called Automattic, while WP.ORG is the more powerful but technically demanding WP version that you need to maintain on your own host. See this link for further info by DCWebRevolution on the 2 WP versions.
— Check out these links for a wealth of online resources, depending on your type of WordPress site: https://wordpress.org/ or https://wordpress.com/
7. What are the Benefits of WordPress.Com for your blog or website?
–You get built-in automatic software updates, searchability, and security, plus awesome site support, along with the power of core WP software. See this link for more WP.COM details.
8. How to Integrate Social Media with your website?
— First be selective on what Social Media (SM) you choose as best suits your audience. Second integrate such SM into your website by referring SM conversations back to your own site, as well as replicating your WP.COM article posts onto SM. Please see our tips on Social Media Management.
9. What are tips on free DIY, Step-by-Step website design and implementation?
— Check out our Resources and Events for free links on project and business management, WordPress, and an 11 Step Do-It-Yourself timeline and reference link for you to design and launch your own WP.COM blog or website.
10. Where to find Video Tips on website and blog design and WordPress?
— You might start checking out our own Tutorial video clips, plus see other help links on Resources and Events. WordPress TV also provides a wealth of free online videos on website and blog design, as well as other technical subjects.
11. What are Upcoming Events of interest to small business and non-profits?
–See the updated list of Upcoming Events where Gary plans to either present or attend throughout this year.
–In addition, for those using WordPress, check out upcoming WP Conferences (“WordCamps”) in your area by checking WordCamp Central. Note that WordCamp is coming to the DC area (National Harbor) this August 24-26, 2023 – see DC WordCamp link for program details as they evolve. WordCamp attendance fees are typically free or nominal.
12. Why Choose dcwebrevolution help in “simple, sustainable website design”?
–Because we offer a cost-effective, user-friendly, step-by-step approach to “jump start” your site design or redesign process, with reasonable support either by us or by WP.COM’s excellent, included User FAQs, Chat and Forums. See our Consulting Approach.
13. What are dcwebrevolution’s Consulting Services (Packages) and skill areas?
–DCWebRevolution’s Consulting Servcies include Quick Start site setup, Site Checkup for existing sites, new WordPress.Com site projects, and follow-on WP.COM Site Support. Skill areas include Business Planning, Website Design and Social Media Management.
14. What is Customer Feedback on dcwebrevolution support?
–Check out comments by past non-profit and small business Clients on my Customer feedback page. Gary Vaughan has also gotten an excellent reception and attendee feedback on Web Design and WordPress presentations at 40 Plus DC, Baltimore Techies for Good, DC Project Management Day of Service, BoomerWorks and the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce in recent years.
15. How to Contact dcwebrevolution for further info and consulting planning requests?
–See DCWebRevolution’s Contact Me page. Gary is also reachable via his LinkedIn profile.
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