With the rise of independent businesses across the UK, more individuals are pursuing their passions and turning them into thriving ventures. While word-of-mouth marketing remains essential in local communities, establishing an online presence is equally vital. Whether you're a boutique bakery, a skilled cake decorator, a dog walking service, a craft store owner, or a freelance makeup artist, having a website is paramount for showcasing your services and products to a wider audience.
However, professional website design can be expensive if outsourced. For those on a budget, an alternative approach is to invest in a website building course and create your own online platform, thus reducing upfront costs while still maintaining control over your online presence.
What is WordPress?
WordPress is an extremely popular content management system that allows anyone and everyone to build their own website from scratch or by using a theme. It’s a versatile platform that allows you to integrate plugins to expand the functionality and get it to do exactly what you need it to. Because of its buildable properties, it’s a great starting point for a start-up business and one that you can keep adding to the more your business / services / products expand.
WordPress Online CPD Courses
Ultimately, an online course will show you how to make a WordPress website, all the way from basic level to expert website design, depending on the course that you choose. If you’re completely new to using the platform, it’s a good idea to choose a comprehensive course that shows you how to use WordPress and manage your own website, as well as master some of the key functionalities and usability options.
Where to find WordPress CPD courses
We hope this article was helpful. If you’re looking to hone in on specific functionality of WordPress, such as blog writing, then it is worth finding courses that focus on this area, too - from building your blog, making it popular and then eventually marketing and monetising it.
Our range of CPD providers offer courses from across the industries that conform to the requirements of Continuing Professional Development, so you know you are enrolling on an online course that has been reviewed and assessed to meet certain industry recognised standards. To find the WordPress course that’s right for you, please go to the CPD Courses Catalogue of the website or use the search filter system to find and discover a course that is right for you.
Established in 1996, The CPD Certification Service has over 27 years’ experience providing CPD accreditation. With members in over 100 countries, our CPD providers benefit from the ability to promote themselves as part of an international community where quality is both recognised and assured. If you are interested in offering training courses, seminars, workshops, eLearning, or educational events suitable for Continuing Professional Development, please visit the Become a CPD Provider page or contact our team to discuss in more detail.
Alternatively, if you are looking for a free online CPD record tool to help manage, track and log your ongoing learning, as well as store your professional training records and attendance certificates in one simple place, go to the myCPD Portal page.
