WebEssentials

 

Are you lost in the geek of a website? Feeling overwhelmed and vulnerable?

Take control with Web Essentials for Small Business! A three part, 49 hour course that puts you in the drivers seat. Come away with an understanding of what's involved in a website, how to market it, and how to work with content management sytems and eCommece.

This course is offered through the Small Business Development Center in Grants Pass. Each segment is nine hours, and while not required, it is recommended that you take each in succession.

For class dates, price information and registration
Please contact the Small Business Development Center at: (541) 956-7494,
or visit their website (This is the main community education page, so scroll down to the E-Commerce and Web Site Development: Web Essentials for Small Business section.

Web Essentials For Small Business – The Basics (9hrs)

As a business owner, a website is a MUST regardless of what type of business you are in! If you don't have one, it's almost guaranteed that the competition will take your customers. Learn essential elements that are needed for a website.

The goals of this class are to:

  1. Understand how to recognize, design and write for your target market.
  2. Learn how to successfully market a website.
  3. Complete an outline for a website marketing plan.
  4. Create an outline / story board for your website.

Web Essentials—Introduction To Web Design (24hrs)

While technology today has simplified the process of creating a website, there are still necessary fundamentals aspects to know in order to understand the technology and to create a well designed website. This class will provide an introduction to web design, including image preparation, html and cascading stylesheets. Pre- requisites: Comfort in computer and Internet use. Web Essentials—The Basics is strongly recommended

The goals of this class are to:

  1. Learn the principles of successful web design.
  2. Gain an introductory knowledge of html and cascading stylesheets.
  3. Create a single page template that can be used in a content management system or expanded into a website.

Web Essentials--E-Commerce And Content Management Systems (16hrs)

Today’s Web technology simplifies websites with the use of content management systems & ready to use shopping carts - both of which are fully customizable. This class will provide hands on training to learn how to install these programs on a website and the basics of customizing them. Pre-requisites: Comfort in computer and Internet use. Web Essentials Basics and Introduction to Web Design are strongly recommended.

The goals of this class are to:

  1. Install either an eCommerce store or Content Management System.
  2. Customize the website using basic CSS.
  3. Create a website or shopping cart that can be transferred to any hosting company meeting the system requirements.