8. Where do I start when building a new website for my heritage organisation?

This resource takes you through a step-by-step process to ensure you are at the best possible starting point to build your website. Paul Blundell from RBA Digital will help you create a roadmap and a series of checklists that help you decide how much you can do yourself and when you need to hire some extra help.

In this webinar recording, Paul Blundell explains the role and function of a content management system (CMS). He outlines the pros and cons of Squarespace, Wix and WordPress to help you make an informed decision as to the type of CMS that will help you build a website to meet your organisation’s aims and objectives. It will help you decide how much of your organisation’s website you can build yourself and at what point you might need support from a web developer.

A good understanding of how to build a WordPress website will help you decide how much of your organisation’s website you can build yourself and at what point you might need additional support from a web developer. In this online masterclass recording, Paul Blundell shows you how to set up a WordPress website from scratch and takes you on a journey through the dashboard and the different elements and functions that you can utilise as you build or rebuild your organisation’s website.

In this video, Paul Blundell looks at the different types of plugins and extensions that you can add to your WordPress website to help expand its functionality including: custom posts and fields; tagging and content grids; event calendar and bookings; eCommerce and membership; and search.