WebClub exists to help charities, social enterprises, community and voluntary groups to learn about website development and maintenance and to be able follow through on web-based projects in a supported way.
At the heart of WebClub is the tutorial concept.
Each WebClub meeting includes one or more tutorials to help members learn about a subject, topic, tool, technique or approach in some depth.
In addition, tutorials are available in note form following meetings, in our e-newsletters and here on this blog to help reinforce or remind members about that learning.
Tutorial notes and advice are available only to WebClub members (learn more about membership here).
Nothing our tutorials cover is obscure knowledge – everything can be found online, in books or in magazines – often in considerable depth. But sometimes finding the right resources and information is the problem. Our tutorials will normally signpost to other resources to ensure you have simple guidance at your fingertips and can remember what meetings covered.
By providing tutorial information, along with face-to-face meetings and a support service, we find members are more readily able to tackle the web development tasks in front of them.
TUTORIALS
Tutorials will be written, delivered and developed as WebClub proceeds.
Members can access information about existing tutorials via the links below, or browse the articles via the private WebClub category.
If you/your organisation is interested in particular tutorials (or need something not listed below) then please contact me. Tutorials can be prepared and delivered during WebClub meetings in the order WebClub members want.
UNDERSTANDING WEB TECHNOLOGIES
001 Understanding the building blocks of any website
002 Project Managing a web build project
003 Overview of the essential tools a web designer can use
004 Websites come in different flavours – what type do you need
005 50 critical things to consider for your website
006 Understanding blogging
007 Understanding Content Management Systems (CMSs)
008 The different Web Browsers
009 Introduction to social media technologies
010 Twitter in depth
011 LinkedIn in depth
012 Facebook introduced
013 Linking social media into your website
GETTING STARTED
014 Understanding domains and hosting
015 Finding your way around a web hosting control panel
016 Basic admin features you need to use in the control panel (emails, redirects, file managers)
STARTING WITH A CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
017 Creating a WordPress.com site
018 Installing WordPress into your host
019 Creating a Joomla site
020 Creating a Drupal site
021 Introduction to Moonfruit
022 Introduction to SquareSpace
023 Basics of Blogger
024 Basics of Tumblr
025 Basics of Posterous
026 Basics of Perch
027 Build your website using Facebook
IMAGES & MEDIA
028 Overview of images for websites
029 Using the Gimp tool
030 Embedding multimedia into a website
031 Image gallery tools and plugins
032 Exploring Flickr (with reference to similar sites such as PhotoBucket)
033 Understanding YouTube
034 Understanding Vimeo
WEB DESIGN
035 Designing a Homepage
036 Layout, navigation and wireframing
037 Project Managing a web design project
038 Colours schemes and colour work
039 Typography and fonts
040 Themes for websites (overview)
041 Joomla theming
042 WordPress theming
043 Using Artisteer
044 Wireframing and design tools you might like
045 Grid systems – what they are and how to use them
046 Testing websites – tools and processes
047 Getting feedback about your websites
048 Designing for mobile devices (including ios)
WEBSITE CREATION
049 Basics of HTML / HTML5
050 Basics of PHP
051 Basics of CSS / CSS3
052 Understanding Flash
053 Introduction to the basics of JavaScript
054 Using Firebug to craft your website
055 Monitoring traffic to your website – an introduction to tracking and analytics
056 Google Analytics
057 Sitemaps for websites
058 Link shortening tools and their uses
059 Search Engine Optimisation – theory and tools
060 Coding tools you’ll need to use
061 Data Capture and forms
062 Basics of databases
MORE WEBSITE STUFF
063 Handling user registrations and interaction with your site
064 Discussing Discussion Forums
065 Community websites
066 Editorial processes and workflows for website content
WEBSITE OWNERSHIP ISSUES
067 Understanding legal issues around websites
068 Understanding copyright
069 Distance Selling Regulations for websites
070 Disability discrimination and accessibility
WORDPRESS
071 Basics of using the WordPress Admin Dashboard
072 Creating content in WordPress
073 Settings and setup
074 Static websites rather than blogs?
075 Using links, categories, tags etc
076 Clever stuff in WordPress – metadata etc
077 The Essential WordPress plugins
078 Themes and widgets to get the design right
079 Using Menus
080 User management
081 Multimedia management
MORE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
082 Getting buy in of your own management for a web project
083 How much does a website cost?
084 Planning and time management tools to keep a web project on track
085 Project Management tools
086 Preparing content for the web – tools and workflows
087 Working with and managing a professional design company
088 Working with and managing a volunteer web designer
089 Optimising website performance
090 Iterative design – how to get your website to evolve over time
NEW TOPICS
091 Cloud based storage – especially Dropbop
092 Understanding FTP
091 Website backup and recovery
092 e-commerce and selling online
093 Security and protection against hacking
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Something missing? A tutorial or topic you’d like to cover? Contact me and let me know.