Saturday, 19 July 2014

How To Effectively Tutor Wordpress To Amateurs

By Haley Bonner


Using the Internet is definitely one of the ways you can be considered as a kid of the Internet age. To those who are not yet in with the trend, they find people who are Internet savvy to be cool. This is especially true with those people who can make websites, regardless if they have formal training or not. To these amateurs, they will want these people to tutor WordPress.

When amateurs want to become Internet savvy themselves, then they should just search for someone who can educate them about it. They can start on the basic platforms online for this. They can certainly learn a lot, and even the basic functions, that will allow them to become Internet savvy in the future.

To those who are already knowledgeable in this field, then you should consider helping out these amateurs. Of course, it is easier for you to teach them if they already have basic knowledge of the use of the computer. Otherwise, you might need to start teaching them elementary knowledge.

If these amateurs really know how to make use of a personal computer, then you can just teach them how to use the platform. When teaching them, there are some steps that you will have to go through for an effective result. Here are the best tips you can give them so that they can effectively learn about it.

First of all, you have to ask them directly what they want to do. If they want to make a blog or a website on their own determines what you will be teaching them. If they say blog, then this is the platform suitable for them as a beginner. If it is a website, then you might want to look for another easy-to-use websites.

Once the platform that you are using has been decided, give them a tour around it. Let them see what the landing page will look like, where the important buttons are, and what functions are available for the use of the said amateur. You need to be as patient as you can when it comes to teaching the said amateur.

While you are giving them a tour, it will be helpful for the both of you if you demonstrate to them those basic functions of this site. Allow them to know what features they can use and teach it to them. If there are functions they will be using frequently, then you got to let them try it for themselves.

The posting of content is certainly the main function you will have to educate them. Of course, you will also have to educate them how they can make a few changes on the appearance of their post. It is actually possible to do that in most platforms. You can educate them how to change the font, font style, font color, font size, layout, and other aspects.

There might be times when the amateur will want to change the appearance or layout of the blog. Some wants to change the theme. You have to tell them about this. Let them know that there are various themes both for free and for sale online. Let them choose what they want.




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