Create your own Business Website from scratch

Format: Webinar presentations
Topic: Software, tools & computing

Course summary
Start time:May 15, 2013 11:00 GMT     Add to calendar

Duration: 180 minutes

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Links to handouts and video recording will be emailed to all registered and paid users within 5 working days after the training.

Useful links:
Once uploaded, the video will be available from the video centre
Language:English
Summary:- Learn how to create your own Business Website and promote your translation services throughout the internet - Create and manage your brand new Domain Name - Choose a unique and compelling one to impress your clients - Knowledge of tough langauges like HTML or PHP is not required
Description
This will be a 3 hour training course which will teach you how to create and manage your own Business Website, starting from scratch and without requiring any specific knowledge of HTML or PHP tricky language.

Soon after the course you will be able to start working on your website and will be amazed how easy it is to manage it.

You will also be taught how to select and use your domain name and manage its DNS connection.
Everything will be explained and taught with simple terminology and easy step by step examples.
Target audience
Freelancers starting in the translation industry
Professional Translators who wish to manage their own personal business website
New Translators who wish to advertise their own services throughout the internet
Learning objectives
You will learn how to set up you CMS in order to create your own business website
You will learn how to choose and set up your domain name along with the relevant mail boxes
Add and modify text, images, videos, forms and other multimedia items in your website
Prerequisites
General IT knowledge: how to manage folders and files
No specific HTML, PHP, ASP markup languages are required
Program
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- Create an account with your CMS
- Select templates, graphics and layout
- Enter and manage text, images, videos, forms, purchaising facilities, downloading features, etc..
- Select a domain name and how to connect it to your website
- How to let someone else modify and manage your website
Registration and payment information (click to expand)
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Click on the buy button on the right to purchase your seat

Steps to take your training:

To register in this session please click on the "register and pay later" button on the right. Your status will be marked as "registered" and it will indicate only your interest in the training session. Status changes to registered and paid when payment is processed and informed to ProZ.com.

To purchase your seat at this session please click on the "buy" button. Available slots are limited and will be assigned to registered and paid participants as soon as payment is reported. Early payment is advised in order to secure participation. Allow some time for payment processing if you are paying by wire transfer.
Software and system requirements (click to expand)
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Virtual platform system requirements

For PC-based Users:

• Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server
• Required: Internet Explorer® 7.0 or newer, Mozilla® Firefox® 3.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Recommended: Dual-core 2.4GHz CPU or faster with 2GB of RAM (recommended)

For Mac®-based Users:

• Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 – Leopard® or newer
• Required: Safari™ 3.0 or newer, Firefox® 3.0 or newer or Google™ Chrome™ 5.0 or newer (JavaScript™ and Java™ enabled)
• Internet Connection Required: Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Required: Intel processor (1GB of RAM or better recommended)

To Use VoIP (microphone and speakers or headset):

• Required: Fast Internet connection (384 kbps or more recommended)
• Required: speakers or headset (USB headset recommended)
• NOT required: Microphone - attendees can communicate with the trainer through incorporated chat.

Recommendations

• For the visual section of the training course, we recommend that you have a 64kbps link. This means using an ISDN line or Broadband. Wireless connection is NOT recommended.
• For the audio section of the training course, we recommend that you have a headset or speakers.
• We recommend that you log in 30 minutes in advance of the start time to prepare for the training course.

Courses will be open half an hour before the start time. Please login before the start time to ensure that everything on your system is working correctly.
Created by
 Paolo Sebastiani    View feedback | View all courses
Bio: Paolo Sebastiani is an English-Italian, French-Italian and German-Italian Professional Translator with over 20 years of experience in Italy and abroad. He obtained his first University degree in Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Urbino in 1991 and his second University degree in Political Studies, at the same University in the year 2000. He founded his Translation Agency, Eurolingua, in 1994 and since then has been working as translator, interpreter and Cat-Tool official Trainer. He has organized many in-person training courses about Wordfast, SDL Trados and Atril Dejavu in different Italian towns and as a ProZ.com Professional Trainer, has run many Wordfast-PRO, Wordfast-Classic and Wordfast-Anywhere training sessions for progressive knowledge acquisition with excellent feedbacks.
Paolo lives in Rimini, Italy
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