Learn how to build, customize, and publish websites across 15 popular website-building platforms, while developing practical skills in layout design, content organization, navigation, and responsive web development. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to select the right platform for different website needs, create professional-looking pages, customize essential website elements, and take a website from initial setup to publication.
Learn Website Design on 15 Platforms - Wix to Shopify
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Recommended experience
3 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
Build self-hosted and e-commerce websites on Wordpress, Shopify, BigCommerce, and Simvoly, configuring hosting, catalogs, payments, and funnels.
Design and launch websites on visual drag-and-drop builders Wix, Squarespace, Weebly, and Pagecloud using templates and freeform layout tools.
Deliver websites for service businesses and agencies on GoDaddy Website Builder, Duda, Site123, and Jimdo using guided setup and client workflows.
Build specialized websites on Strikingly, Tilda, and Zoho Sites, covering single-page sites, editorial design, and business-suite integrations.
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There are 15 modules in this course
This module introduces self-hosted WordPress and guides you through hosting, installation, themes, plugins, security, analytics, and publishing a functional website.
What's included
25 videos2 readings1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
25 videos•Total 119 minutes
- Using AI to Create a Professional Website in Minutes•5 minutes
- Customizing Your Website with AI•5 minutes
- What is a Domain?•2 minutes
- Finding the Perfect Domain Name•5 minutes
- What is Web Hosting?•2 minutes
- Signing for Web Hosting•5 minutes
- Accessing the Control Panel•2 minutes
- Wordpress Installation•2 minutes
- Installing our Theme•4 minutes
- Website Title & Logo•6 minutes
- Pages•8 minutes
- Header Menu•4 minutes
- Footer Menu•4 minutes
- Font Pairing•2 minutes
- Hero Section•5 minutes
- Review Section•6 minutes
- Themed Sections•10 minutes
- Products Section•5 minutes
- Mission Section•3 minutes
- Store Setup•6 minutes
- About Page•7 minutes
- Plugins Introduction•4 minutes
- How to Use Plugins•6 minutes
- Secure Your Website•5 minutes
- Website Analytics•8 minutes
2 readings•Total 10 minutes
- Welcome to the Course: Course Overview•5 minutes
- Wordpress.org: Beginner's Guide and Documentation•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Wordpress: Self-Hosted CMS Websites•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Launch a Wordpress Website with a Custom Theme and Core Plugins•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Choosing WordPress vs. Hosted Builders•10 minutes
- Essential WordPress Plugins•10 minutes
This module guides you through building a Shopify storefront, including store setup, themes, products, customer service, shipping, and supplier sourcing.
What's included
46 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
46 videos•Total 185 minutes
- Essential: How You will Make Money!•4 minutes
- Essential: Setting Up Your FREE Shopify account•3 minutes
- Essential: Understanding Your Shopify account•8 minutes
- Adding a 'Contact Us' Page•7 minutes
- Building the Menu•3 minutes
- Creating A Logo•3 minutes
- The Hero Image•3 minutes
- Your First Theme - 1•3 minutes
- Your First Theme - 2•7 minutes
- Free Mentoring!•1 minute
- Section Sum Up•2 minutes
- Adding Your First Product•4 minutes
- Viewing Your First Product•7 minutes
- 3 Tips To Make Sure Your Products Sell•8 minutes
- Time To Start Making Money•1 minute
- Choosing A Shopify Plan•2 minutes
- Registering A Domain Name (2 Options)•4 minutes
- Registering A Domain Name With An External Host•2 minutes
- Creating Your First Email Account•1 minute
- Connecting Your Domain Name To Your Shopify Store•2 minutes
- Removing The Password Protection•3 minutes
- Displaying Your Store In The Google Rankings•3 minutes
- Adding The Policies•4 minutes
- Adding A Footer Menu•4 minutes
- The Title And The Subtitle•4 minutes
- Time To Add More Products•5 minutes
- Collections•9 minutes
- A Featured Collection•3 minutes
- Image With Text•3 minutes
- Grammar•4 minutes
- Branding The Checkout•2 minutes
- Your Blog•7 minutes
- Your Brand•2 minutes
- The Theme Store•5 minutes
- Ensuring Your Store Loads Fast - Everytime!•6 minutes
- Contact Us Form•4 minutes
- Setting Up Live Chat - 1•4 minutes
- Setting Up Live Chat - 2•6 minutes
- Shopify FAQ•5 minutes
- Reliable Supplier 1•3 minutes
- Reliable Supplier 2•4 minutes
- Store Currency And Your Primary Market•5 minutes
- Fast & Affordable Shipping With Supplier 1•5 minutes
- Fast & Affordable Shipping With Supplier 2•3 minutes
- Shipping Zones And Shipping Rates•6 minutes
- Time To Add More Products•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Shopify Help Center: Setting Up Your First Store•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Shopify: E-Commerce Storefronts•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Launch a Shopify Store with a Product Catalog and Customer Policies•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Shopify vs. WordPress for E-commerce•10 minutes
- Setting Effective Shipping Rates•10 minutes
This module explores Wix website creation using templates, the visual editor, pages, apps, and analytics to build and launch a professional website.
What's included
25 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
25 videos•Total 110 minutes
- Wix Introduction•2 minutes
- Wix Sign Up & Selecting a Pre-Made or Blank Template•9 minutes
- Multiple Wix Sites in a Wix Account•3 minutes
- Purchasing Your Hosting & Domain Name•4 minutes
- Getting to Know the Wix Platform•10 minutes
- Navigating within the Wix Editor•22 minutes
- 3 Tips to Getting Comfortable in the Wix Editor Quicker•3 minutes
- Wix Home•2 minutes
- Wix Getting Paid•2 minutes
- Wix Sales•3 minutes
- Wix Online Programs•3 minutes
- Adding a Wix Blog (New Version)•2 minutes
- Wix - Apps•2 minutes
- Wix Site & Mobile App•3 minutes
- Wix Inbox•2 minutes
- Wix Customers & Leads•4 minutes
- Wix Marketing•4 minutes
- Wix AI Agents•2 minutes
- Wix Analytics•3 minutes
- Wix Automations•4 minutes
- Wix Settings•10 minutes
- Wix CMS•2 minutes
- Wix Developer Tools•3 minutes
- Adding Videos•2 minutes
- Wix Premium Templates•1 minute
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Wix Learn: Build a Beautiful Website•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Wix: Visual Drag-and-Drop Builder•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Wix Small-Business Website with a Contact Form•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Choosing Wix vs. WordPress•10 minutes
- Free vs. Premium Wix Templates•10 minutes
This module covers building a polished Squarespace website using designer-focused templates and customization tools while also exploring how to scope freelance web design projects.
What's included
35 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
35 videos•Total 110 minutes
- Course Overview•2 minutes
- Creating Squarespace Account•2 minutes
- Blueprint AI•3 minutes
- Basic Tour Of The Interface•4 minutes
- Adding Logo•4 minutes
- Site Styles•4 minutes
- Adding Pages•5 minutes
- Editing Main Menu•4 minutes
- Hero Section•6 minutes
- Services Section•5 minutes
- Why Choose Us•4 minutes
- Creating Portfolio Section•2 minutes
- Testimonials Section•4 minutes
- Adding Contact Form•3 minutes
- Adding Footer•2 minutes
- Homepage Finalization•5 minutes
- Creating Contact Page•6 minutes
- How to Upgrade•2 minutes
- What is a Domain•2 minutes
- Getting Custom Domain Name•2 minutes
- Checking Mobile View•1 minute
- Publishing Website Live•1 minute
- Custom Business Email Address•2 minutes
- Built-in Analytics•4 minutes
- Why Web Design is So Profitable•3 minutes
- Be the "Go-To Designer" in a Niche•6 minutes
- How to Get Your First Client•5 minutes
- Best Freelancing Sites to Start Working•6 minutes
- How to Stand Out on Freelancing Sites (Pitch With Video)•3 minutes
- Letter of Caution•3 minutes
- Squarespace Marketplace•1 minute
- How to Set up a Client Account•2 minutes
- How to Receive Content from Clients•1 minute
- How to Let Clients Approve Your Design•1 minute
- How to Transfer Site Ownership to Client•1 minute
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Squarespace Help Center: Build Your Website•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Squarespace: Designer-Grade Templates•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Squarespace One-Pager and Price a Freelance Project•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Choosing Squarespace vs. Wix•10 minutes
- Starting as a Squarespace Freelancer•10 minutes
This module introduces Weebly for creating straightforward small-business websites, covering site setup, customization, publishing, analytics, and domain considerations.
What's included
15 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
15 videos•Total 46 minutes
- Weebly Website Introduction•3 minutes
- Weebly Platform Navigation•9 minutes
- Website - Hero Section•3 minutes
- Website - Pages•3 minutes
- Website - Theme•3 minutes
- Website - App Center•2 minutes
- Website Settings•4 minutes
- Weebly Help•1 minute
- Domains•1 minute
- Weebly Items•5 minutes
- Orders•1 minute
- Fulfillment•2 minutes
- Reports•3 minutes
- Communications•4 minutes
- Settings•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Weebly Help Center: Getting Started•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Weebly: Free Website Builder•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Weebly Free-Tier Site with Three Pages•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Choosing Weebly's Free Tier•10 minutes
- Designing Better Free Websites•10 minutes
This module focuses on building a BigCommerce store with an organized product catalog, payment processing, shipping configurations, and essential e-commerce settings.
What's included
11 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
11 videos•Total 41 minutes
- BigCommerce Introduction•3 minutes
- BigCommerce Platform Navigation•10 minutes
- Orders•2 minutes
- Products•5 minutes
- Customers•1 minute
- Storefront•4 minutes
- Marketing•4 minutes
- Analytics•4 minutes
- BigCommerce Apps•2 minutes
- Channels•2 minutes
- Settings•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- BigCommerce University: Getting Started•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- BigCommerce: Mid-Market E-Commerce•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Configure a BigCommerce Catalog and Payment Gateway•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- BigCommerce vs. Shopify at Scale•10 minutes
- BigCommerce for Mid-Market Stores•10 minutes
This module shows you how to create and launch a service-business website using GoDaddy Website Builder, including sections, themes, SEO, and integrations.
What's included
20 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
20 videos•Total 59 minutes
- GoDaddy Website Builder Introduction•2 minutes
- GoDaddy Website Builder Platform Navigation•9 minutes
- Dashboard•3 minutes
- Domain•1 minute
- Hero Section Setup•4 minutes
- Courses Page•4 minutes
- About Us•2 minutes
- Photo Gallery•2 minutes
- Contact Us•3 minutes
- GoDaddy Blog•3 minutes
- Add Section•2 minutes
- Theme•3 minutes
- Settings•4 minutes
- Marketing•2 minutes
- Email•1 minute
- Store•4 minutes
- Appointments•2 minutes
- Conversations•2 minutes
- Customers•5 minutes
- Deals•1 minute
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- GoDaddy Guides: Website Builder Help•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- GoDaddy Website Builder•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Launch a GoDaddy Website Builder Site for a Service Business•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- GoDaddy vs. Wix for Service Businesses•10 minutes
- Essential GoDaddy Integrations•10 minutes
This module explores Duda's agency-focused capabilities, including website creation, team roles, permissions, multi-site management, and client delivery workflows.
What's included
14 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
14 videos•Total 47 minutes
- Duda Website Introduction•3 minutes
- Duda Website Navigation•7 minutes
- Layers•2 minutes
- Theme•3 minutes
- Pages•2 minutes
- Widgets•2 minutes
- Media•2 minutes
- Content•4 minutes
- Personalize•3 minutes
- Sell Online•5 minutes
- Duda Blog•4 minutes
- App Store•2 minutes
- SEO & Settings•7 minutes
- Learn•1 minute
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Duda Help Center: Building Sites for Clients•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Duda: Agency Builder for Pros•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Duda Agency Project with Team Access•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Duda for Agency Website Building•10 minutes
- Setting Up Duda Team Roles•10 minutes
This module guides you through creating a fast, streamlined single-page website for portfolios, events, and landing pages using Strikingly.
What's included
12 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
12 videos•Total 42 minutes
- Strikingly Website Introduction•2 minutes
- Strikingly Website Navigation•7 minutes
- Hero Section•4 minutes
- Styles•5 minutes
- Store•5 minutes
- Audience•2 minutes
- Settings•5 minutes
- Feature Listing•2 minutes
- About•1 minute
- Strikingly Blog•4 minutes
- Contact Us•2 minutes
- Background•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Strikingly Help Center: Build a Site•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Strikingly: Single-Page Sites•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Ship a Strikingly Portfolio in Under One Hour•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- When to Choose a Single-Page Website•10 minutes
- Building a High-Converting Portfolio•10 minutes
This module introduces Site123's guided website-building workflow and shows you how to customize content, configure settings, and publish a complete website.
What's included
12 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
12 videos•Total 35 minutes
- Site123 Website Introduction•2 minutes
- Site123 Website Navigation•6 minutes
- Pages - Home•2 minutes
- Pages - About•1 minute
- Pages - Promo•2 minutes
- Pages - Services•3 minutes
- Pages - Testimonials•2 minutes
- Pages - Contact•3 minutes
- Design•4 minutes
- Website Settings•3 minutes
- Domain•1 minute
- Settings•5 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- How to Create a Successful Website•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Site123: Guided Website Builder•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Site123 Site Through the Guided Wizard•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Wizard-Based vs. Freeform Builders•10 minutes
- The Trade-Offs of Site123 Simplicity•10 minutes
This module explores Simvoly for building website pages, sales funnels, and e-commerce experiences with a focus on calls to action and conversion paths.
What's included
22 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
22 videos•Total 60 minutes
- Simvoly Website Introduction•2 minutes
- Simvoly Website Navigation•7 minutes
- Pages - Hero Section•3 minutes
- Explore Our Courses•2 minutes
- More Than An Academy•2 minutes
- Amazing Online Courses•2 minutes
- Testimonials Section•2 minutes
- Contact Us•2 minutes
- Instructor Page•2 minutes
- Checkout Page•3 minutes
- Global Styling•2 minutes
- Funnels•3 minutes
- Website Settings•4 minutes
- Footer•3 minutes
- Contacts•2 minutes
- Appointments•2 minutes
- Messaging & Workflows•3 minutes
- Community•2 minutes
- Academy•2 minutes
- Legal•3 minutes
- Simvoly Blog•3 minutes
- System Pages•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Funnels vs Websites: Which Is Better and Can You Use Both?•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Simvoly: Funnels and Stores•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Simvoly Funnel for a Sample Lead Magnet•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Reducing Funnel Friction•10 minutes
- Funnel Builders vs. Generic Builders•10 minutes
This module covers Jimdo's AI-assisted setup and manual customization tools for quickly creating, refining, and publishing a small-business website.
What's included
16 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
16 videos•Total 35 minutes
- Jimdo Website Introduction•2 minutes
- Jimdo Website Navigation•6 minutes
- Edit Website - Hero Section•2 minutes
- Our Mission, Our Values, Our Clients•2 minutes
- Our Story•1 minute
- Our Courses•2 minutes
- Courses Page•3 minutes
- Header & Footer•2 minutes
- Design•3 minutes
- Smart Forms•3 minutes
- Statistics•3 minutes
- Contacts•2 minutes
- Email•1 minute
- Domains•1 minute
- Search Engines•1 minute
- Settings•1 minute
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Jimdo Help Center: Get Started•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Jimdo: SMB Websites•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Jimdo Small-Business Site with AI Setup•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- When Jimdo's AI Setup Saves Time•10 minutes
- Customizing an AI-Generated Website•10 minutes
This module explores Tilda's standard blocks and Zero Block for creating visually rich websites with custom layouts, typography, and repeatable publishing workflows.
What's included
10 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
10 videos•Total 33 minutes
- Tilda Website Introduction•2 minutes
- Tilda Website Navigation•2 minutes
- Tilda - Hero Section•6 minutes
- Tilda - About Section•2 minutes
- Tilda - Courses Section•3 minutes
- Tilda - Why Us•3 minutes
- Tilda - Contact Us•4 minutes
- Tilda - Footer•2 minutes
- Settings•6 minutes
- Cut, Copy, Paste, Select, Duplicate, Delete, Hide•3 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Tilda Help Center: Block-based Design•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Tilda: Editorial-Grade Design •30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Tilda Editorial Homepage with Zero Block•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Tilda for Editorial Website Design•10 minutes
- Using Zero Block Effectively•10 minutes
This module guides you through building a Zoho Sites website and connecting it with Zoho CRM, Mail, and other tools to support integrated business operations.
What's included
11 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review2 discussion prompts
11 videos•Total 33 minutes
- Zoho Sites Introduction•2 minutes
- Zoho Sites Navigation•6 minutes
- Pages•2 minutes
- Files, Blog, Forms, Subsites•5 minutes
- Manage•2 minutes
- Customization•2 minutes
- Configuration•6 minutes
- Roles & Permissions•3 minutes
- Integrations•2 minutes
- Reports•2 minutes
- Tools•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Zoho Sites Documentation•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Zoho Sites: Business Suite Websites•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 10 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Zoho Sites Site Connected to Zoho CRM•10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- Zoho Sites vs. Standalone Builders•10 minutes
- Essential Zoho Integrations•10 minutes
This module introduces Pagecloud's freeform design canvas for creating pixel-precise pages, configuring SEO and analytics, and publishing a designer-focused website.
What's included
19 videos1 reading1 assignment2 peer reviews2 discussion prompts
19 videos•Total 42 minutes
- Pagecloud Website Introduction•2 minutes
- Pagecloud Website Navigation•6 minutes
- Custom Domain•2 minutes
- Project•1 minute
- Pagecloud Page•3 minutes
- Sections•3 minutes
- Shapes•1 minute
- Images•2 minutes
- Pagecloud Text•2 minutes
- Buttons•2 minutes
- Forms•3 minutes
- Icons•2 minutes
- Components•2 minutes
- Pagecloud Apps•2 minutes
- E-commerce•3 minutes
- Pagecloud Blog•3 minutes
- Analytics•1 minute
- Banners and Popups•3 minutes
- Team & Project Settings•1 minute
1 reading•Total 5 minutes
- Pagecloud Help Center: Design and Publish•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
- Pagecloud: Designer-Friendly Builder•30 minutes
2 peer reviews•Total 20 minutes
- Hands-On-Learning: Build a Pagecloud Landing Page with Pixel-Precise Design•10 minutes
- Project: Multi-Platform Build Comparison •10 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 20 minutes
- When Freeform Website Design Works Best•10 minutes
- Maintaining Consistency in Freeform Design•10 minutes
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