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Running your own website Track

The Own-Site Track: Build, Publish, Get Found

HTML and CSS, responsive layout, a hand-built PHP site, hosting and domains, and search basics, in order, with one business site carried through every stage.

“I want to build and look after our business site myself, start to finish.”

the problem this track starts from

A craftsman in a plaid shirt works on a laptop at a workshop bench beside chisels and a notebook

What is inside

56 lessons · about 12 min each · 11 h 12 min

  1. 01 HTML and CSS basics 12 lessons 2 h 24 min
  2. 02 Responsive layout 10 lessons 2 h
  3. 03 Templates and forms in PHP 12 lessons 2 h 24 min
  4. 04 Hosting, domains and going live 9 lessons 1 h 48 min
  5. 05 Accessibility checks 6 lessons 1 h 12 min
  6. 06 Search basics 7 lessons 1 h 24 min

// outcomes

You will be able to…

  • Build a responsive multi-page business site by hand
  • Publish it on your own domain with HTTPS and working email
  • Maintain it and help people find it

What’s included

  • One business site carried from an empty file to a live address
  • Every stage in the order you will meet it
  • Checklists for building, publishing and maintaining
  • End-of-module tasks with the result shown on screen
  • 18 months of streaming access

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Who it suits

Business owners and staff who want full control of their site without a developer.

Suggested pace: 4 h a week · about 3 weeks

Pairs well with

Three questions about this track

How much time does it take each week?

There are 56 lessons, 11 h 12 min of video in total. At the suggested 4 hours a week that is about 3 weeks, but you set the pace: the planner works it out for other weekly hours.

How long can I watch it?

For 18 months from the day your access starts. Access details are emailed within one working day of payment, and you can rewatch any lesson as often as you like during that time.

Can I download the videos or ask a tutor?

No. The lessons are recorded and streamed online only, and there is no tutor, mentoring or marking of your code. The exercises listed under what’s included show the finished result on screen, so you can check your own work. Read before you start for what you need.