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MODULE 1: Setting a Firm Foundation

Structured for Success:
Build Your Business on the Genesis Framework

7 Genesis Framework features that give you a superior website (and how to use them right now)

 
DOWNLOADS FOR MODULE 1:
 
WHAT WE COVER IN THIS MODULE:
  • How to maximize content discovery on your site with our recommended SEO settings
  • What HTML5 is, and how you’re benefiting from it right now
  • What we do behind-the-scenes to keep the Genesis Framework airtight and secure
  • The built-in WordPress and Genesis Framework features you can use to customize your site
  • The four plugins we recommend people use on their Genesis Framework sites
NEXT ACTIONS:
  • Download the Module 1 Worksheet
  • Follow the recommendations in the worksheet
  • Post a question for this week's live Q&A session
RESOURCES:
  • Our Structured for Success Glossary covers common terms we'll use in this course
  • To review HTML5 standards, view the Visual Markup Guide
  • To turn off comments after a post has been live for some time (and eliminate some spam), go to Settings > Discussion > Other comment setting. Check the box next to “Automatically close comments on articles older than ___ days” and choose the number of days you’d like to use.
LINKS:
  • MP3 – Audio Download
  • PDF – Slides Download
  • PDF – Transcript Download
Thanks for watching the video and downloading the materials for Module 1. Q&A SESSION: Download or listen to the audio from the Q&A session with Brian Gardner and Pamela Wilson.
  • MP3 – Audio Download
http://my.studiopress.com/wp-content/uploads/audio/SPW-061815-QA1.mp3
Q&A RESOURCES:
  • Best Backup Solutions
  • Canonical URLs
  • Genesis SEO Guide
  • Inactive Themes and Plugins
  • Meta Descriptions
  • Trackbacks and Pingbacks
  • WordPress SEO Tips

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