Should You Build Your Website Yourself?

Posted by Christina Hills | Articles, Getting Started | 55

These days, pretty much everyone needs a website. Whether you are a service based coach, a professional consultant, an artist or healer, or any professional person: you need a website!

But the question is: Should You Build it Yourself, Or Should You Outsource it to a Webmaster?

Now I recommend using WordPress as the software that runs your website. It’s the best if you are doing a blog, a regular website, or both@ It’s easy to access from any computer, and the search engines love it!

So here are the typical steps to building a website:

Installing the WordPress software on Your own Web Hosting
Selecting a Design and Layout for your Website
Adding Your Initial Content (your web pages and posts) to Your Website
Updating Your Website with Fresh Content
Maintaining Your Website with updates on an ongoing basis

I recommend that you learn to do these things yourself, so that you have total control of your business and website and so that you are not at the mercy of anyone else. However, the most important part of running your website yourself is adding content to your site and updating your website with fresh content on a regular basis.

1) If you have the right hosting company I use www.ChristinasResources.com/bluehost (my affiliate link) as my hosting company. I love them. They are very helpful, and I can get a WordPress website installed in 5 minutes.

2) The web designs I use for my WordPress websites come from www.ElegantThemes.com (my affiliate link) and my favorite “Theme” is the Extra Theme and the Divi Theme. You can find that at https://www.ChristinasResources.com/extra and https://www.ChristinasResources.com/divi (my affiliate links). That is the theme I use for this blog. You can find my other recommendations and resources at Christina’s Resources website: www.ChristinasResources.com

3) Adding your content is the creative part of building your site! Sometimes it’s something that is just as easy as cutting and pasting your words from your Word Document into your WordPress website. And sometimes it’s finding great images to go along with your articles. Use your intuition and common sense (plus a little bit of keyword research), when building your webpages. Does it look good to you? Does your pages make sense?

4) To update your site with fresh content, just means to add more pages (for example an FAQ page) and blog post articles. Easy enough.

5) Updating your WordPress software consists of clicking a few buttons each time there is an update. (we do this together in my online classes)

So if you are interested in taking control of your online business, I can help you in my Website Creation Workshop! It’s an 8 module online course where I take you through the process of building your website yourself (without the need for a webmaster). It’s an interactive class, and we have a lot of fun in it. Just take a look at some of the example case study websites from my students)

And see those steps above for building a website? Well in my class you don’t have to do that, cause we will install a site for you to practice on before you go live.

The next Website Creation Workshop will begin soon! Watch your email for updates. (if you are not on the email list, go here to get notified)

About The Author

Christina Hills

Christina Hills helps entrepreneurs setup their websites using WordPress without having to rely on a webmaster. Her trainings are fun and she makes it easy! Get the free PDF "The Do-It-Yourself Website Creation Checklist" Report Here

55 Comments

Bert Grimm on January 21, 2010 at 11:13 am

Christina,

What is your opinion on using SBI instead of WordPress?

Any advantages or disadvantages you know of?

Thanks,

Bert
- Christina Hills on January 21, 2010 at 1:43 pm
  
  Bert,
  are you referring to Site Build It?
  I have not used it personally, but I generally don’t like those third part applications that lock you into a format.
  
  WordPress has all the market momentum right now
  - Bert Grimm on January 21, 2010 at 1:48 pm
    
    Christina,
    
    Yes Site Build It. I do feel the same way and appreciate your reply.
    
    Bert
Ersin Söbütay on January 21, 2010 at 9:53 am

Hi Christina!

Again a good contribution. For a free blog wordpress offers – see wordpress.com. I use this free service. It is of course not so confortable, but for now it is enough.

Sincerely
Ersin Söbütay
- Christina Hills on January 21, 2010 at 10:19 am
  
  Ersin,
  I do not recommend wordpress.com for several reasons. One is that you don’t have total control, wordpress.com does. And they are very restrictive in their terms of service.
  
  See this post where I talk about wordpress.com and wordpress.org
  https://websitecreationworkshop.com/blog/videos/julia-child-rants-about-slow-webmasters/
  - Sharyn McCoy on February 3, 2010 at 3:59 pm
    
    Hi Christina! Nice to meet you! I just did my Gravatar picture so I hope this works! Thanks for your great help, and I’m looking forward to the Website Creation Workshop!
    Sharyn
- Ron Ross on February 3, 2010 at 3:40 pm
  
  Student on webinar commenting test
Randall Hlavin on January 21, 2010 at 9:57 am

Hello Christina,
Considering taking your course. I want to launch (ASAP) my new monetized social niche online community promoted via teleseminars (Alex M. student) and social media.

Will your course cover?
1. iThemes Builder (I own it) and design.
2. WishListMember.
3. 1ShoppingCart.
4. Socal media integration.
5. Do you do custom work? Where can I find your rates, etc?

Many thanks, Randy
- Christina Hills on January 21, 2010 at 10:24 am
  
  Randall,
  
  My course will cover iThemes themes. I’ll cover the Flexx theme extensively, and I’ll cover builder if students ask about it in the Q&A calls.
  I am probably going to be covering wishlist, as I will use that for the membership area. 1Shoppingcart training is of course offered as a bonus, and I will teach a module on making money with your website. Yes, I cover social media integration. No, I do not do custom work. I’m a teacher/coach/mentor not a service provider.
  Details on the course will come sometime in the beginning of March!
  Hope you can join us in the Website Creation Workshop!
  - Randall Hlavin on January 21, 2010 at 10:31 am
    
    Thank you Christina! Hopefully the Q&A will be helpful to others. I love the fact that we are in the game with all the same people… Alex, Cory, Stu, etc.
    
    Final question… are there any service providers and/or students that could get me launched now and know your teaching while I wait for WCW in March?
    - Christina Hills on January 21, 2010 at 10:41 am
      
      Randall,
      
      Yes, go to http://www.christinahillshelpdesk.com and select the submit a ticket, then select the website creation workshop, and request the list of providers
      
      You already got part 1 of your site done, so you are not far away from it all.
      
      See you in March!
      
      One more thing, I will be doing free training to get people prepped for the course. Watch your email for that.
      - Daniel Pikelin on January 21, 2010 at 11:38 am
        
        The goals for my website are very simple: just to provide information to my clients as a follow up, or addition, to direct marketing. I have a shiatsu practice. Later I might want to experiment selling my services on line and much later to sell a line of goods. Would you recommend your workshop for me? It seems from some of the questions, such as Randal’s above, that this is going to be way over my head, and full of information I might not need? Sincerely,
        Daniel
        
        Christina Hills on January 21, 2010 at 3:43 pm
        
        Daniel,
        
        I have a variety of students who take my class. Some folks are more advanced than others, but each person learns from each other. Randal is just at a different point in his biz than you are.
        This class starts newbies out from the beginning. And then the materials are there for when you are ready for more advanced stuff. Get on my email list, for when I send out notices for free teleseminars.
        
        Randall Hlavin on January 21, 2010 at 3:59 pm
        
        Definitely this workshop is for you Daniel! Can’t tell you how many hours I spent “floundering” to discover Christina has everything in one place.
        
        ~Randy
        
        Daniel Pikelin on January 21, 2010 at 9:43 pm
        
        Thanks Christina, I’ll keep an eye out for your teleseminars. When you can please send out the exact time of the workshop in March and cost details, so I can plan; and thanks to Randy for the encouragement.
        Daniel
      - Randall Hlavin on January 21, 2010 at 11:02 am
        
        Awesome support… thank you Christina!
        
        To others who may see these posts… I have been following Christina for awhile because her students succeed!
Edmond on January 21, 2010 at 12:05 pm

I agree with this. But if you’re really not technical at all, then it can be very time-consuming and frustrating (in particular designing your own unique theme, say for WordPress).
Even if you do go with a web designer, WordPress is a good choice as there are a lot of things you can do / learn on your own with this platform without having to ask a web designer to help you with it.
- Christina Hills on January 21, 2010 at 3:46 pm
  
  Edmond,
  As i put in the post here, there are different stages of creating a website. I do NOT teach people how to design their own theme. That’s for web designers. I teach people how to use free or low cost themes ($20-$100) to develop their own look. You can get a very professional look and feel (theme) for a low cost.
  
  I do have students who take my class and use a combo of a web person setting it up initially, then the student puts in all the content and manages it themselves.
  
  I like to teach people to NOT have to depend upon a webmaster, and to be able to do it themselves.
  - Randall Hlavin on January 21, 2010 at 4:09 pm
    
    I assume iThemes Builder qualifies under your teaching people how to use free or low cost themes?
    
    Hope you cover it. After much research, it appeared to be the next level up from Flexx.
    
    And… Rebecca at your support desk was awesome in getting people you trained to help me.
    
    ~Randy
    - Christina Hills on January 29, 2010 at 9:12 am
      
      Randall,
      
      So glad you liked my support team. They are the best!
      
      Yes, the ithemes builder themeis one level up from flexx.
      
      I teach people how to use flexx in my workshop, and will be doing that a lot in the next Workshop that starts in March.
      
      And if students want to use Builder, I will answer their questions about Builder on the Q&A days. I have Builder, but have not yet used it.
      I can’t wait!
      
      🙂
Udaysree on January 21, 2010 at 12:53 pm

hi Christina, curious to know how you get from Flexxqueen.com to http://ithemes.com/purchase/flexx-theme-wordpress-blog-themes/.

usually there is an affiliate code associated w a graphic or a text link. looks like you have a different setup. how is this setup done?
- Christina Hills on January 21, 2010 at 3:49 pm
  
  Udaysree,
  http://www.flexxqueen.com uses URL forwarding. Call your hosting company to ask them how to do it.
  
  yes, there is an affiliate code in there
  - Udaysree on January 21, 2010 at 4:36 pm
    
    thanks, Christina, do you think this is more effective than using a graphic or text link?
    - Christina Hills on January 29, 2010 at 9:09 am
      
      Udaysree,
      you use a graphic when a person is already on your website.
      
      you use URL forwarding when you want to tell people (in person or on a teleseminar) where to go.
      
      With a URL the person can remember it, and come back later.
      
      With a graphic, they have to be on your website to click.
      
      I use both!
Bill on January 21, 2010 at 12:58 pm

Christiana,

Great information as usual. I love your stuff and your teaching style.

I personally love hostgator and use them for all my wordpress accounts. I love their reseller accounts because they let me set up as many sites as I want.

Good luck with your course.
- Christina Hills on January 21, 2010 at 3:50 pm
  
  Bill,
  
  Hostgator is another good web hosting company. They are similar to http://www.BlueHostNow.com
  
  I have not used hostgator, but have friends who do.
  
  and yes, Blue Host lets you have as many sites as you want under one account
  - Gillian on January 22, 2010 at 2:11 pm
    
    I use Hostgator for my non-Wordpress sites. They provide great support. Yaro Starak uses them as do some of the other big names. I think Bluehost are far better for WordPress sites though – that is really their niche.
    - Christina Hills on January 22, 2010 at 2:49 pm
      
      Blue host is excellent when it comes to WordPress! I use them for all my blogs and wordpress websites
Gillian on January 22, 2010 at 2:13 pm

Where can I read the ful blurb on this course Christina ?

Thankx
- Christina Hills on January 22, 2010 at 2:48 pm
  
  Gillian,
  
  the registration page is not yet available yet, but you can go here to get some of the facts on the next workshop
  https://websitecreationworkshop.com/blog/next-workshop/
DVD Replication Services on January 23, 2010 at 6:57 am

Hi Christiana,

I’m still very new in this blogging arena. If we were to compare between blogspot and wordpress (of coz for a newbie like me), which one would you recommend…
- Christina Hills on January 29, 2010 at 9:08 am
  
  I recommend the self hosted wordpress of course!
  My next workshop is starting in March
Art on February 2, 2010 at 10:04 am

Hi Christina,

Can you use the flex theme to build one page, one column sales pages and opt in pages
with video and/or audio?
- Christina Hills on February 2, 2010 at 10:21 am
  
  Art,
  yes you can do that with flexx! I don’t have an example for you to see with that, but I’ll create one for you to see
DeBorah Beatty on February 2, 2010 at 1:40 pm

I have built my site (www.createdlife.com) using WordPress and the Tarski theme. Personally, I love that one. I concur with your advice to find a way to host WordPress yourself rather than using WordPress.com since WP.com doesn’t allow plugins, javascript or lots of other goodies that the self-hosted version does.

I’d love feedback on how I did building my site myself. I’m still tweaking it, but right now I’m pretty happy. It’s been a long process as I’ve learned about creating sites, and boy, have I made some wild mistakes along the way, but as I’m learning, the site just grows right along with me.

I’m hoping you’ll be doing some articles on setting up a members only area using WP. Oh, and I use GoDaddy as a host.
- Abi Carmen on February 3, 2010 at 8:32 am
  
  DeBorah,
  
  Not to hi-jack Christina’s comments (she is the best) but I wanted to just say that your Created Life site is fantastic. I love the layout.
  
  Abi
  - Christina Hills on February 3, 2010 at 8:56 am
    
    Abi,
    you are so sweet
    🙂
    - Abi Carmen on February 3, 2010 at 9:00 am
      
      Thank you so much. Coming from you that means a lot.
      
      I now have over 100 of my own WordPress.org sites and about 10 customer sites (all various niches).
      
      I used to follow everyone but as you know this gets old fast. Now I follow a select few and you are definitely on that list.
      
      Best,
      Abi
      - Christina Hills on February 3, 2010 at 9:08 am
        
        Abi,
        
        Wow, that is great!
- Christina Hills on February 3, 2010 at 9:10 am
  
  DeBorah,
  
  Glad you jumped on the WordPress train.
  
  Yes, I am considering doing some paid trainings on having a membership site with WordPress.
  
  When that is released, I’ll send email to the list.
Michelle Dumas on February 3, 2010 at 12:20 pm

Hi Christina,

What incredible timing! Last week I started writing out a plan for completely re-doing my old Frontpage websites (I have three in desperate need of an overhaul) in WordPress.

I’d love to take your workshop…purchased some of your other 1shoppingcart products and they were amazingly helpful to me.

But, I have a couple of questions…

I have already decided on and purchased the Thesis theme with the EasyThesis Skin on top of it. If I am using a different theme than what you are recommending and teaching, will it just confuse me? Or, will the workshop still be relevant to me?

My second question is this…for one of my sites, I already have a well-established web presence with a HUGE amount of traffic from incoming links and Google. I am very concerned about doing anything to hurt this, so I’ve been experimenting in WordPress to customize the page URLs so that the site structure remains the same. On the pages generating traffic from Google, I also intend to do my best not to change the content that much. I have better-than-average technical skills, but they are all self-taught and I’m never sure if I am doing things the best way. If I was working on this while I took your workshop, is this something you could advise me on?

Thanks!
Michelle
- Christina Hills on February 3, 2010 at 6:37 pm
  
  Michelle,
  
  You can use Thesis as your theme ( my link for that is http://www.ThesisQueen.com )
  It is an advanced theme, so depending upon your skill level, it may be hard for you, or it may be easy. I don’t really consider it a beginner theme.
  
  The theme that I’m going to teach people on this the Flexx Theme (http://www.FlexxQueen.com )
  I’m using that for this website.
  
  However, students can choose whatever theme they want, and they can come to the workshop days and I’ll help them with it.
  
  On your second question, that can be time consuming to do and I am not an SEO expert.
  
  There is a file you can put on your hosting (the .htaccess file) that will remap all of you old pages to new ones. This might be a case where I’d hire an SEO expert to advise you on this, as I don’t want to give out wrong information.
  
  It’s not hard to do, just one has to be meticulous about it.
  
  I’ll have the same challenge when I move
  http://www.shoppingcartqueen.com over to wordpress
  - Michelle Dumas on February 4, 2010 at 7:01 am
    
    Thanks Christina!
    
    So to recap, I could take your workshop and complete my redesign, but before I actually replace my old site, I should consult with an SEO expert to make sure everything was as it should be. That is good advice. Thanks!
    
    I never fail to learn from you. I look forward to hearing more about your workshop. I wish it was next week rather than next month.
Howard Howell on February 3, 2010 at 3:31 pm

Christina… Good basic information webinar. I will refer others to you. I’m posting just to see if I have a Gravitar photo. …Howard
- Christina Hills on February 3, 2010 at 4:23 pm
  
  Howard,
  
  Nice photo!
Geri Lafferty on February 3, 2010 at 3:39 pm

Trying out my new Gravatar, courtesy of today’s webinar. Had been using my company logo, but thought I’d try a personal photo, since it seems to be what people like best.

Thanks for a great class!
Linda on February 3, 2010 at 3:39 pm

…and trying out my other one. 🙂 Thanks
Miguel Cura on February 3, 2010 at 4:01 pm

Just finishing up the Free Webinar you’re doing today, and I wanted to drop a line and say hello. It’s wonderful to see you again.

I’ll echo what Lauren Slade says, the course has been an absolute blessing and given me control of my website and my business life. Thank you so much for this.

Cheers!
Pat Bluth on February 3, 2010 at 4:20 pm

Was on your webinar call today. It was great and at a pace that I could keep up. Good job.

When I went on Gravatar.com and tried to sign in The username I was using was taken. Is that the name that shows up when you post something? I tried to use my name and received a notice that it was not available.
- Christina Hills on February 3, 2010 at 4:43 pm
  
  Pat,
  just pick a different username.
  the username does not show up
  only your picture will show up publicly when you comment on blogs
  - Pat Bluth on February 4, 2010 at 2:53 pm
    
    Thanks, I got it to work okay. Your class was great.
    Can’t wait for the big event. Pat
Christina Hills on February 3, 2010 at 4:22 pm

I just got off the webinar and went into my admin panel and saw all of these great comments with great Gavatars!

Was fun with you all on the call
Linda Melcher on February 3, 2010 at 3:38 pm

Just trying my new gravatar. 🙂 Thanks Christina
Danette Moss on February 3, 2010 at 3:40 pm

Christine,

The pace you teach your class is wonderful. For people like myself that are more advance, it still helps to revisit things from time to time.

Thank you much,

Danette Moss
http://www.LADConciergeGroup.com
http://www.DanetteMoss.com
Peggy Rosenberg on February 3, 2010 at 3:51 pm

Wow, I always learn SO much from you, Christina! Thank you.

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“I never thought I would be this happy with a website!”

I never thought I would be this happy with a website! I was stuck between paying AT LEAST $5000 for someone else to create a good website vs. creating a website myself that I wouldn’t really like. I didn’t want to pay that much, but I knew that I didn’t have the expertise to create even a bad website.

But with Christina’s Website Creation Workshop, I produced something that I am proud of and that is constantly getting me compliments! The step-by-step process is very straightforward and easy. Christina has “game-a-fied” the creation process so you see yourself making progress as you go. Not only do I love my site, but I’ve been able to even help some other people because of the training I’ve received!

Steven Cooper

www.ClarityFocusHeart.com

“Your course was very thorough and provided so much content, but in a very organized and feasible way.”

I came to this course for 3 reasons.

1) I paid an exorbitant sum for what I expected to be a top quality website. It was never completed properly and used Block Editor so I could not make changes myself. It also used a pricey paid theme that I felt was used simply because the web designer was trained only in that theme. This company’s server was hacked and they did not realize for 2 months! Only realized they could not fix this and would have to start from scratch after another 2 months!! And then they kept making other mistakes like using an email they made up instead of my real email address for the contact page. After my site being down for 6 months a mere 3 months after it went up, I wanted to fix my site right, by myself.

2) I would like to give online courses and create a new website for that.

3) I have a blog site that needed better security from people trying to put spam in the comments. Your course was very thorough and provided so much content, but in a very organized and feasible way, when it could have easily been overwhelming. I may not be your picture of a success story since the work you saw was a conglomeration of my different sites, but I was able to apply everything you taught, even moving my site myself to a new holding site.

Anything I struggled with, you and your support team were very responsive and helped resolve all issues quickly.

Chanie Monoker

“I love my new site and I feel very proud of myself for pushing through my anxiety to learn so many new skills!”

Christina’s methodical and detailed approach to teaching WordPress is amazing! I had been afraid of WordPress before joining the WCW!! But Christina and her team make it all feel manageable, one step at a time.

I love my new site and I feel very proud of myself for pushing through my anxiety to learn so many new skills. There is no way I could have done it (or would have had the nerve to try) without Christina Hills and the WCW. Thank you so much!!

Joanie Nicholas

www.AllThingsOrganizedKC.com

“I am glad to have taken a chance on this course and am so happy to have completed this website!”

I have attempted to learn WordPress many times with online tutorials, and continued to hit “roadblocks” where I couldn’t figure out how to move forward.

With the Website Creation Workshop, I was able to understand how WordPress works so much more clearly and was able to ask critical questions when needed. I am glad to have taken a chance on this course and am so happy to have completed this website – one that I hope will be the first of many more!

Maria Moyser

BrooklynAnimalAction.org

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart!”

Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I joined the workshop in Spring 2019 and I completed a website for my husband’s music business. It is not perfect, but at the moment it is enough for our purposes. Of course it will grow and change alongside our business.

I agreed to help my husband to publish his music (stuck indoors, Covid and all…) Suddenly, I acquired a very clear vision where I wanted to go and now we not only have a website, but have also gained a verified and approved artist status on Spotify and YouTube – In three short months ? and this is really just the beginning. And you helped with a very important piece – building a foundation, our house on the web.

I wanted to say thank you for providing a very comprehensive resource that helped me to overcome “it is not enough” syndrome and to create my first ever working WordPress website. You gave me enough confidence to finish and publish it.

Thanks a million. You are awesome!

Neris Gallo

DantePlay.com

“I have found you and your staff to be some of the best in the industry!”

One of the things I love about you and your company Christina, is that you run it from an abundant loving place, like you’re caring for your fellow human. Along with all your brilliant teaching skills, you make it easy to want to stay connected to you, Christina, because you have built in the space for people to be human and change their mind or go through hard things and you support us in that.

I have found you and your staff to be some of the best in the industry to work with when issues come up. I appreciate this about you and it’s what will keep me coming back!

Carla H. Brown

LivingFromJoy.com

“I would recommend the Website Creation Workshop to anyone who wants to gain the freedom of building their own online presence!”

I am very grateful for Christina and her team to develop such a wonderful and useful course!

The workshop is so well-organized that a non-technical person like me can learn and master at my own pace. It teaches almost anything you can think of while building a website. I also had chances to ask my own questions and get answers on live calls. I feel so empowered that I can put up my own beautiful websites, and produce content that I want to share with the world.

I love the precious “real estate” on the Internet that belongs to me, instead of building on the rented land such as social media. I used to work with web developers on websites, it’s very time consuming with numerous back-and-forth emails and calls on any design idea or change, let alone the cost, time delay, and headache associated with it.

I would recommend the Website Creation Workshop to anyone who wants to gain the freedom of building their own online presence. I did it in four months with about an hour a day. It is an incredibly freeing experience to learn from Christina. Thank you!

Aileen Fan

AileenFan.com

“Couldn’t be happier with my outcome!”

I, like so many, had become frustrated by the cost and the amount of time it was taking to have my site updated by other people. Even though my time is at a premium I decided to take on the task of rebuilding my own site through the Website Creation Workshop.

First, I was excited by how simple it was once I understood some of the basics, which Christine does an excellent job in teaching. From there it was a matter of following the step by step program, referring to the videos for each lesson and watching my website take form. Couldn’t be happier with my outcome and with the knowledge I have to continue tweaking my site as needed.

Jim Phillips

www.LivingInFullExpression.com

“I highly recommend Christina’s course – and have to many, many people!”

I have been a member of Christina Hills’ community for three years now. I have appreciated her clear and understandable teaching. Christina’s lessons are very step by step so that anyone can follow them – even with NO website experience. Her process has been refined so that you just need to follow the process. You do not get lost down the many, many rabbit holes in WordPress or building a website. Her course is well organized and easy to navigate.

I recently purchased a Pinterest course from a “big name” and was shocked how sparse the information was and how much she assumed you knew. Christina is NOT like this. Her course is stellar if you want to build your own website.

Depending on the amount of time you have, you could build it quickly, or it could take you more time. It also depends what you are trying to build. My site is fairly complicated with two kinds of blog posts – one to support my podcast and one for the recipes. I have many pictures for each recipe. But with Christina’s help and that of her team, it is built and out in the world!!

I highly recommend Christina’s course – and have to many, many people.

Cindy Sullivan

FoodSensitivityKitchen.com

“The Website Creation Workshop has been extraordinarily helpful and made it fun to build a website!”

The Website Creation Workshop has been extraordinarily helpful and made it fun to build a website – and in a shorter time than expected. Building a website used to be something I dreaded, but knew that I had to take care of as a new online entrepreneur. I feel proud of what I have accomplished, and empowered to maintain and improve the site on an ongoing basis. Thank you so much Christina and team!

Susanna Grinsvall

www.SusannaGrinsvall.com

“Christina provides a wealth of information in a clear, concise, practical and fun manner!”

Christina provides a wealth of information in a clear, concise, practical and fun manner. I tried to do my own WordPress website and ended up frustrated and with unsatisfactory results. After attending a free webinar about the Website Creation Workshop, I knew immediately that she was an excellent teacher, presenter and a person of heart.

I am so thrilled with my new website and my ability to control and grow my content over time. I ran into some challenges along the way, but Christina and her team were there every step of the way. That is a sign of a great teacher! Thank you Christina and I look forward to continuing the journey with you in other workshops.

Debra Duwe

FourPawsDogTraining.com

“Christina Hills’ Website Creation Workshop course is The Best online course I’ve ever taken!”

Christina Hills’ Website Creation Workshop course is The Best online course I’ve ever taken! Here’s why: It’s way more than information-packed (which it is). It took me, step-by-step, to create my own website in a way that was thorough, and easy to understand, and supportive, and encouraging, and easy to follow … AND FUN!

Yes, there’s a learning curve, but after the first few modules, I was having FUN being creative, building my very own website exactly how I wanted it. I’m thrilled with the result, and I’m excited to show off my new site to a new and wider audience!

Kathryn Gillett

www.TheHeroMethod.com

“It is EMPOWERING!”

Christina’s Website Creation Workshop was FANTASTIC! As a graphic designer, I know how to make things look pretty! But I learned so much more about building an interesting and effective website.

Christina teaches at a pace that is slow and powerful, so all of the details have time to soak in. I highly recommend, and do to all of my entrepreneur friends, Christina’s training. It is EMPOWERING! Thanks!

Lynne Baum

YinWithLynne.com

“I have a website I love!”

If you told me 6 months ago I would be designing and managing my own website – I would not have believed you. For years I had people to manage my site and they never got it quite right and it was too expensive to keep having them make those changes to get it right. Now, I have a website I love and I can make changes and keep it current without the huge cost of paying someone else.

Thank you, Christine and Team – you have all be fabulous and the training and support from the Facebook Group have gone over and above what I could have ever imagined. Thank you and I am looking forward to managing my own website!

Jackie Kloosterboer

Survive-It.ca

“If it weren’t for the Website Creation Workshop, I might still not have a website up and running!”

If it weren’t for the Website Creation Workshop, I might still not have a website up and running! Christina goes through things step by step so that you not only know what buttons to click, but why.

The knowledge will continue to be helpful so that even if I have someone else manage updates on my website, I can easily go in and make quick changes myself and will understand what I’m asking someone else to do. This was a great way to get myself going!

Kim Barnes

www.BarnesTeamMedia.com

“I highly recommend The Website Creation Workshop!”

I’m so very grateful to Christina Hills and her fantastic team for empowering me to create and manage my website. Her explanations are clear, up to the minute. They provide not only of the necessary technical information, but also a nice dose of encouragement and strategy as well, which makes it possible for even a technophobe like myself to accomplish this project.

In addition, the structure of her course and continued support allowed me to go at my own pace, which was absolutely necessary for me. I highly recommend The Website Creation Workshop!

Reba Linker

AToZHealingSpace.com

“Super big thank you to Christina!”

After following Christina Hills online for a while I found her instruction to be very thorough, and honest in approach, so I decided to give the Website Creation Workshop a try. It happened at a time when I was struggling with another web designer, again, a grand total of four designers over a period of 15 years!!! I couldn’t be happier to not have to make those angry, frustrated calls anymore. Seriously!

Aside from things typically taking way too long, if they were even done, creative differences tended to be a problem for me as well. “What do you mean you don’t want to do that?” I find myself repeating over and over for things like “Why is the site not mobile responsive?”….. Never again!

Super empowering to not be subjugated to the will of another. With my vision, and the skills I’ve learned, I can build what I want, and change/modify it when I see fit, or necessary. Super big thank you to Christina and the WCW team for helping me get here!

Pat Magrath

www.PatsLessons.com

“Thank God I found Christina and her team!”

WOW! I can’t believe I created my own website! When I began this journey I was not sure I could really do it. After years of having paid others to create and maintain a website, I thought I might be getting in over my head. Thank God I found Christina and her team!

They have a fantastic program that allows you to move at your own pace and ask questions along the way. Everything is beautifully put together and well thought out. I think this is the only way I could’ve accomplished this. I did the work knowing someone was there to patiently guide and support me when I needed it. Thanks to Christina and her team for a putting together this beautiful program.

Nancy Duke

AkashicWorkshop.com

“I am not a technically savvy person. And I just completed a gorgeous website that I’m really pleased with!”

“I am not a technically savvy person. And I just completed a gorgeous website that I’m really pleased with! Christina’s WCW is extremely well organized and detailed. Even I could follow it with ease! I feel empowered, because the world of websites is no longer a big mystery. What a wonderfully surprising silver lining.”

Taira Restar

www.WiseHeartedWoman.com

“Christina instills confidence and independence in her students.”

I decided the new skill I’d learn during Covid lockdown would be web design, and I couldn’t have chosen a better teacher and program than the Website Creation Workshop. Christina Hills is a teacher’s teacher ( I say that as a teacher!) She has tremendous facility teaching technical skills and breaking them down in a simple, non-overwhelming process that is actually fun, especially to a non-technical audience. She is logical as well as creative in the perfect balanced combination. She understands creative multi-faceted people who are working with more than one niche, yet provides structure and sound advice at the same time. I have taken almost all of her different programs at this point, and each one has delivered far beyond my expectations.

Above all, Christina instills confidence and independence in her students so that a non-technical solo entrepreneur can manage their own online presence independently without stress, multiple contractors or overwhelm. This newfound freedom, confidence and independence to be able to update my websites anytime I want on my own timeline is absolutely priceless. I’ve even noticed benefits outside the class, in that I am more eager to tackle complex technical things a lot more lately because of my overall increased technical skills.

Last but not least, Christina’s support team is absolutely amazing. They are the nicest group of ladies who went above and beyond on so many occasions to help me go live on schedule. You guys are the best. I highly recommend the Website Creation Workshop to anyone who wants to gain full mastery and independence over their websites and online presence. Thanks Christina, and thank you to the wonderful Website Creation Workshop team!

Laura Kessler

CreativeLeadershipInstitute.com

“I can officially say that I am in business worldwide!”

I am new to the business world, especially online, and to be successful I knew that I needed some sort of guidance. I took my wife’s advice and signed up for the Christina Hills Website Creation Workshop class.

From day one I decided to wholeheartedly commit and do whatever Christina said to do and that was, to keep on moving and not get stuck with details in the early stages of the program and that is exactly what I did.

I blew through modules 1 through 6 in a matter of days and at this point I could see clearly where my site was going in terms of theme and content.

Thanks to some epic advice from Christina, I successfully completed and launched my website in a matter of days.

Thank you Christina and the Team! I must say that you guys are awesome and now I can officially say that I am in business worldwide!

Rakesh Ramoutar

RoastRackGrill.com

“I’m so grateful to Christina Hills and the Website Creation Workshop!”

I’m so grateful to Christina Hills and the Website Creation Workshop. My professional passion is all about empowering the individual – and the Website Creation Workshop certainly fits that bill as well. After several ‘store bought’ websites and feeling terribly dependent upon my web designers, it’s so empowering to be able to handle any issues that come up, to have the Website Creation Workshop as a resource if I run into any issues I can’t solve on my own, and to be able to tinker with my design and wording to my heart’s delight without having to wait in line to get it implemented by someone else, and racking up a big bill for every tweak I want to make.

I have loved this process of learning to be an independent designer, user and modifier of my own website. I’m so grateful that I was able to go away for a period of time while ‘life happened’ and come back and pick up where I left off with ease, thanks to a little help from you all. I’m very grateful to you for providing this service.

Reba Linker

RebaLinker.com

“I’m honored to be one of Christina Hills students!”

I want to deeply thank you Christina Hills and Team for the outstanding quality of the program and the kind and helpful assistance I received all along my Website Creation Workshop journey. I will keep being and attached member of Christina Hills Community and I’m honored to be one of her students.

Cecilia Roger

JapaneseEmbroideryAcademy.com

“I have gained skills and confidence in designing my own site!”

Christina and her team have finessed the tricky balance between challenge and encouragement through an on-line platform allowing for even the most technically-challenged entrepreneur to be successful with developing their own website. I have gained skills and confidence in designing my own site – and now maintaining it — all while having fun! I’m so glad I found you when I did.

Sandra Jenvey

VitalEnergyBalance.ca

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“I never thought I would be this happy with a website!”

“Your course was very thorough and provided so much content, but in a very organized and feasible way.”

“I love my new site and I feel very proud of myself for pushing through my anxiety to learn so many new skills!”

“I am glad to have taken a chance on this course and am so happy to have completed this website!”

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart!”

“I have found you and your staff to be some of the best in the industry!”

“I would recommend the Website Creation Workshop to anyone who wants to gain the freedom of building their own online presence!”

“Couldn’t be happier with my outcome!”

“I highly recommend Christina’s course – and have to many, many people!”

“The Website Creation Workshop has been extraordinarily helpful and made it fun to build a website!”

“Christina provides a wealth of information in a clear, concise, practical and fun manner!”

“Christina Hills’ Website Creation Workshop course is The Best online course I’ve ever taken!”

“It is EMPOWERING!”

“I have a website I love!”

“If it weren’t for the Website Creation Workshop, I might still not have a website up and running!”

“I highly recommend The Website Creation Workshop!”

“Super big thank you to Christina!”

“Thank God I found Christina and her team!”

“I am not a technically savvy person. And I just completed a gorgeous website that I’m really pleased with!”

“Christina instills confidence and independence in her students.”

“I can officially say that I am in business worldwide!”

“I’m so grateful to Christina Hills and the Website Creation Workshop!”

“I’m honored to be one of Christina Hills students!”

“I have gained skills and confidence in designing my own site!”

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“I never thought I would be this happy with a website!”

“Your course was very thorough and provided so much content, but in a very organized and feasible way.”

“I love my new site and I feel very proud of myself for pushing through my anxiety to learn so many new skills!”

“I am glad to have taken a chance on this course and am so happy to have completed this website!”

“Thank you from the bottom of my heart!”

“I have found you and your staff to be some of the best in the industry!”

“I would recommend the Website Creation Workshop to anyone who wants to gain the freedom of building their own online presence!”

“Couldn’t be happier with my outcome!”

“I highly recommend Christina’s course – and have to many, many people!”

“The Website Creation Workshop has been extraordinarily helpful and made it fun to build a website!”

“Christina provides a wealth of information in a clear, concise, practical and fun manner!”

“Christina Hills’ Website Creation Workshop course is The Best online course I’ve ever taken!”

“It is EMPOWERING!”

“I have a website I love!”

“If it weren’t for the Website Creation Workshop, I might still not have a website up and running!”

“I highly recommend The Website Creation Workshop!”

“Super big thank you to Christina!”

“Thank God I found Christina and her team!”

“I am not a technically savvy person. And I just completed a gorgeous website that I’m really pleased with!”

“Christina instills confidence and independence in her students.”

“I can officially say that I am in business worldwide!”

“I’m so grateful to Christina Hills and the Website Creation Workshop!”

“I’m honored to be one of Christina Hills students!”

“I have gained skills and confidence in designing my own site!”

Download This Checklist

Free WordPress Webinar

Success Stories

Create Fun Graphics!

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