{"id":3679,"date":"2018-06-23T19:07:28","date_gmt":"2018-06-23T19:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mantra.industries\/?p=3679"},"modified":"2023-08-15T13:26:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:26:43","slug":"yoga-websites-not-sure-where-to-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalyogaacademy.com\/yoga-websites-not-sure-where-to-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga websites… not sure where to start?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Ok, I know that building your own yoga website can seem so overwhelming that you just don\u2019t know where to start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are so many options when it comes to building your yoga website. WordPress, Squarespace, Wix are just a few of the platforms available to you, each with their pros and cons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For some of us, this can be off-putting enough when you don\u2019t know where is best to start with building your yoga website. Especially if you aren\u2019t naturally techy or a \u2018coder\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But don\u2019t you worry, I am here to guide you and speak in a non-techy way about where to start. And that\u2019s here \u2013 with the misconceptions, myths or beliefs you may have about setting up a yoga website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s break through these myths so that you can get in the right mindset. And believe that a yoga website is an essential part of a successful yoga business\u2026because it really is!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They only cost a fortune if you pay someone a fortune to do it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you hire a freelancer to design a basic yoga website, it will set you back around $2000 and your site would most likely be built using WordPress or Squarespace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This rises rapidly depending on the complexity and scale of your website. Large websites can cost well over $10,000 if you want to include top quality, original design and industry-leading technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You then have ongoing costs for updates and maintenance if you\u2019re relying on someone else to maintain your site for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So what\u2019s the alternative?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, you don\u2019t need to resign yourself to the fact that you\u2019re going to have to wait until you can save your pennies for a professional website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can build it yourself!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n It only costs around $15 a month for hosting and a WordPress theme and you really only need a few basic building blocks to get started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the reasons I love WordPress is that it has loads of brilliant templates or \u2018themes\u2019 to give your yoga website a designed look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Not sure what a theme is? Let\u2019s break it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The hosting provider is the land where you\u2019re building your website. WordPress is the framework (or the building) that your website is built on top of. The theme is the look and feel of that framework that you use to design your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you\u2019re completely new to WordPress, I recommend using the Make theme by the Theme Foundry. It\u2019s super easy for first-time learners and to get a basic website up and running as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As your yoga brand gets bigger and better (as that\u2019s the plan right?) you can scale up your website from a low-cost theme to something more advanced as WordPress is so flexible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you have your content together and have got to grips with WordPress, an option is to move onto a premium paid theme to give your yoga website an even more professional look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With WordPress the options are endless!<\/p>\n\n\nMyth #2: \u201cWhy WordPress? All website platforms are the same aren\u2019t they?\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Website themes help to keep the look of your brand consistent across your website without hiring a designer. You can easily and quickly change the theme template, images and words at the click of a button. So again you don\u2019t have to hire someone to do it for you.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n