The 8-Week Website Workshop

Create your own WordPress website with Bright Idea!

Get on the waitlist for the next round

take me there!

Say goodbye to website stress and hello to

fully functional WordPress site

Hey you! There's no way around it anymore, you need a website and you kinda want WordPress. But you have no idea how or even where to get started!

Well, I do - so never mind winging it all alone. Just get started under my expert wing instead, with a fully functional WordPress website for you to turn into your own. All the tech stuff is taken care of and you'll get expert design tips to help you along the way. Fill your website with your content while I'll hold your hand! No helmet required.

I've got you covered!

You don't want to...

worry about tech

spend too much money

get stuck!

I get that. You need a lean, mean, sexy selling machine as an online presence, not a nightmare of cobbled-together bits! Hey, there's just no need for you to become all desperate because building your website sucks.

Not only have I done all the coding work for you - I'm also here to help with font, colour and layout questions. So it all looks and feels good together - and so will you, without those frown lines and smeared panda eyes.

And it's ridiculously affordable!

build your brand new website

with a little help from a pro

DIY Kickstart is an 8-week online workshop in a small and cozy group, with five live group calls and one expert to guide you. From the first two weeks of preparation bootcamp to working with weekly gameplans towards the end goal: Your brand new website.

I design and code in WordPress websites for a living and I've created this course for you as a newbie! So if you're itching to make a splash with that big biz idea, but want to test the waters first before bringing out the big budget guns? If you're someone who is Chief Everything Officer still and doesn't have any time to waste?

Hop on, let's ride!

I want it!

You definitely want to...

have an expert by your side

have control over your site

get results fast

Bright Idea helps you to kick-start your dream project; with a set of prefab sample pages, including a blog. You can use this as a starting point to create your own content and design.

Your WordPress site is built on our solid in-house theme - created with you in mind, and it comes with the super clear and easy to follow Bright Idea Quick Start Guide, including instructions and tips to get you started the right way...and you can ask questions via email or in our Facebook group with your fellow kick-starters. This round will be held in English, but German and Dutch speakers can ask questions in their native tongue, too!

And there are weekly live expert calls!

in a nutshell

How it works

I lay the foundation

Get started with a fully functional WordPress website, together with all the tools you need. Everything is set up for you, ready to go...you just have to fill it with your own content!

your own pre-built WordPress website
including sample pages and blog
tech work done for you!

You focus on your content

Now you can create your own website using the ready-made sample layouts as a starting point. You can edit modularly with a super-practical drag-and-drop system.

super easy editing with premium tools
no programming required
weekly workplans for structure

I got your back

You'll get access to all the documentation & tutorials you need to help you design & create your own website. If you still have questions, you'll have full support from a WordPress-expert.

quick start guide, design tips & video tutorials
tech & design support for 8 weeks!
live group calls

alumni testimonials

What did they think about DIY Kickstart?

Martina Wildt

Es lohnt sich echt, du hast sehr guten support beim erstellen deiner Page in Technik- und Designfragen und kannst sie dann später jederzeit selber bearbeiten. Mega herzlichen Dank für eure tolle Arbeit und vor allem an Hans, der echt so zuverlässig und klar alles gemanaged hat

Annette Bauer

Es hat richtig Bock gemacht ins Tun zu kommen und selbst in der Lage zu sein, eine Webseite zu bauen. Die Unterstützung von Hans war dabei immer total fürsorglich und herzlich. Das ist so wertvoll, weil ich meine Webseite gut geführt, aber im eigene Tempo selber bauen konnte. Für alle, die wirklich verstehen wolle, wer sie sind und wofür sie stehen und nicht nur eine "gekaufte" Webseite für sich wollen.

Dr. Anja Breetholt

Du bekommst eine toll vordesignte Webseite, die richtig was hermacht und die du nach Herzenslust an deine Wünsche anpassen kannst! Du solltest am besten trotzdem ein Gespür für Design haben und auch genug Zeit, damit du in der Zeit auch mit der Seite fertig wirst. Ansonsten ist der support Weltklasse und jede Frage wird innerhalb kürzester Zeit beantwortet. Egal welcher Wunsch- Hans macht's möglich. Ich habe mich sehr gut aufgehoben gefühlt.

Sandra Thierolf

Die Videos waren super, alle klar und verständlich! Ich konnte die einzelnen Schritte gut nachvollziehen und bei meiner Webseite selbst anwenden. Das DIY Theme ist klasse! Es lässt sich super damit arbeiten. Viele Module konnte ich 1:1 übernehmen und sie nur meinem Design anpassen. Der DIY ist DER Kurs, wenn du in nur 8 Wochen deine Website selbst an den Start bringen willst. Hans versteht es, mit Humor und Know-How, dir Schritt für Schritt zu erklären, wie du von A nach B kommst, so dass du am Ende mit einer von dir selbst designten Website da stehst und stolz auf dich sein kannst.

Nathalie Follmann

Der DIY Kickstart Workshop hat mir echt viel Spaß gemacht. Gerade für WordPress Einsteiger ist der Kurs super, weil kein Wissen vorausgesetzt wird und die Seite von Beginn an aufgesetzt wird. Hans hat ein eigenes Theme mit vielen tollen Vorlagen erstellt, so dass ich direkt loslegen konnte. Jede Woche kamen neue Video-Tutorials dazu, in denen er unterschiedliche Schwerpunkt-Themen behandelt. An sich haben wir alle einzeln an unserer Webseite gearbeitet, aber durch die gemeinsame Facebook-Gruppe war immer ein super Austausch da und mir haben auch die Fragen der anderen häufig gut weitergeholfen. Mein Highlight waren die wöchentlichen Calls, in denen wir offene Fragen durchgegangen sind und auch mal einen Blick auf die Webseiten der anderen Teilnehmer werfen konnten. Mit Hans als Vollblut-Designer hatte ich jemanden an der Seite, der mir nicht nur bei Technik-Fragen weiterhilft, sondern auch ein wahnsinnig gutes Know How und Gespür für Design hat. Katja übernimmt den Text-Part und auch hier habe ich wieder sehr viel gelernt! Wenn ich nun Texte schreibe, habe ich oft Katjas Tipps im Hinterkopf und kann sie sofort umsetzen.
Also eine volle Empfehlung für alle, die Lust und Zeit auf ein WordPress Abenteuer haben, bei denen sie der eigene Regisseur sind!

Your time to shine?

get up and do the website dance

I want it!

I took care of the tech to help you achieve your website goals!

This is what you get:

2-Week preparation bootcamp

Preparation is everything, and we're not going to write success stories if we start without knowing what content or what design basics to use. So before we get all creative in WordPress, we're going to make sure we do it with a plan! The first two weeks of DIY Kickstart is preparation bootcamp: We'll look at what fonts, colors and images to use, as well as what your actual content will be.

Pre-built WordPress website

You'll get a pre-built WordPress website with sample content. We've already taken care of all the technical stuff: You'll have everything you need to get started right away!

Sample pages and templates

We have taken the liberty to already pre-populate your WordPress site with sample pages. You can use these as a blueprint or create new pages yourself using one of the many stylishly pre-designed modules and page templates, available in your WordPress-backend by the click of a button.

Easy-to-use layout tools

I found the ideal way for you to personalize your site. Especially for you, I made a selection of premium tools that are super-practical and easy-to-use! They allow you to quickly design or edit layouts, choose colours and fonts. Simple and practical. You can easily build your pages modularly with a super-practical drag-and-drop system. Text blocks, full screen wallpapers, animations, sliders, accordions ..... you can really go to town and let your imagination run wild. And everything you've come up with can be saved and reused at any time, even complete page layouts.

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Normally, the combined premium tools cost more than €200/year, but for DIY Kickstarters everything's included in your one-time investment!

Live group calls

There will be five live group calls as support. You have the opportunity to ask questions in advance in our Facebook group, by e-mail, or directly in the call each week. This is spread out over the course of 8 weeks.

Course material, tutorials & expert tips

You'll get your own personal access to the DIY Kickstart course platform, where you will find all the course materials as well as a quick start guide, video tutorials and expert tips & tricks. Not only on the technical side of things, but also on design matters.

Tech support

Once you're done and ready to go online with your site, we'll take care of that. In the meantime, if you have any technical questions, we're there for you!

Bonus

Free 1:1 support!

You'll get an extra 1:1 ZOOM-call with me! We'll have 1 hour to discuss whatever it is you need help with, for zero extra money. (Normal price is €150 😉

Du willst mehr Info?

Wenn Du noch Fragen hast, just send me an e-mail und wir sprechen einfach live am Fon oder in Zoom.

Kickstart your biz success

Stop worrying. Stop procrastinating. Get moving with DIY Kickstart!

Hop on, let's ride!

inside DIY Kickstart

All your course materials in one place

As soon as DIY Kickstart journey together, you'll get your own personal access to all of the course materials in the DIY Kickstart membership area. Here you'll find everything you need in one place...

PDF downloads

In our Quick Start Guide I'll guide you through the first steps: From setting up the hosting for your website to exploring the basics of your WordPress website. Amongst other PDF's, you'll also find a comprehensive, 200+ page WordPress Manual, in case you want or need to refer to general WordPress knowledge.

Weekly modules and targets

Our goal is to end up with a finished website after 8 weeks. To make sure you get there step-by-step, I've created weekly modules with specific assignments and topics. In each module you'll find the relevant info and tutorials.

Video Tutorials

Your DIY Kickstart course hub is also the home of a growing library of video tutorials on all the relevant stuff you need to know. From basic WordPress functions to specific layout tricks in your page builder tool.

Preview your Kickstart website!

The default DIY WordPress website, developed especially to kickstart your own!

Check it out!

FAQ's

General

What do I need to get started?

Do I have to start right away?

Do I need to prepare anything?

Ideally yes! Before you start building your WordPress site, we strongly recommend you have the following covered:

Your Logo. Whether you made it yourself, or had someone do it for you. Ideally in a format that's suitable for digital use
Content. An outlined idea of what message you want put across on your website. What do your visitors need to know and how are you going to present that.
Images. A selection of photos and/or graphics you want to use throughout your site.
Colors & Fonts. Get a sense of how you want to present your brand, picking the right colors and fonts, that you can use on your site.

Will you design my website?

Is there a preview of the pre-built website?

Do you offer 1:1 live calls?

Domain and hosting

What do I have to do myself?

We have already set up a complete website for you, which you can change into your very own. Apart from getting creative, you have to create an account for the hosting of your site, so that we can install your DIY Kickstart website. You also need to have a Facebook account to take part. So please:

create an account with Raidboxes, our awesome, hands-on hosting partner
send us your e-mail address with which you are logged in to Raidboxes

Raidboxes offers hosting from €9/month. You can check their hosting plans here.

If you haven't already done so, you need to pick a domain for your website (like www.bright-idea.de for example ;-))and register it. You can do this anywhere you want, but we'd recommend to register your domain at Raidboxes, where your website will be hosted anyway. That way you'll have everything 'under one roof'!

What's the difference between a domain and hosting?

A domain is only the name, or the address, of your website. The website itself, which consists of the software for your WordPress installation, and all your files and images, needs to 'live' somewhere on a server: That is called 'hosting'.

When your hosted website is ready, it needs to be connected to your domain, so that people actually see your website when they want to visit your page.

Domain registration and web hosting are often offered together in one package, but they don't necessarily need to be at the same provider. You can have a domain at, let's say GoDaddy, and have your website hosted by someone else. Having said that, it is of course always nice to have stuff like that 'under the same roof'.

Are hosting and domain already included in your package?

No, they're not. We work together with an excellent hosting company called Raidboxes. You need to create an account at Raidboxes for the hosting of your website, which they offer from €9/month. You can check their hosting plans here.

You can also register your domain at Raidboxes, but it's no problem if your domain is registered elsewhere. For domain registration at Raidboxes, click here.

Your site will be hosted by Raidboxes because we want to make sure you get the best hosting for your WordPress site. Raidboxes makes it very easy for you to manage your WordPress installation. Free SSL Certificates (meaning your website is secure), automatic daily backups and great support; these are just a few of the many advantages offered by Raidboxes.

I already have a domain registered, do I need to transfer this?

I already have a hosting account elsewhere, can I use this?

Will you be hosting my site?

Software and plugins

What's Beaver Builder and how does it work?

What is WordPress and why do I need that?

Hans Groen

An expert by your side

My name is Hans Groen. I'm Bright Idea's very own, all-in-one Art Director, Graphic Designer, Web Designer / Programmer. In our 1:1 client work I'm responsible for high-quality design, with implementation on- and offline. Digitally and analogously! Through years of experience working in agencies as well as independently, I can offer a full range of design solutions. My Zone of Genius however, would definitely be creating tailor-made websites. My unique combination of both design and programming skills allows me to do so independently. Over the last couple of years I've worked on over 100 web projects, mainly in WordPress.

However, shockingly, there are only 24 hours in my day, too...and at Bright Idea we simply cannot always take on every project that comes along. I also know that not everyone is ready for customized, done-for-you work, if only financially, yet my heart beats for those biz newbies with burning ideas on how to improve the world.

That's why I started looking for a way to expand our services in a way that's attainable for everyone. Enter DIY Kickstart!

Join me!

This is definitely for you if...

you need a quick, practical and not too expensive solution for your new website
you're definitely eager to learn how to build and manage your own
you have a pretty clear vision what it is you need out of your website

This is probably not for you if...

you have little time and you can't spare at least one full day a week
you have a serious phobia of anything remotely digital
you don't have a clear business strategy yet and you're maybe not entirely sure why you need a website

THE BREAK-DOWN

Not of the nervous kind - just us, breaking it down for you to the nitty gritty once more...

This what you get

No more tech stress; everything is set up for you!
Pre-built WordPress website including sample content to get started right away
Create your own layouts via easy-to-use drag and drop system!
Responsive design: Your site will fit and look good on mobile phones and tablets
Pre-installation practical plugins for SEO (search results for your site in Google), GDPR (privacy policy)
technical and design support for 8 weeks
Quick Start Guide and other PDF's with instructions and tips
We link your WordPress website to your domain
Five live expert group calls on Zoom
Support from your fellow kickstarters in our free Facebook group
premium tool licences included (worth over €200/year!)

Timeline

Before we start, we...

have already created your complete, password-protected development page in WordPress for you, including theme, page builder and plugins
have sent you the first Quick Start documents

And we will have walked you through the easy process of...

creating an account with Raidboxes, our awesome, hands-on hosting partner
sending us your e-mail address with which you are logged in to Raidboxes.

There will be five live group calls as support. You have the opportunity to ask questions in advance by e-mail, or directly in the call. This is spread out over eight weeks. If you are ready to launch your website after those five weeks, we link it to your domain. But if you need more time, that's not a problem. Just let us know when the time comes.

If you need more personal support, you can always upgrade and add an additional 1:1 live call (60 minutes at €150) - with our graphics expert Hans, or with our copy Kat. Both pairs of expert eyes laser-focused on your DIY-site together? Not a problem; 60 minutes are €250.

Your investment

€997,-

Stay in the loop

Hop on the waitlist!

The next DIY Kickstart is planned for early 2023. Be the first to hear when it's going down - no strings attached

You'll be among the first folk to get notified about our DIY Kickstart Early Bird offer. Plus, you'll receive hot input on all things WordPress, websites and Branding - along with selected, exclusive goodies from us. Because we're already looking forward to our next bunch of bright branding bandits after our Beta group have finished...so come back to school with us and finally take action on that website of your wet dreams!

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