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Design Drills Wrap-Up

The live course is over, but you can still snag the recorded sessions and course materials through your website's Support Tab. Curious what you missed? Watch our trailer.


What is it?

ClubExpress is excited to offer our customers Design Drills, a new course to help you build a modern website to wow and impress visitors. In six sessions over five weeks, you'll learn how to use built-in ClubExpress features to bring your website up-to-date and into the 21st Century. First, we'll walk you through the tools you'll use to design your website's template, and custom pages, and explore the latest trends in website design. Then, using our built-in tools, CSS and HTML, we'll show you how to recreate the looks on your website. 
We'll do more than show off excellent web pages. We'll also look at design mistakes and how to avoid poor design choices. 


What sessions are included in the course?

The course starts Thursday, January 12, at 11:00 AM Central (see the full schedule below or go here). We're spreading the course over five weeks to give you more time to take what you learn and apply it to your site. Each session will be 1-1.5 hours, with 30 minutes for Cool Down Q&A after each session. We'll also host Warm-Up Office Hours at the beginning of our sessions so you can ask questions about the previous session or the homework.

Wait, there's homework?

Don't worry; the homework isn't required. Each week we'll give you a list of tasks to do using what we learned in that session. We'll also provide our design resource guide to help you use your new skills. 
 

FAQ

I have ____ experience.
Is this course for me?

That's not a typo; we left it blank on purpose. Whether your club just signed up and is designing from scratch or your website needs its first update in ten years, ClubExpress Design Drills is for you. By purchasing the course, you’ll also get access to the recorded sessions, so all your current and future administrators and coordinators can refresh their skills anytime.

What does it cost?

It’s $129 to attend the course per club. That means every administrator and coordinator in your club can take the course for just one fee. In addition to live sessions, you’ll get access to the recordings through your website. Why does that matter? It means that every administrator and coordinator you assign in the future can access the course whenever they want.


Will I be able to ask questions?

Of course! We'll have 30 minutes of Q&A at the end of each session. Plus, we'll have Office Hours before our lesson each week to answer questions you have about the previous week's lesson or homework. 

What's with the show & tell?

We spread out the course to give you more time to work with your new skills, and we want you to show them off! We'll wrap up our course, and then you can show off updates you've made to your websites.

 


Course Sessions

Course Introduction and Website Templates

Thursday, January 12, 11 AM CST

Your website template controls the layout and design of your entire website. You'll learn the elements of a template and how to use the Template Builder tools to build and manage your website. We'll also preview some of the custom CSS we'll discuss in our third session, Design Best Practices.

Page Builder Tools and Advanced Functions

Thursday, January 19, 11 AM CST

You'll use the Page Builder to create and manage custom web pages on your site. In this session, you'll learn about the features and widgets included in the Page Builder. We'll learn about the Advanced Content Editor and its unique functions and preview custom styles you'll create in Design Best Practices. 

Design Best Practices

Thursday, January 26, 11 AM CST

Knowing how to build a template or page is just half the job. You want it to look good too! We'll explore trends in website design, including guidelines for your home and custom pages and your website template. We'll also talk about how to present information online, how you can apply custom styles to your website, and advanced CSS to help you achieve your design goals. 


Bonus: Designing for Subgroups

Thursday, January 26, 2 PM CST

Does your organization have chapters, districts, and regions? Whether your members log into the parent club website or each chapter manages its own site, this session is for you. We'll look at content syndication, our powerful built-in feature allowing clubs at the parent level to push content to lower-level subgroups. We'll also help organizations create custom web pages for each subgroup, so local members know what's happening in their chapter.

Designing for Mobile

Thursday, February 2, 11 AM CST

Each page of your website is already mobile-friendly, so why do you still need to keep mobile design in mind? Learn about the differences between mobile and desktop user experiences and the changes you can make to ensure your users have a great experience regardless of their device.

 

Wrap-Up and Show & Tell

Thursday, February 9, 11 AM CST

We'll review everything we've learned so far and highlight the most important points. Then, we'll share some of the updates you've made on your websites throughout the course. 


How Do I Register?

You’ll register through the Support Tab on your website. Select Register to confirm the fee and register for the course. The fee will be charged to your club’s bank account. Remember, all of your administrators and coordinators will have access to all sessions. The Support Tab is also where you can view the schedule, access the session and resource links, and the recordings after it has concluded.

At this time, the course is only available to active clubs.

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