Project Details
The website aims to provide users with a centralized location to access a wide range of state-specific calendars, including public holidays, cultural events, and local festivities. Utilizing an intuitive interface, users can easily search, compare, and download calendars tailored to their geographical interests. To maintain operational sustainability, MyStateCalendar.com incorporates affiliate links that direct users to trusted online retailers for calendar-related products and services. These affiliate partnerships enable the site to earn a commission on sales, while ensuring that users are provided with the most current and accurate information. All calendars are updated on a yearly basis to reflect state-specific calendar for the current and upcoming years.
Required Skills To Complete
Technical Skills:
- WordPress Basics: Understanding the WordPress dashboard, settings, and basic functionalities.
- Theme Development: Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and PHP to create or customize a WordPress theme that aligns with the site’s design requirements.
- Plugin Management: Ability to install, configure, and customize plugins to extend the website’s functionality (e.g., review systems, SEO plugins, affiliate link management).
- Database Management: Basic understanding of MySQL to manage the WordPress database, though much of this can be handled through the WordPress dashboard.
- Web Hosting: Familiarity with web hosting environments, domain management, and SSL certificates.
- SEO: Understanding of search engine optimization techniques to make the site more discoverable.
- API Integration: If the site needs to fetch data from other platforms or services, knowledge of API integration would be beneficial.
- Security: Understanding of basic security practices to protect the website from common vulnerabilities.
- Performance Optimization: Skills in optimizing website speed and performance, including caching, image optimization, and script minification.
Non-Technical Skills:
- Content Creation: Ability to write high-quality, informative, and unbiased reviews.
- Market Research: Understanding of the target audience and the types of products or services they are interested in.
- User Experience (UX) Design: Skills in creating an intuitive, user-friendly layout and design.
- Project Management: Ability to plan, execute, and manage the project from start to finish.
- Analytics: Understanding of tools like Google Analytics to track website performance and user behavior.
- Affiliate Marketing: Knowledge of how to set up and manage affiliate partnerships and links.
- Legal Compliance: Awareness of legal requirements, such as privacy policies and affiliate disclosures.
- Community Management: Skills in managing user-generated content and community interactions, if applicable.
- Graphic Design: Basic graphic design skills for creating images, banners, and other visual elements.
