For many small business owners in Maricopa, Peoria, Phoenix, Gilbert or pretty much anywhere in Arizona, chances are your website was built with WordPress, and for good reason. It’s powerful enough to meet your needs, flexible enough without design & SEO restrictions, and scalable to your business journey goals. But if you’ve ever logged into your WordPress dashboard and felt completely lost, you’re not alone as to some it can be intimidating.
With this article we hope to make the naivgating process a bit more digestible. Quick Backstory: NventSolution builds and manages websites for Arizona-based businesses just like yours, and one of the most common questions we hear is:
“Where do I even start inside the WordPress dashboard?”
Like most websites, you first have to navigate to your WordPress Admin Dashboard, this dashboard is the backend part of your website (What clients/consumers don’t see).
To access your WordPress dashboard, start by entering in your website URL followed by /wp-admin. Check out below for an example.
Think of it as your command center. From here, you can:
Edit your pages
Add blog posts
Upload images
Manage contact forms
Customize your menu
And more
This is where your website design and your website management go hand-in-hand.
Used for blog content, news, or articles.
Great for ongoing updates or sharing insights.
🡪 SEO Tip: Posting regular blogs can help your Arizona small business rank better in Google, especially if you’re using local keywords like “massage in Maricopa” or “landscaping near Phoenix.”
This is where your core website content lives (Home, About, Contact, Services).
Pages don’t change often, but they’re foundational to your site structure and SEO.
🡪 SEO Tip: Use headings and city/service keywords naturally.
For example: “Website Management Services in Maricopa.”
This holds your logos, images, and uploaded files.
Always upload compressed images to speed up your site.
🡪 SEO Tip: Rename files before uploading (e.g., maricopa-landscaping-before-after.jpg) and add alt text for accessibility and local SEO.
Control your main navigation and footer areas.
“If we’ve built your site, this is already set, but you can tweak things as needed.”
Add functionality like contact forms, spam protection, or SEO tools.
Clients on an NventSolution Website Management Plan have this professionally maintained and monitored.
🡪 “Caution: Don’t go plugin-happy, it can slow down or break your site.“
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Manage who can log into your dashboard.
We always recommend keeping Admin access limited.
Most of our small business websites are built using Elementor for flexibility.
To edit a page:
Go to Pages in the left-hand menu.
Even though WordPress gives you a lot of control, it’s easy to accidentally break something. Here’s what to avoid:
🚫 Don’t change permalinks without knowing the impact.
🚫 Don’t delete themes or plugins unless you’re sure they’re inactive.
🚫 Don’t update plugins in bulk if you’re not on a management plan, one bad update can crash your site.
