Archive for 2014

  • Nile Flores: Making Money with WordPress

    WordCamp Kansas City 2014Speaker: Nile Flores

    August 21, 2014 — WordPress is a content management system. What you do with it is your decision. This presentation goes over some general ways that any niche can leverage their business using WordPress. Some points that will be covered are:
    What WordPress can do for you
    Sharing some social media marketing tips
    How blogging can be a great way to leverage your business
    Explain how you should be more aware about website conversion, as well as tips
    Some inspiration quotes by small business owners that are well known leaders in the WordPress community
    This presentation is for both the newbie business owner, and the ones struggling to find their way. Oh, and for those who are making it already,

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  • Michael G. Calvert: Unlocking the Power of Disqus on WordPress

    WordCamp Kansas City 2014Speaker: Michael G. Calvert

    August 21, 2014 — Join Michael G. Calvert from Disqus as he teaches you how to identify good content that tends to generate the most comments and keep readers coming back regularly. Learn how to quickly remove and filter undesirable content from your site and apply both technical and human approaches to develop a more active and constructive community from his 5+ years of experience working with sites from around the web. This talk gives you the practical do’s and don’ts for managing your community with Disqus on WordPress.

  • Elisha Terada: Bulletproof Your WordPress Development

    WordCamp Seattle 2014Speaker: Elisha Terada

    August 21, 2014 — In this presentation, a number of excellent best practices for developing WordPress sites are discussed involving custom post types, custom fields, database migration and more.

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  • Adam Silverstein: Revising WordPress Revisions

    WordCamp Seattle 2014Speaker: Adam Silverstein

    August 21, 2014 — WordPress revisions got a jolt of Backbone and a complete interface overhaul in WordPress 3.6 (as did media in 3.5 and themes in 3.8). Hear the revisions rewrite story and description of the effort involved, plus a code overview and ideas for leveraging Backbone (and Underscore) in your WordPress project.

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  • Kira Song: Heartbeat API Jumpstart

    WordCamp Seattle 2014Speaker: Kira Song

    August 21, 2014 — As of WordPress 3.9, the Heartbeat API is no longer experimental! It’s intended to help developers synchronize data between the browser and server without manually sending individual AJAX calls. Learn Heartbeat basics and have a quick run-through on how it’s used by WordPress’ core.

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  • Panel Discussion: Generating Success from Your WordPress Site and Getting Exposure in a Crowded Market

    WordCamp Calgary 2014Speakers: Tony Tighe, Erin Rosar, Irene Seto, Ernest Barbaric

    August 21, 2014 — It can be difficult standing out within the crowded online world. How do you gain exposure and accomplish your online goals? What is the best way to attract attention and new viewers to your web site? Join a panel that covers a wide spectrum of different background to help provide ideas on how to attract the attention of media, the social media sphere, online readers and customers in discussing how to make your site standout.

  • Michael Tighe: Designing with Intent

    WordCamp Calgary 2014Speaker: Michael Tighe

    August 21, 2014 — Do you have goals for your website?
    What about a plan for how different pages on your site help accomplish those goals?
    Do your plans and design considerations change on different devices?
    Join Mike Tighe for an exploration and discussion of how smart design, planning, and consideration for user experience can make a huge difference in your (hopefully Responsive) WordPress site.
    Topics covered:
    Lots of examples!
    – Goals and conversions
    – Responsive design
    – Design, empathy, and making happy users
    – Good markers for success
    – Dos, don’ts, and pet peeves that make Mike want to swear

  • Joe Rozsa: Congratulations! You’re Having a WordPress Website!

    WordCamp Philly 2014Speaker: Joe Rozsa

    August 21, 2014 — Many new users get frustrated when they first start using WordPress because they’ve either not been told or shown how to do various things. When I give presentations, I like to draw parallels with real-life situations. So this session would take on a spin of having a new baby and all the things that new parents need to learn and/or figure out. I’ll walk new users through the process of all the things new “parents” will need for their WordPress site.

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  • Heather Johnson: Translate the Geek – Teaching Clients How to Use WordPress

    WordCamp Seattle 2014Speaker: Heather Johnson

    August 21, 2014 — Technology can be intimidating. From the tools to the geek speak, many clients glaze over when they think about working with WordPress. By embracing the role of geek translator, you can train your clients to work within their site or at least be comfortable in knowing what they want done. Everyone has skills they bring to the table when working with a website but those skills may not be in understanding the terminology or function of WordPress. We will go over some simple steps and resources to help make the process of educating clients about WordPress go more smoothly and be more effective. By utilizing multiple training methods and tailoring your training to his/her level of understanding you can give your client the space in which to build confidence and understanding. Build long-lasting, healthy client relationships (and make money!) by learning how to translate the geek!