January 25, 2017 — Patrick demonstrates how to extend the power of WordPress. The session introduce attendees on how to run a niche website using WordPress. Patrick has a blogging experience from 2012, started a niche blog on WordPress and turned it into a full time 6-figure business in only 6 months.

January 25, 2017 — This session will be about WordPress basics. Opening up with how I stumbled upon WordPress community on the Internet leading to the birth of http://www.winstontony.com. This talk is CENTRED around demystifying the age old myth that one needs to be a born pro to run a word press site. In a nut shell I will take the audience through blogging passion, getting started, setting your site and basic back office, posting and issues of frequency, Social sharing just to mention a few. I use my personal blog to reiterate the aspect of alternative career informed by the high rate of unemployment on Kenya and Africa at large. That will mark my closing remarks.

When people ask me about WordPress normally I tell them I am self taught. (some say self made) from stumbling on WordPress to turning into an Internet nomad as a career to building a business around the aspect of blogging, it’s been a story of learning one curve at a time. It’s journey in progress. Like everyday friends and Internet strangers ask me to help out with WordPress related tasks. I do with an open heart. I have spoken previously at the Amref child development Centre (by Amref Foundation) about blogging. Recently I spoke at the Road to Nairobi Event in Nairobi organised by Ye community and Building Bridges Initiative. On frequent basis I speak about blogging to community based groups am involved with as part of TWIC GROUP undertakings.

January 25, 2017 — 10 συχνά λάθη που κάνουν οι συγγραφείς plugin ή/και themes τα οποία μπορούν να δημιουργήσουν κενά στην ασφάλεια των websites που τα χρησιμοποιούν. Ποια είναι, που οφείλονται και πώς αποφεύγονται.

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January 25, 2017 — Ξεκινώντας από την έρευνα για την επιλογή της θεματικής ενός Premium WordPress Theme, θα μιλήσουμε για τη σημασία της σχεδιαστικής έρευνας και πως μας οδηγεί μέχρι την τελική υλοποίηση του design. Ο σκοπός μας είναι να φτάσουμε σε ένα τελικό προϊόν που θα καλύπτει τις ανάγκες των τελικών χρηστών αλλά ταυτόχρονα θα απευθύνεται και στο στοχευμένο κοινό μας, αυτούς που θα πάρουν την απόφαση για την αγορά του. Θα δούμε ποιο είναι ακριβώς αυτό το κοινό και σε τι ανταποκρίνεται με βάση την εμπειρία μας.

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January 25, 2017 — Catalina Zapata nos cuenta su experiencia como emprendedora de WordPress, en el primer WordCamp Medellín.

January 25, 2017 — I will share rich and easy to understand content that will help my audience start and market their blogs online through Search Engine Optimization. I’ll articulate the steps required for one to start a successful niche blog at home. I have been doing SEO for the past 10 years. I was one of the trainers at Livity Africa which was running a Digital Skill Training Program sponsored by Google.

January 23, 2017 — Bloggers Association of Kenya Digital Skills training and will talk about Basics of social media, Social Media ethics, Do’s and dont’s of and Social Media.

January 23, 2017 — Blogging and content creation has evolved. No longer limited by the power that direct marketing offers, content has taken centre-stage in the fight for brand affinity. So how do you own the space? Douglas Kihoro lead an engaging session where you will get to learn how to leverage the power of WordPress to build amazing content for your blog or business website.

January 23, 2017 — Dave Loodts is a self employed WordPress designer/developer, SEO and marketing consultant at http://www.davel.be.

He is a big believer in giving back to the WordPress community and is the co-organizer of WordCamp Antwerp as well as WordPress Meetup groups in Antwerp and Hasselt (links). Dave also is the Global Translation Editor of nl_be team as well as the administrator for the WordPress Dutch Belgium website.

For the full descrion go to the WordPress TV blog.

January 22, 2017 — The process of designing a theme for a marketplace is different compared to when designing for a client. In this presentation we’ll focus on these differences on every step starting from getting the inspiration, defining the concept, choosing the tools, defining the features, down to the final design of a wordpress theme.

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