April 20, 2013 — This presentation is both a prep talk and practical how-to so that you can develop (or discover) your writing voice and to equip you with the techniques and strategies to tap into that continuous flow of inspiration.

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April 20, 2013 — This presentation will teach the best way to market your blog, business or message: the power of your story. It will teach you how to shape your story, the tools and tricks to use your story on WordPress and social media. and it will teach you the most effective way to identify your target audience and how to use your story to speak directly to them.

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April 20, 2013 — This presentation covers the important steps to designing an effective website that truly solves client’s problems.

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April 18, 2013 — Plugins are a major part of why WordPress powers millions of blogs and websites around the world. The ability to extend WordPress to meet just about any need is a powerful motivator for choosing WordPress over other alternatives. Having written several plugins, I’ve come to learn many of the ins-and-outs of WordPress plugin development, and this presentation is a culmination of several things I think every WordPress plugin developer should know.

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April 17, 2013 — This presentation covers the many options of how to format navigation when building a responsive site.

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April 12, 2013 — Design is just a series of informed decisions based on a set of principles guided by best practice. By learning the basics of design, you can make your WordPress sites and applications more usable and compelling.

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April 12, 2013 — This presentation explains what custom post types and taxonomies are, why they are awesome and how to build them.

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April 12, 2013 — Learn how to design a layout with the development phase in mind by understanding theme structure! No need to learn how to code a theme, just how the coder will go about slicing your work. This presentation offers workflow tips, a few examples of well-organized PSDs, and even show some live theme code.

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April 12, 2013 — This presentation covers the major differences between running a single WordPress install and a Multisite install. Some of the most common problems people encounter when using Multisite and how to solve them are discussed. Along with best practices for managing a Multisite Network and some of the more creative ways that others are using Multisites.

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April 7, 2013 — Video explaining the components of the WordPress Dashboard – for the beginner.