May 27, 2013 — This presentation shows you how you can achieve a custom look from an out of the box theme, and what’s possible with just a little imagination, basic HTML/CSS, and some image editing software. It discusses -what to look for when shopping for themes so you can keep your customizations simple but stunning—and steer clear of “the scary code”! Why reinvent the wheel when you can just make it beautiful?
May 27, 2013 — We hear that the client is always right, but that may not always be the case. After all, only one of you is a web professional. But when we don’t manage customers and expectations, projects can quickly enter the “I lost all my profit” zone. Come find out how to protect yourself from that evil place.
May 26, 2013 — This presentation shows you what to do (and what not to do) through case studies, examples, graphics, and stories. It reviews the basic fundamentals of SEO and share action strategies that you can take away and implement immediately. Discussing the myths, misunderstandings and must-do action items to start kick-start an effective SEO strategy.
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May 26, 2013 — This presentation shows you what to do (and what not to do) through case studies, examples, graphics, and stories. It reviews the basic fundamentals of SEO and share action strategies that you can take away and implement immediately. Discussing the myths, misunderstandings and must-do action items to start kick-start an effective SEO strategy.
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May 25, 2013 — How to stop cowboy coding for good by using Git for WordPress development that can then be used on a live environment.
May 25, 2013 — Slow websites are bad and as websites grow in traffic, slow websites get slower. It’s often a wise move to invest a small amount of time in the early stages of a site’s life to think about performance and scaling. How you can work with larger sites when it comes to caching, file management (version control), SQL performance and front-end optimisation.
May 24, 2013 — Many web designers start off in the Print Design industry and make the bold move over to digital. Unfortunately, this can be a tricky cross over as the many technical restricts that apply in print are completely different for screen design and web design.
May 24, 2013 — This presentation covers how to get from Photoshop to WordPress. There are many different roads to a theme. Covering a few possibilities and then cover getting from a design in Photoshop to an actual WordPress child theme while trying not to reinvent the wheel.
May 23, 2013 — WordPress End User Security covers basic information security principles to consider even before you start a WordPress driven site, and a run at the top 10 WordPress security tips. You will get some metrics around malware attacks, and how to avoid being infected.
May 23, 2013 — Russell Fair tells us what’s what on child themes at the Atlanta WordPress: Hands On Learning Meetup.