March 12, 2020 — A bit of history: The web was built for sharing science
About CSIRO (and Data61), Australia’s premier science organisation
How we use WordPress, multisite and standalone
In-house development vs External (understanding the needs of a large government agency)
The challenges and our solutions: Custom themes and plugins, administering multiple sites
The future: Gutenberg?

March 12, 2020 — WordPress 101 Workshop Part 4

March 12, 2020 — This topic will discuss the benefits of creating a website with a good design that is visually appealing to the user. It will also discuss essential tips in designing a website that is appealing, engaging, and effective. Certain key points include: planning, design, functionality, content, and engagement.

March 12, 2020 — This talk covers common failures businesses make in their social media strategies and how you can get your business back on track so you can build and audience that converts into sales.

March 12, 2020 — There are so many tools that you use in your business to manage the day to day operations, sales, billing, research, communication, project management etc.

I bet most of those systems don’t talk to each other, and that’s where Zapier comes in, to save you a lot of time by automating the connections and data points between applications and WordPress.

See how you can use Zapier and WordPress together to automate social media posting and much more.

March 11, 2020 — This talk will apply to other business owners in the audience too, as although I’ll be talking about WordPress website delivery, the concepts can be mostly applied to other businesses.

March 11, 2020 — This talk will include the theme / plugins we used, the method of validating License Keys, key decisions we made about the “Upgrade Path” UX, and how we manage a premium and free codebase.

March 11, 2020 — This presentation will reveal some interesting and creative ways to build your prospect and email list to really explode your business … and in ways that evoke curiosity, likability and wow with your visitors (some will even willingly share and promote for you … could this be the secret to going viral?).

March 9, 2020 — You’re ready to launch your site, or maybe you already have a successful website but are experiencing growing pains – how do you find the right hosting company? Learn from my successes and failures of the numerous hosting companies I’ve used in the almost 20 years of running my business as I share with you some important considerations and things to look for.

March 9, 2020 — Basic troubleshooting for WordPress Users – learn the tricks that Happiness Engineers use to diagnose and fix problems in your own WordPress site

Do you get nervous when you update a plugin? Break into a cold sweat when you see a ‘white screen of death’.

Learn the tips and tricks that Happiness Engineers use to diagnose WordPress problems, and troubleshoot your own site.

Key Take-Away
Have the confidence to track down and fix issues with your WordPress site.

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