January 9, 2019 — A discussion on the best practices for creating a well designed responsive theme on WordPress.

Takeaways:

Key elements that make a beautiful responsive design.
How to choose the best responsive theme for you.
Best practices for managing logos, photos, colors, patterns and font styles on WordPress. “

January 9, 2019 — We all like to learn some handy tips and tricks, right? How about a huge list of all the ways I have personally improved my workflows, processes, production quality, and even lifestyle?

I’ve been building WordPress sites, working remotely, and generally doing all things WordPress for years now and I’ve discovered a whole lot of cool stuff in that time.

Come see the curtain get pulled back and learn which tools I value the most and the good habits I’ve developed which have made the biggest impact on my life.

Takeaways:

Shiny object syndrome is real!
Save time by attending this presentation to hear what tools work in the day to day of running my WordPress business.

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January 9, 2019 — This is a completely updated version of the talk given at WordCamp Asheville 2015, modified to reflect the massive changes in local SEO in the past three years. Learn how local search engine optimization (SEO) differs from traditional SEO, and why it is so important to local businesses. I’ll outline the key components of local SEO and explain how you can use your WordPress site to strengthen each of them.

Takeaways:

Why many consider Google to be the new home page for your business
How to get reviews
How local SEO differs from traditional website SEO

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January 9, 2019 — There are many different ways to store information in WordPress, and choosing the right method for specific data can be a daunting task. In this talk, we’ll go over the various storage structures that are provided by WordPress and popular WordPress plugins, and discuss when to use each, and what pitfalls to watch out for. We’ll cover Settings, Theme Mods, Post Types, Taxonomies & Terms, Meta Fields, Post Formats, Attachments, Post_Content, Gutenberg Blocks, Page Builders, Custom Tables, and post-to-post relationships.

January 8, 2019 — I will discuss how to secure your 2nd client using three techniques: your family/friend, your 1st client, and the WordPress Community.

Takeaways:

How to secure clients
Ways to grow your business
Take some of the stress out of getting more clients

January 8, 2019 — You’ve set a date: your first design meeting for your website! Everything is so exciting and full of possibilities! By doing some simple homework before your meeting, you can make sure your business relationship starts off on the right foot. We’ll talk about how to make sure you’re on the same page, and how to gather the information your designer will need to start your project properly.

January 8, 2019 — Search engines are always changing, just like other kinds of technology. Keyword content and architecture is important for any website, but that’s not all you have to do in order to increase your authority, credibility, and rankings. Come find out what the search engines want in 2018 and how you can leverage your WordPress website to create content that matters and has an impact.

Takeaways:

Tips for link building
Best practices for website usability
Local SEO tips

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January 8, 2019 — When you’re passionate about your content, how do you get others interested when you’ve only got 280 characters to pitch yourself in an authentic and passionate way? Especially, when you have limited time, and you have to wear multiple hats, how do you get your social media to work to promote your website without ripping your hair out or banging your head into a wall?

This session will cover tips, tricks, and best practices that let you work smarter rather than harder when it comes to plugging your WordPress site on social media. The talk will predominantly focus on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

January 8, 2019 — The lecture will cover how to get your sites current page speed score, how to optimize it for faster load times, and why its important. We will examine multiple testing services, WordPress optimization addon’s both free and paid, and web hosts.

Takeaways:

How to test your sites page speed.
Image & Plugin optimization.
Why page speed is important.

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January 8, 2019 — I’d like to do a talk about how I started, built, and grew my own WordPress agency. Unity is a completely bootstrapped business (no startup funding) that I founded in 2016. Since then, I’ve grown the business to 4 full-time employees. At the beginning of 2018, we became a Certified B Corp.