January 9, 2017 — One of the most important parts of building a WordPress site from scratch, is brainstorming and building out the various types of data, and how they relate to each other.

In this talk we will cover:
Creating Custom Post Types
Creating Custom Taxonomies
Using Metadata for CPT’s and taxonomies
How best to make relationships between these two data types.
How to build performant queries.
And lastly we will look at some basic caching techniques that we can employ with Transients and/or Object Cache to make these queries even more performant.

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January 9, 2017 — How to use WordPress to easily reach large audience with little knowledge of code/web design

January 9, 2017 — Robert Sather is a 25 year old web developer with 6 years experience in web development, doing mainly plugin and custom theme development. Robert resides in Norway and has interests in travelling, urban exploration, hiking in the woods, hamradio, airsoft

January 8, 2017 — Content marketing is certainly an industry buzzword as it continues to top the budgets of practically all marketers. But is it effective and is it being approached in the most strategic of ways?

This presentation will walk-through how to plan and execute an effective content marketing strategy to generate qualified sales leads. We’ll discuss and review various WordPress plugins to consider and layout (high level) a funnel system to gain engagement that leads into form completions.

In 30 minutes, attendees will gain insights into what content to develop, how to align it with the buying process, what infrastructure us required, and how to build am automated system to put the funnel on auto-pilot.

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January 8, 2017 — In this talk, the audience can expect to learn about creating successful content strategies for their WordPress sites and blogs. I will cover creating an editorial calendar, using analytics and research to generate content ideas, and providing a report back to leadership regarding the success (or not) of a WordPress site or blog.

January 8, 2017 — The WordPress community is built and maintained by volunteers, using the same methods — and many of the same tools — that are used to make WordPress itself. In this session, you’ll get a look at the WordPress community’s “source code” and learn how to contribute to the growth of your local community — or create a community if you don’t already have one.

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January 8, 2017 — Want to make recurring income? Want to offer special things to members? Overwhelmed by the deluge of complex E-commerce offerings?

In 30 minutes we’ll cover the basics of adding Subscriptions and Memberships to your WordPress site using WooCommerce. We’ll also touch on some basic security best practices to keep your store safe and secure.

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January 7, 2017 — Bridget Willard started her career with office work, earned a teaching degree, but returned to the office where she carved out a career in social media and marketing and ended up at a WordPress Plugin Development Shop. Currently, she is the Marketing Manager for WordImpress, whose flagship plugin is GiveWP — an online donation plugin. She is also the co-host of WPblab, and co-organizer of the Women in WordPress meetup in Huntington Beach, California. She blogs about social media and, of course, WordPress on her site at http://www.bridgetwillard.com. Please check out her blog and give her a warm Cincinnati welcome!

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January 7, 2017 — Handling all aspects of your business can be tough, especially in the digital age where content is king. So with all your responsibilities, how can you manage marketing, services, and content? Perhaps it’s time to hire a copywriter. They take away the burden of creating enticing and engaging content, making your life easier than you imagined! So how do you know if it’s time to hire a copywriter?

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January 7, 2017 — Search Engine Optimization is multi-faceted. There are several plug-ins, but I prefer Premium SEO because it takes all of these facets into account. I will cover the main features of Premium SEO and also discuss SEO strategies that work for most WordPress plugins.

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