April 25, 2015 — To you and I, coding standards and doing things properly in WordPress matter. How do you explain that value to a potential client and communicate to them how your services will benefit their business? Can you express your expertise without sounding like a space robot? This presentation shares stories and talk about selling value as a developer.
April 25, 2015 — Learn about how human-centered design can help improve your web designs. Inspiration, brainstorming, color theory, design terminology, typography and web usability are discussed.
April 23, 2015 — WordPress 4.2 “Powell” (named after jazz pianist Bud Powell) is all about communicating and sharing, globally. You can learn more about the release on the WordPress.org blog.
April 23, 2015 — This session covers the art of blogging and taking your blog from beginning to success.
April 23, 2015 — This presentation covers both industry standards and my own professional experience to help you create a web form that does exactly what you want… get people to click submit.
April 21, 2015 — This presentation discusses both tools and techniques that can help you build accessible websites.
April 21, 2015 — In this session, I share my story about working remotely, first as a CPA consultant and now as a full-time blogger. Plus, I talk about the three things I do every morning before 10am that keep me motivated, productive and energized throughout the day.
April 20, 2015 — When someone lands on your website, the first thing they notice are the images. Are they powerful, compelling visuals that draw visitors closer? Or are they … just o.k.?
We’ll look at a slew of before-and-after examples that show what can be done to increase the visual appeal and visceral impact of your photos on the web. From banner images to profile photos to stock photos, you’ll discover tips, ideas and all kinds useful insights for creating ‘eye candy’ that makes your site stand out. This is a non-technical presentation of eye-catching possibilities.
April 19, 2015 — This talk covers how to start your theme development with Sass and WordPress, using Underscores as the starter theme. While this session is geared towards beginning WordPress theme designers I recommend this for anyone inquiring about Sass and it’s awesome features.
April 19, 2015 — This talk delves into a sample Backbone project and review major WordPress core components built with Backbone – including media, revisions and themes. And also covers using the JSON REST API to get data into and out of WordPress.