June 17, 2014 — If you are just learning how to code, or are a seasoned developer, there are some important habits that will serve you well during your WordPress development career. Beyond the high-level approach of Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, this presentation walks you through 7 practical things you can do to become a better and more effective WordPress developer. The concepts presented are accompanied with action steps and follow up resources so you can start becoming a better developer right away.

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June 17, 2014 — In an agency setting, completing projects with the highest quality possible at the fastest pace possible will always be the primary demand placed on the developer.
This presentation shows how to create a rapid workflow while focusing on: WordPress coding standards, Easy maintenance by agency partners and end users, Future proof development

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June 16, 2014 — When I first started doing web design, it didn’t even cross my mind that I might have to move a website from one domain to another. I quickly found out that migrating a website is the standard and not the exception.

This presentation shows how to:
– Create a backup
– Access FTP
– Create new database and user
– Move website from one domain to another
– Problems that exist when this happen
– possible ways to fix them

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June 16, 2014 — Learning how to write and edit Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) can open a whole new realm of possibilities for custom design of a WordPress website. CSS can be simple, but if you haven’t had a proper introduction to the basics, it can seem anything but that. This presentation goes over the basics of CSS and how to implement CSS changes on a WordPress site using Firebug and a basic text editing program. Being able to make simple CSS changes will empower you to make the necessary style changes (such as changing font colors/sizes, background styling, padding etc.) without having to rely user options to do so.

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June 15, 2014 — Why working with a designer or user experience expert before you develop your product will help you stand out from the pack. If two products do exactly the same thing, the one that’s pleasant to use will win. Don’t be the developer with a great product that nobody likes to use.

June 15, 2014 — Many designers, bloggers and marketers jump into WordPress freelancing without having the awareness of many of the details that can keep their business in “struggle mode.” This talk will be tailored for designers, bloggers and marketers that seek to get paid (or already are getting paid) for WordPress website design/development.

The tools and strategies shared will help the beginner to intermediate freelancer have more awareness about some of the nuances involved in running your own tech consultancy and as a result be a more competent business person. These tips will include setting healthy boundaries for ones WordPress web design services and communicating those boundaries to perspective clients early on, as well as tips for identifying and answering red flags so one can more effectively seek and take on ‘win-win’ web design projects.

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June 15, 2014 — This presentation explains three important technologies that you can use to make WordPress fast. It covers how to configure these technologies to work together by actually setting them up on a virtual private server. Likewise, it discusses some of the implications of using these technologies (memcache especially) and when you might want to choose a different technology for making your WordPress websites run fast.

June 14, 2014 — Podcasting as been around since the early to mid 2000′s. It’s had a few resurgences since then and is now quite mainstream. Our clients are looking for new ways to get their content out there and podcasts are as hot as ever. This talk shows the basics of podcasting from recording audio and what file formats to use to RSS feeds and how to leverage plugins to make the job easy.

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June 14, 2014 — Think email is old school? Think again!
Brain Casel gives a great talk on to use email along with or instead of social media to promote your blog and your site.

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June 13, 2014 — Mel Choyce shares her vast design experience in this presentation discussing best approaches when creating a portfolio website. Crammed full of great tips and insights.

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