Wpress and thanks

Thanks to:

@gillallard & @creatrium

@foomandoonian

@jcryer

@martynkelly

twitter:#wuw1First Meet Up 28/11/11 slides made by @mrsmoti

• Wordpress for small business: Plug-ins

• Wordpress as web keystone• A noob and Wordpress• Constructive critique• Future content

• moti1.jpg

• Html at Ffotogallery• Blogging for Biz @jojet• Pootlepress• App @craiginwales

• Forums are great – especially Sacred Path

• BUT – be great to have someone bounce ideas off

• Com – org not sure?• DO online• Really work a blog• Think ‘what you don’t do’ & ‘what

you’re not conforming to’

You Now

• Stuff you already do and love doing online

• Stuff you want to do more of

Stuff I already do

• Knowledge transfer – public sector• Goodpracticewales.com, @GPWales• Subversive activities• Open source principles & practices

work– It works– It’s safe– It’s effective

• WordPress ticks all the boxes

Stuff I want to do more of

• Little time, limited capacity• Maximum effect for minimum effort:

eg’s– How do I use surveys?– How do I work out widgets?– How far to go with analytics?

• Not brilliant at online, need face to face

• Pre and Post 28/Nov – Go Public

Function

• How to set up wordpress.com• Why set up wordpress.org• How to move from com to org• Hacks and plug-ins• Tour round portfolios with tips and

lessons learnt• Expert and noobs surgeries• Are you getting the best out of your

widgets?

Design

• Amazing things you can do with CSS• How design influences

traffic/subscribers• Quick and easy headers with

Photoshop• Best themes to be creative with• Basic guidelines of web design• Re-design competitions, feedback

sessions, portfolio features• Fonts…a nerd discussion

Content

• What audience – what content?• Why to blog and how• What your blog says about YOU• More traffic please!• Money & your blog – ads/info

products/etc• Could you be in a cartel?• Blog free content management sites

Stuff you do and love and stuff you what to know

more of• Function• Design• Content• And then HOW…experts/noobs;

talks; demos; bring your site for critique

• Experts speak up please!

Wpress and thanks

@gillallard & @creatrium

@foomandoonian

@jcryer

@martynkelly

@whatsthepont

@mrsmotiThanks and if you’ve enjoyed please tell your friends… Code is Poetry!