URLs for Caffeineighted Presentation

October 31, 2009

My recent presentation at the Chamber of Commerce’s Women in Business Caffeineighted Series (November 5, 2009) is all about getting started on WordPress, specifically for the newbie blogger, or the person who wants to switch to WordPress.  The actual presentation is a live demo showing how to configure and start using your new blog, here are some related URLs.

Resources

WordPress Support:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/

WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

Resources for beginners:
http://saraisenberg.com/2009/08/13/wordpress-for-beginners/
 http://saraisenberg.com/2008/08/13/wordpress-for-dummies/

How to make a non-post (non-blog-looking) WordPress home page:
http://bloggingexperiment.com/archives/wordpress-page-as-home-page.php

How to Redirect a WordPress.com Blog [PDF]:
http://blog-well.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/how-to-redirect-a-wordpresscom-blog.pdf

Notes from Chris’s September 2009 presentation at NextSpace:
http://saraisenberg.com/2009/09/15/wordpress-resources-from-todays-nextspace-brownbag/

How to have a non-post home page [PDF]:
http://blog-well.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/how-to-redirect-a-wordpresscom-blog.pdf

Examples of some WordPress blogs:

http://bestblog.wordpress.com/ (review)
http://thisisindexed.com/ (humor site)
http://thisisindexed.com/2007/05/calling-in-sick/

Examples of some WordPress websites (as CMS, not blog per se):
http://saraisenberg.com/2009/09/25/30-great-websites-using-wordpress-as-a-cms/
 http://wordpress.org/showcase
 http://publisherblog.automattic.com/2008/09/16/10-examples-of-wordpress-as-a-cms/

WP Remix:
http://wpremix.com/

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THANKS for attending!

Sara Isenberg Web Consulting & Project Management

email: sara@saraisenberg.com
twitter: @saraisenberg
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Create a Free WordPress Blog in 1 Hour

October 26, 2009

The location has been set and this event is a go!

The Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce has a very popular new speaking series for Women in Business called Caffeineighted.49

On Nov 5, 7:30-9 AM, I’ll be giving a presentation called Create a Free WordPress Blog in 1 Hour at the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, Women in Business, Caffeineighted Series.

[Click here to Register]

Full Details:

Women in Business will host its small-meeting networking series, Caffeineighted, Thursday, November 5, 7:30-9 AM

Location: New Leaf Community Markets
1101 Fair Ave
Santa Cruz, CA 95060

“Create a Free WordPress Blog in 1 Hour”

We continue with Web 2.0 Marketing tools with Sara Isenberg who will show us how to create a blog.

Sara Isenberg, principal consultant at Sara Isenberg Web Consulting & Project Management, has extensive experience in the corporate software industry, much of that as a technical account manager where she managed technical relationships between software engineering teams and strategic partners and clients.

Sara began working as an independent project manager in 2005, serving web producers and small businesses.In addition to working as a web consultant and project manager, Sara is a Technology Advisor with the Silicon Valley Small Business Development Center’s Technology Advisory Program.

Sara has a B.A. in Computer Science from University of California Santa Cruz and a B.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon. She is listed by We Magazine for Women in “101 Women Bloggers to Watch for 2009″.

For more about Sara:
twitter: @saraisenberg

website: http://www.saraisenberg.com

blog: http://www.saraisenberg.com/blog

linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/saraisenberg

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/saraisenbergconsulting

Limited to 30 participants, the session will also include introductions and conversation. A light breakfast will be served. The cost is $15 for SC Chamber members and $25 for non-members.

Caffeineighted is held the first Thursday of each month. Caffeineighted is an outgrowth of the Chamber’s Women in Business programs, designed to create a more intimate atmosphere and an opportunity for teaching and learning.

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New Services: Referrals (Sourcing) and Training

October 23, 2009

I’m now offering two new services: Referrals to Experts and Training for Beginners

1. Find your Team — Referrals:

I work with known expert designers, developers, marketing professionals, writers, SEO geeks, and more.  Let me help you find your team.

2. Training Services:

I offer individual or small group training on using Social Media — such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and blogging — and getting started on WordPress.  I can either set up your accounts and make updates and edits while you watch, or help you learn how to do this for yourself.  In addition to hands-on technical sessions, we can also discuss best practices and strategies around using Social Media.  I can help you get started on Constant Contact Email Marketing. I don’t just fish for you, I teach you how to fish.

  1. WordPress: Get started on WordPress. WordPress for Beginners.  Specifically for newbies!
  2. Social Media: Get started on Social Media.  All the basics for Facebook, LinkedIn, Blogging, Twitter.
  3. Email Marketing: Create your own professional looking eNewsletters or Marketing emails with Constant Contact Email Marketing.

For more details, see: http://technicalprojectservices.com/services/training-and-sourcing/


Please contact me and let me know how I can help you!

Sara Isenberg
Sara Isenberg Web Consulting & Project Management
sara@saraisenberg.com
http://saraisenberg.com
831-334-0701

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30 Great Websites using WordPress as a CMS

September 25, 2009

From time to time I have clients who think WordPress is only for blogging, not for “regular” websites.  Yes, WordPress is great for creating a nice looking and easy to maintain blog.  However, WordPress is also a great CMS (Content Management System) that can be used to create a regular non-blog-looking website.  And, because WordPress is a CMS, the website can be updated easily by people who aren’t web developers.

Here are 30 websites that use WordPress as a CMS:

(Credit to Pro Blog Design)

http://www.problogdesign.com/inspiration/30-great-sites-using-wordpress-as-a-cms/

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WordPress WP Remix 3.0

September 18, 2009

After attending the Santa Cruz WordPress Meetup and crossing paths with Chris Burbridge several times a week, WordPress is a topic that’s been coming up more in the conversation these days.  From attending the Nextspace WordPress brown bag lunch, to comparing WordPress vs Joomla vs Drupal, to discussing what makes a quality theme, best practices, I’ve been telling folks about WP Remix, and just wanted to post this link as a resource and reminder:

Learn  more about WP Remix 3.0

WP Remix 3.0 is

…the only theme that offers WYSIWYG page template editing.  Over 50 page templates to choose from. Web Stanards, Color schemes, Usability, grid, typography…

125x125_2

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WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal?

September 18, 2009

From time to time, someone will ask me … Which is better: WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal?


The answer is… it depends.

  • What is the project? How simple or robust? What features?
  • Who is the developer? What are their skills?
  • Who will be the site administrator?  How friendly does the CMS editor need to be?

According to Bruce Byfield at linux.com:

Consistently, Drupal offered more fine-tuning and tools for managing multiple blogs, while WordPress, although less configurable than Drupal, proved easier to use and navigate.

Here are some resource summaries on this topic of comparing WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. Voila!

  1. Article mentioned above, by Bruce Byfield at Linux.com
  2. Article with CMS feature comparison chart, by Dan Knauss
  3. Article comparing just WordPress VS Drupal comparison, by Todd Zeigler


I put this information together yesterday to share with my cousin — he works for a Community Sponsored Radio Station — and then decided to share here, as well.  Thanks, Norman, you inspired this post.

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WordPress Resources from Today’s NextSpace Brown Bag Lunch

September 15, 2009

Today’s NextSpace brown bag lunch w/ Chris Burbridge, http://www.realsimplesuccess.com, was about WordPress and it was one of the most well-attended brown bag lunches I’ve seen there.

While it is still fresh in my mind, I’d like to share some recommendations from Chris (and some other recommendations — web hosting, etc., not specifically WordPress — further below — from Chelsey Rostrum, http://www.freemania.net/blog).

From Chris:

Suggested WordPress Plugins

  • All-in-one SEO pack
  • Akismet
  • WordPress.com Stats
  • pageMash
  • PhotoDropper
  • SmartyPants Typographer (more advanced)
  • TinyMCE Advanced (more advanced)
  • Twitter Tools (more advanced)

Great WordPress Themes

WordPress Learning Tools

  • wordpress.tv/

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From Chelsey:

http://www.hostgator.com/

http://www.bluehost.com/

http://dreamhost.com/

http://www.mailchimp.com/

http://www.aweber.com/

And, Chelsey says the WordPress Theme called Thesis is Awesome! http://diythemes.com/thesis

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SEO for Photographers… SEO Friendly Images

September 10, 2009

I spent some time today talking with Sandra Ivany, Santa Cruz Wedding Photographer, about WordPress, Blogging, and SEO.

Since text content is very important for SEO, what’s a photographer to do when the page content is mostly an image or several images?  Here are some quick resources that I found about SEO for photographers:

Much of this is generic SEO regardless of whether photography is involved, but it’s good to have some of the simple basics to share with a client.

Not specifically for photographers, SEOMOZ.org, has a great post about building the perfectly optimized page.


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WordPress.tv and other resources for WordPress Beginners

August 13, 2009

It’s time to blog!  I’m here at the first official Blog and Breakfast Thursdays at NextSpace (Thursdays, 8-9:30am).  Nice folks and great idea!  Never blog alone.

Some folks have been asking about getting started on WordPress.  Here are some great resources for WordPress beginners…


WordPress for Beginners:

http://www.wpbeginner.com/


WordPress.tv is your visual resource for All Things WordPress:

http://wordpress.tv


And, to learn more about the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, go to:

http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

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Technical Project Services › Create New Post — WordPress

September 9, 2008

Technical Project Services › Create New Post — WordPress.

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