2-Day WordPress Workshop
June 3-4, 2013 Atlanta

question-mark-buttonHave you ever wished for a WordPress expert to take you by the hand and show you everything you need to know to create a compelling website?

No matter what problem is tripping you up — themes, plugins, widgets, customization or site installation — our WordPress from Start to Finish class will help you SPRINT over the learning curve to GET RESULTS.

Who Should Attend

  • Business Owners or employees responsible for their company’s website.
  • Graphic Designers looking to expand their service offerings by providing WordPress sites for clients.
  • Web Professionals looking to save time by learning from WordPress super users and trainers.
  • Busy Entrepreneurs who have started a new business and don’t have capital to pay someone to maintain their website
  • Beginner WordPress Users who have installed WordPress but don’t know what to do next

A two-day event designed to launch your WordPress business website

Session 1 – Installing and Setting Up WordPress

We hit the ground running with a detailed overview of what WordPress is all about:

  • Understanding what you want your website to do for you
  • Domains and hosting accounts
  • Install WordPress using a one-click hosting install
  • Manage your dashboard for the best results
  • Understand your setting pages
  • Work with user accounts
  • Create a personal Gravatar

Session 2 – Creating Posts, Pages and Inserting Media

We learn how to create different content types and use the full capabilities of WordPress. You’ll learn:

  • The differences between posts and pages
  • How to use categories and tags
  • How to use the edit screen for post and pages
  • How to create links
  • How to insert photos
  • How to embed video
  • How to insert audio

Session 3 – Links, Widgets and Plugins

We go one more step here with advanced content creation, including:

  • Installing and setting up plugins
  • Installing and setting up widgets
  • The recommended, must-have plugins (and how to install them)
  • Akismet
  • Contact Form

Session 4 – Menus, Themes and Maintenance

Styling a site correctly is the difference between an amateur-looking website and one that looks professional. Choosing the right theme is half the work, and in this session we bring it down to earth for you by demonstrating some popular theme frameworks. Note: We will not be exploring theme customizations that require coding.

  • Managing and customizing menus
  • Installing and working with themes
  • Some of the most popular themes and their features
    • StudioPress
    • ElegantThemes
    • WooTheme
  • Updating WordPress and plugin versions
  • Creating backups of your website database and contents

Each session is three hours, with plenty of time for questions. To make sure you get the most out of the class, attendance is limited to 22 students. All classes are recorded and available online, so you can view them as many times as you want—at your convenience.

When / Where

Monday and Tuesday, June 3rd and 4th, 2013

2 FULL Days :: 9:00 AM til 4:00 PM

at Business Accelerators – near Town Center Mall
975 Cobb Place Blvd, Suite 101 Kennesaw, GA 30144 770.767.3600

What You Need to Bring

  • WIFI-enabled laptop for hands-on training.
  • Pen and Pad for notes.

Pre-Requisites

The class requires competency with computers and web browsers. Also, this class requires access to WordPress on a self-hosted site — this does not mean a WordPress.com site. Before you arrive, we’ll make sure you have everything in place. We’ll guide you in purchasing only the hosting and/or domain names you need (approximate cost is $100/year), not what the vendors want you to buy. No other purchases are required. Just pay attention and get results. NOTE: All registrations are non-refundable. You will receive access to all videos, and if you wish to cancel, a credit will be given to you for a future class.

Who are these people who think they can get me to the next level????

Kathy Drewien

head shotspeaker | teacher | innovator | cheeseslave | sweet tea lover | believes success is teamwork | loves to laugh | enjoys good eating. When I talk about how to learn WordPress my eyes light up, my voice is strong and I can’t stop talking.  

Kris McInerny

Why haven't you signed up yet?I love to teach and bring people together. My strength is in finding the right tools for the right job. Been a coder, technical supporter, project manager and I enjoy meeting new people and helping them along their path to success.

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