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Archive for the 'Blogging' Category

Tyler Stanton

Monday, February 1st, 2010

So last night Mack Kitchel and I were up at the Catalyst office working with Tyler Stanton, one of the emcees of Catalyst, until midnight doing some final touches to his blog. I think late nights pay off, at least I hope they do or else I’m wearing down my body for nothing -smile-

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Freelancing With WordPress Like A N00B

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Presented by: John Saddington | human3rror
Five things that will help you

how do you price an install
what do I need to learn about servers and hosting
platform knowledge, how well do I know wordpress?
begin to understand your network
managing expectations

Steps to build WordPress

Themes
Hosting
Upgrades
Plugins
Strategy Consulting

How you develop your business

Where you want to grow your business is where you have [...]

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How To Design A Killer Blog

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

Presented by: Mitch Canter
to STAND out
to have CONTROL over CONTENT
to PERSONALIZE your brand
to {re}FRESHEN your online image
It Boils Down To Three Tenants:

readability – if they can’t read your content, they won’t
usability – if they can’t navigate your content, they won’t
findability – if they can’t find your content…

Basic Tips

know your craft
know enough html to understand the [...]

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WordPress Resolutions: What To Expect In 2010

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

WordPress 3.0
Merge has started… WP + MU = WP

Multisite functionality in WordPress
Version 3.0
Plugin authors: pay attention to Trac

Custom Post Types!!!
Core plugins

suggested plugins but not binded
team development
independent dev cycles
“best of” functionality
coding standards
integration with core UI
bundled but not…

New Default Theme: 2010

Clean, fast-loading code
minimalist design
big blue header ( just kidding) (I think)

Core Development Workflow

Mini-project teams, not solo devs
Daily [...]

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SEO & Wordpress

Friday, January 8th, 2010

Great search engine optimizations tips and tricks for wordpress blogs.

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