Schedule of Events
8:15 - 8:30 AM Join Us for Breakfast & Networking
Hour 1: Websites vs. Blogs, History of Blogging, Intro to Wordpress, Why WordPress is the perfect choice for your company Website or company Blog, Blogging Basics
Hour 2: Downloading the Software, Setting up a MySQL Database, Installing WordPress (Quick 5 Minute Install), Creating Your First Post, Configuring Wordpress (General Config, Creating Categories, Creating Users), Setting Permalink Structure
Hour 3: Using WordPress, Creating Posts, Creating Pages, Managing Users, Managing Posts, Managing Comments, Managing the Blogroll, Managing Links
Lunch
Hour 4: From Blog to Company Website, Using Themes, Using Plugins, Intro to RSS, Extending WordPress to include Video and Podcasts
Hour 5: SEO/SEM - Making the most of your company website/blog, How to Sign up for Google Ad Sense, How Google Ad Sense Works, How to Set/Manage Channels, Ad Sense Resources, Content is King, Keywords Still Matter, Finding Free Content for your site
Hour 6: How you can use Social Networking sites to boost your online presence, Get Dugg, Feed the Burn, Ping Technorati, Get Tagged, and more. Includes an in depth review of important Web 2.0/Social Networking Applications that will save your business time and money, Resources to Learn More, Question and Answer Session
Stay for a Private Showing of a New Release Movie at a discounted rate!
