Christine Ely

Demystifying WordPress - power back to the people

Attended

Hosted by Christine Ely in Seattle, Washington

Type: Educational Workshop
When: Friday, July 17 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Fee: Free

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Event description

WordPress and other OpenSource technologies are giving non technical and technical people alike incredible tools to communicate and interact with the rest of the world as never before. And if people tell you that WordPress is just for blogging, think again! This workshop will demystify WordPress and empower you!

Until recently, creating an online experience was left to the web development community and programmers who indulge in the world of HTML, DHTML, PHP, JSCRIPT, PERL, and other such web speak terms. But now with the new releases of WordPress, Ning and PHPBB, the online world is a different place.

With a WordPress website and Blog, anyone can create a fantastic online experience without having to spend thousands of dollars on web consultants and developers. Now with a little education and support, even the computer novice can get online and get noticed.

In this workshop I will explain the power of WordPress and the ease by which you can create your online presence. I will discuss website themes, posting in real time, adding pictures and videos, interacting with your site visitors, linking with other technologies and much more.

Wordpress can make anyone with a little imagination look like a pro. This could be the most valuable 90 minutes of your year!

10 Bizniks attended this event

Anne Walker

independent film maker

Seattle, Washington
Annika deGroot

Author and Crafts Maven

Snohomish, Washington
Brad Rodgers

General Contractor/Remodeler

Seattle, Washington
Dennis Dilday

Wellness Chiropractic Care - Activator...

Everett, Washington
jonathan cohen

furniture designer/maker

seattle, Washington
Lamar Hurd

Call Center Professional

Seattle, Washington
Michiko Stehrenberger

Illustrator (mischievous cartoon characters for...

Seattle, Washington
Myrna Hoffman

Award-Winning Morph-O-Scopes - Art Toys...

Seattle, Washington
Susan Godfrey

PR and Marketing Consultant, Freelance...

Seattle, Washington
Suzanne Melton

Technical Writer, Software Trainer

Seattle, Washington

Discuss this event

Posted by Dennis Henry, Seattle, Washington | Jul 17, 2009

Christine, I have a conflict and have to address a client need. Sorry but I have to cancel.
Posted by Annika deGroot, Snohomish, Washington | Jul 17, 2009

Many thanks, Christine, for your wonderful presentation today. I certainly learned a lot about what WordPress is capable of doing for small businesses that need websites and blogs. I was also impressed with your overall knowledge of WordPress and social media. Would you consider doing an event based around Ning in the future?

Thanks again, Annika deGroot
Posted by Suzanne Melton, Seattle, Washington | Jul 17, 2009

Christine, I've been to a bunch of Biznik events and your event this morning was one of the best.

It seemed that everyone left excited, enthusiastic, and even empowered by what you covered in 90 minutes (OK, 120 minutes because we couldn't stop talking).

And your offer to the Biznik community is incredible.
Posted by Brad Rodgers, Seattle, Washington | Jul 18, 2009

I was so jazzed after taking your workshop today Christine that I blew off the whole entire rest of my day so I could go home and apply all that I learned to my blog. What I quickly learned is that you made it look so easy and I continued to struggle. What's up with that? I'll be calling you when I get back from vacation in a week. BjR
Posted by Christine Ely, Renton, Washington | Jul 18, 2009

Thanks everyone who came to the Wordpress event. I love talking about Wordpress and social media so was a blast for me. I would definitely do a 'Ning' event.

Christine Ely - WordPress / Social Media Consultant
Posted by Myrna Hoffman, Seattle, Washington | Jul 18, 2009

Thanks again for a very informative and motivating event. I am much more encouraged to switch over to the latest WordPress version. It’s infinitely more flexible and dynamic. I look forward to NINGing next.
Posted by Lamar Hurd, Seattle, Washington | Jul 21, 2009

Christine, your workshop was awesome and the information you shared was over-the-top! Lamar