SBTUG24 February 2010

Craig Bailey @craigbailey

WordPress for Business

• WordPress as a CMS – including customisation and integration with other platforms

• WordPress for Blogging – how to maximise the blogging aspects

• WordPress SEO – covering the core SEO activities to ensure your site is optimised

• WordPress hosting – recommendations for the best and easiest ways to host

• WordPress customisation – tips, tricks and gotchas, including themes and styling

SBTUG 24 February 20105:45pm – Doors open

6:00pm – Welcome and Intro (Craig Bailey) 6:15pm – Tech News (Nick Rayner) 6:30pm – Intro to WordPress for Business (Craig Bailey) 6:50pm – eCommerce in WordPress (Tony Cosentino) 7:15pm – WordPress Performance (Jeff Waugh) 7:35pm – Pizza break + networking 8:00pm – WordPress Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) (Kristin Rohan & Craig Bailey) 8:20pm – WordPress in Business case study (Steve Wilson) 8:35pm – WordPress Customisation (Jodie Miners) 8:50pm – Massive Q+A Panel session (with all speakers) 9:15pm – Finish – feel free to hang around and network

#sbtug Thank Youz

• @thewordpressguy• @TheSassySEO• @jdub• @citirecruitment• @jodiem• @aussienick• @CADbloke• @kathyhughesmvp• @craigbailey• @sbtug

Cost

If you want pizza, drinks & be in the prize draw...• $10 donation

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Quick survey

• Who’s here for the first time?• Who’s here to get an intro to WordPress?• Who’s dabbled with WordPress?• Who develops with WordPress?• Who’s involved in the WordPress community?• Who’s here to heckle?

Anyone looking for a job?

• 2 minutes to let us know how awesome U R

Events

• 25 Feb – Sydney IT Managers Meeting – LI group• 10 Mar – Mobile Mondays• 03 Mar – Google Wave UG• 11 Mar – Web Blast • Coffee meetings – thelatteguy.com • 13 April – UXBookClub.org• 13-14 April - Australian ALM Conference• 16-17 June - Australian SharePoint Conference

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News

• I got an iPhone (alert the media!)

Over to Nick for News

• Nick Rayner• @aussienick