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What I learned at WordCamp Phoenix

November 14, 2009

Public speaking is something I love to do. I love to teach, engage and contribute to those who want to listen. I was honored to be able to present at WordCamp Phoenix. The event was one of the best organized and produced WordCamps I have attended. Excellent line up of WordPress professionals, great venue and [...]

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WordCamp Phoenix Setting New Heights For WordPress

November 2, 2009

November 13, 2009 will be a day to remember as WordCamp Pheonix will be the first WordCamp professionally produced by a big name local internet services company, GoDaddy! I have attended a few WordCamps in person as well as via live streaming video and tracking the trends of status updates on twitter.  I have been [...]

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WordPress Thesis Theme Makes Life Better

August 31, 2009

I love it when a WordPress Theme makes my job easier And better yet still retains custom design changes when you upgrade your theme for the latest and greatest functionality.  The Thesis theme available from diythemes.com was developed with that purpose in mind.  Tweak it, bend it, modify it how ever you want, as long [...]

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I Am Totally Disqus ed

August 19, 2009

“Plug in the DISQUS comment system and bring out the best discussion on your website” – from disqus home page We all know the power of comments on our blogs.  They give us a mechanism for discussion, real feedback and personal opinions from our readers.  With comments, we are able to establish a connection and [...]

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The Day My Blog Died

August 9, 2009

OK one huge lesson, REMEMBER to back up your blog’s database.  I run WordPress behind the scenes of this fancy website and when I decided to upgrade to version 2.8, all hell broke loose. Yup… nothing more nerve racking than seeing or “not seeing” all your hard work suddenly remove itself from the webosphere. I [...]

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Top 7 WordPress Social Media Plugins

January 14, 2009

If you want to maximize your blog for social media, you want to create an interactive experience for your viewers. I utilize several plugins in order to allow my viewers to vote and rate posts, see related posts, watch videos and bookmark their favorite articles and pages.  I also use administrative plugins to connect my [...]

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