So you’ve downloaded this cool new software to start a blog, but you don’t know where to go for help. Or maybe you want to find other developers or designers in your area, but don’t know how. We’ll go over how to get involved in the WordPress community, from the support forums to local meetup groups and WordCamps. We’ll also cover how you can give back to the WordPress project, even if you can’t code or design.

Depending on client needs, US Server Net bundles a suite of between 20 and 30 security and productivity plugins with each WordPress installation. These tools reduce the learning curve for non-technical users as well as make sites more secure. The plugins include both free software available for download from wordpress.org, plus several premium plugins that add way more value than their modest cost. Each plugin recommended has been vetted by US Server Net, and they all share a couple of characteristics — they are well written and play nicely together. This presentation will offer an overview of each plugin, how it works and how it contributes to making the job of managing a WordPress site easier.

Photoblogs are…well, awesome. Readers can consume twice as much content in half the time, and gorgeous photos can be much prettier than words. But getting your photoblog just right – and exactly how you want it – can take some time, effort, and creativity.  Learn how to get going with a fantastic photoblog using WordPress and all of its built-in awesomeness. You will receive practical advice on choosing a theme, making friends with the software to publish your photos, whether or not you should explore the use of a plugin, and how to not let your beautiful blog go the way of the dinosaurs. To make sure nobody is left out, both WordPress.org and WordPress.com will be discussed.

I’ll take you through how I monetize my blog and how I’ve reached 4 figures a month in revenue with less than a couple of hours of work. My talk will include the process of selecting topics, how I write my posts to increase monetization potential, how I promote the posts and the advertising networks I use to do it.

Learn tips & strategies for content creation and management in WordPress, from best practices for formatting images, posts, and pages to content calendar management (especially with multi-author blogs) to the best plugins for social media sharing and SEO.

Just getting started with WordPress? I’ll take you through the key features and options of this flexible, powerful Content Management System. We’ll cover: – Creating and formatting Pages and Posts – Handling comments – Themes – Plugins and Widgets – Basic site administration No coding involved! This is an introductory level session.