Fridays, 2:00 – 3:00 PM (after the WordPress Support Group)
Cost: $10
The public demands it! We will now be offering a CSS clinic on Fridays, immediately after the WordPress Support Group. Bring those pesky things that don’t line up, questions about fonts, colors, and more, and get help with your site.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Build value into how you operate and grow your
company for the long-term! Be in charge of your
economic future.
Audience: Owners driven to grow a business, increase revenue and make a contribution to their industry.
Contact Darlene Crane (510) 886-4483 or email dcrane@pcicraneconsulting.com
Instructor: Darlene Crane
Darlene is dedicated to increasing the prosperity of small firms. She combines creativity, customer research and action to develop products and services unique to each owner. In addition she turns ideas into financial forecasts and guides owners through the steps to reach their revenue targets. She brings over three decades in corporate and small business strategy, finance and product management to each company. Her depth of knowledge is based on an M.B.A. in Finance and two other research degrees.
Taught by Susan Mernit of Oakland Local, this workshop will help job seekers (professionals, freelancers, and those re-entering the workforce) learn how to use social media tools to manage their online brand and connect to hiring managers.
Sustainable Business Alliance, Oakland Grown and Created in Oakland will present a panel discussion on how to achieve sustainable business growth.
Ken grew up in the central valley. He attended Stanford and spent 20 years working as a blacksmith. His experience includes: MSACCESS database consulting, web based database building, MS SQL Server, MySQL. He built and ran seedwiki.com back in the day when wikis were a new thing. He is looking into noSQL databases. He also works with non-profits and enjoys the people he meets there.
“Everyone has the same problem. We all depend on computer and web tech and we all have problems we need help with. I started this group in the belief that if people would come together and be willing to help each other a great many of these problems could be dealt with.”
Learn about the world’s most popular Content Management System (CMS), WordPress. Anca Mosoiu, who has been developing WordPress sites since 2006, will give a developer-focused overview of this LAMP platform, which is simple enough for your grandma’s bridge club site, flexible enough for a neighborhood business association, and powerful enough for a book publisher’s online presence.
We’ll be discussing the following topics (but bring your questions, I like the free-for-all format of meetup discussions)
Rails-focused monthly hackathon in downtown Oakland. Convenient to Bart. Less talk more code.
The workshop you’ve been asking for!
Learn to build a WordPress theme based on the Genesis (from StudioPress) framework. Start from a Photoshop/Fireworks file or existing static HTML site – we will go through the basic steps to building a Child Theme that you can use to deliver a unique site for yourself or your customers.
Who should attend:
Web designers or developers interested in learning how to make their own WordPress sites.
To get the most out of this class you need:
* Your own web hosting environment where you can run WordPress, and to which you have FTP access.
* Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS, and the tools to edit these files.
* The ability and tools to produce web graphics (e.g. cut up a Photoshop file).
* A specific website you want to build. Bring your static site or design comps to the workshop.
Pricing
This class is targeted at practitioners, so we have a unique sliding scale – you can register for $250 or 1/2 of your daily rate – what you would charge a client for 1/2 day of work – whichever is higher.
Schedule:
Thursday, August 25
9:30AM – 1PM – Workshop
1. Introduction to WordPress Theming
2. Overview of WordPress page types and Widgets
3. How to structure your WP site
4. How to cut up your design
Homework: Prepare your graphics files and WordPress content
Friday, August 25
9:30 AM – 1PM – Workshop
1. Review of your site structure
2. Hands-on styling – pages, headers, widgets, etc.
3. Next Steps
1:00 – 7:00 PM – Working Sesion
Hang out at Tech Liminal for the rest of the day and work on your theme
Friday – Sunday July 8th, 9th and 10th
Are you ready to get your website done?
Do you want to build better relationships with your customers through effective use of your online marketing tools?
Start with Website in a Weekend
Join a motivated group of business owners for an intensive workshop on website construction, operation, lead generation, conversion and metrics.
We’ve designed this weekend intensive for you, the small or solo business owner. Your time is worth money. Get a grip on this “website thing” right now.
Who are we?
David Doolin has developed the Website In a Weekend curriculum over the past two years, through a series of blog posts, exercises, and online collaboration.
Anca Mosoiu runs Tech Liminal, a technology salon where individuals and organizations go to learn the practical aspects of operating an online business.
In one weekend of hands-on exeprience, in a supportive learning environment, you can achieve measurable results that will inspire you to take control of your online presence.
Register now. Early registration ends on June 24th.
Your Website Preparation Checklist (pdf download)
5-9: Kickoff, Goal-setting, and hosting checks (can your web host run WordPress?)
8-9 Breakfast, Checkin
9-12 Install and configure WordPress, Create your content framework
12-1 Lunch
1-3 Choose a Theme and configure Webmaster tools, plugins
3-6 SEO and Content Workshop
6-7:30 Dinner
7:30 – 9 Mailing Lists, passive monetization, or Writing
8-9 Breakfast
9-11 Driving Traffic, Content Review
11-12 Wrap-up
12 – 1:30 closing
Web design is more than just creating functional, eye-pleasing web pages. It’s using your technical and design skills to create the complete digital experiences that drive so many industries.
We will design rich, interactive content for both traditional and mobile web devices. This class will also give you an understanding of design fundamentals like color theory, typography, illustration, digital image manipulation and more:
Amparo Del Rio is Founder and Principal of Amparo del Rio Design, which offers design services for websites, as well as Interior Architecture, Grahic Design, Publications, Marketing Materials, and Sales Collateral. She is an award winning Graphic Designer, who has managed her own design firm for over 25 years. Clients have included Stanford University, Apple Computer, and Oracle.
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