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When Christopher said the Fayetteville WordPress community had a strong academic bent and asked me to talk about educational uses of WordPress, I was glad to say yes. WordPress is used by educational institutions in a variety of ways, including … Continue reading Academic WordPress – 3.0 Credits →

This will be a fun look at what can be a relatively dry subject. Bloggers will learn just what analytics are and what each term means (including some wacky ways people will find their blog); then just how all that … Continue reading Numbers & Graphs & Keywords, Oh My! (Analytics for the blogger) →

One of the keys to a successful social media campaign is consistency. However, like a lot of other business development actions, blogging and social network updates are often pushed to the bottom of the to-do list to make time for … Continue reading Social Media Consistency: Skip the Overwhelm and Create a Schedule That Works →

In my discussion on writing for the web, I will advise content contributors on common misconceptions of style when translating from “paper” writing to “online” writing. This will include, but not be limited to, acceptable grammar and usage (e.g. double- … Continue reading Writing for the Web →

I would like to do a presentation on finding good/great guest bloggers. This talk includes: – What makes a good guest blogger – Methods of finding guest bloggers -How to become a guest blogger Guest blogging is essential for anyone … Continue reading Guest Blogging: How to find the best and avoid the pests →

The Arkansas Angle is a new publication by the Art and Journalism students of Tom Hapgood and Bret Schulte that uses WordPress as a publishing platform. We’ll discuss how we chose WordPress, how we’re using plugins, why we’re no longer … Continue reading The Arkansas Angle, a student-run multimedia magazine →

Albright and Dilday are both Executive Directors of nonprofit organizations who use WordPress for their nonprofit websites, and they manage those sites themselves. They will discuss the many ways WordPress sites and blogs can be used to enhance the organization’s … Continue reading The DIY Website: Using WordPress for Nonprofit Organizations →