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How fast do you “type” now? Test your typing speed online
When I was in high school, I took a typing class twice and dropped out both times. (Yikes I think I am aging myself !) I have wanted to be a writer since I was quite young, and I knew I needed to learn how to type. I truly hated typing class and gave up on the idea I would ever be a fast typist. Life moved on, I went into the corporate world and had my own secretary so I actually never did have to learn how to type fast. Than came the internet and computers. I have been working on the computer daily since 1998. When my kids watch me type they have often said, “Wow Mom you are fast”. I still feel slow, so I just dismissed their remarks. Then I found this fun little site that tests your speed. I thought it would fun to share it with all the people like me, who flunked out of typing or maybe data entry class and might be quite fast now! Give it a try. I have to say I was pretty darned thrilled that I could actually type 62 wpm! When I tested myself about 10 years […]
WordPress Website Set Up Webinar | Author Learning Center | Linda Lee
These days we know authors, (and most people ), need websites. But how exactly do you go about creating one? In this webinar Linda Lee will walk you through three steps to building a website based on the popular content management system, WordPress. This includes buying the domain name you want (the online address for your website), setting up hosting for the site and building it out, which can be done by installing the ever popular WordPress templates.
Did your web design company or person leave you hanging?
I often get new business from very frustrated website owners who have basically been abandoned by the person or company they hired to help then with their website. Sometimes their websites are half finished on a test site and the person seems to have mysteriously disappeared or stopped answering their phone. Other larger companies who offer website design, farm out the work, and slap the site up, but give no help or direction to the poor website owner. Often the reason for this is they are not actually doing the work themselves. I recently had a client who came to me with that very situation. Their website was up, but it had no keywords, tags, or any kind of the most basic SEO done. The client was more than willing to do it themselves, but the company insisted she needed to pay their “SEO dept”, once again most likely contracted out, or farmed out for the help. I have always cautioned clients about paying for SEO services. It is an area full of people who failed at other get rich quick schemes. Remember a few years ago when you would get all those invites in the mail for “free […]
WordPress and Self Publishing Bootcamp Schedule
To see more details on either session you can visit: WordPress Bootcamp Sept 8th, San Domenico School, San Anselmo, Ca Oct 13th, 2014-Stanford University, Ca Nov 10th, 2012- Mills College, Oakland Self Publishing Bootcamp/Both Classes Sept 8th, San Domenico School, San Anselmo, Ca Oct 13th, 2014-Stanford University, Ca Nov 10th, 2012- Mills College, Oakland
Letting WordPress Provide the Solution to Your Blog and Website Needs
Discoverability. It’s the most important word for an aspiring author to know and to master. The Internet is where everyone and everything gets found today. If someone searching for you, your book or subjects related to your book can’t find you on the Internet, you will remain obscure. Unknown. That’s not what any aspiring author wants. That’s not what a publisher wants in a writer. The fact that you can’t be found on line when someone searches for you, that you and your book aren’t discoverable, can feel pretty overwhelming, especially if you want to sell books to readers or to publishers. Yet, so many writers fail to develop an online presence. They don’t want to create a blog or a website, both of which provide them with a way to be easily found on the Internet. Why don’t they do so? Because it feels hard. It’s out of the realm of writing. It’s techy and unfamiliar. The task feels overwhelming. Creating an online presence with a blog doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. Today, my webmaster and blogmaster, Linda Lee, offers a few basic tips on how to begin a blog, or a blog website, in a way that will […]
Better Business Bureau Fake Email Complaint Scam
If you have gotten any email like the one I posted below, it is FAKE.The thing is I am not sure what they are trying to do.When you are unsure of an email one thing you can always count on aremisspelled words, and bad grammar such as in this case when they say the complaint is in respect to their dealership???? What the heck does that even mean? “with respect to their dealership with you.” So I looked up the domain which is showing on the bogus link amazonandbeyond.com and it is listed below. No one answers that phone number of course.Also it looks like whoever bought it, added the privacy service. Here is the offical notice about the scam from the BBB, Better Business Bureau. If you know what exactly the scammers are trying to do please leave it in the comment section.This one is a bit puzzling for me. I usually can figure out what they are trying to do.It could be the scam link already got pulled so the infection or rip off they were trying to pull off is no good on this copy I got. Another tip I can offer you is if you are […]
San Francisco Writers Conference Linda Lee- WordPress Master Class and Author Marketing with Social Media.
WordPress Master Class and Author Marketing with Social Media. SFWCI am very pleased to be presenting two classes on Monday Feb 20th as part of the San Francisco Writers Conference post conference “Master Classes”.In my first class, “Author Marketing with Social Media”, 9-12 we will go over the basics in helpful detail. This class is a smaller group so I will be able to work personally with each attendee. Bring your questions, your laptop or ipad and lets work! We will target the best ideas and choices for you as an author, and I have a few unexpected places and sources to share with you, where you can optimize your social media time and efforts. I like to simplfy and show you how to get the most out of the time you do have to promote yourself. Sign up and pay here: www.SFWriters.org Build Your Blog and They Will Come:Step-by-Step Creation of a WordPress Author Blog! Bring your laptops and if you need a WordPress blog/website, you will have one by the time you leave. If you already have a WordPress site we will look at it and work on it and improve it. Once again this will be very […]
8 Must-Have Elements For Your Author Website | Linda Lee | Author Solutions
Author Solutions Webinar presented by Linda Lee Are you an author who needs help putting together your website? Do you have a website that needs some help and wonder what you are missing? Join me and Author Solutions, Oct 26, 2011 4:30 PST, 7:30 EST for this FREE webinar. This webinar can be viewed later of the Author Solutions-Author Learning Center. They offer all their webinars for free! Click here to sign up now as a guest and then sign up here for my webinar, and the login information will be sent to you via email to join us for “8 Must Have Elements For Your Author Website”. I also cover some alternate free methods and places you can promote yourself and your books and products. We will cover social meda badges, adding sample book content to your website, creating a sales page and much more. It is packed with great information. Not too complicated or hard to understand, just the facts with rock solid resources and directions to help you create the best Author Website for your needs. I speak in plain english not techspeak. You can a.lso watch it again after the live Webinar is done so don’t […]
WordCamp San Francisco 2011 Volunteering
I do professional Volunteer Coordinating for organizations as a PT job so I am always involved with volunteer opportunities. Here is a good one for all Bay Area WordPress users. This will be my 4th year volunteering for #WCSF WordPress WordCamp San Francisco, and they just put their form up for those who are interested. I can’t image doing this a week and half before a 3 day event, yipes, I do not envy that person. 😯 . I emailed a pitch for the job of Volunteer Coordinator for #WCSF to Matt Mullenweg, but he did not get back to me! Gee maybe he is busy or something, lol. Anyway I wanted to get this up for those of you who would like to attend and help behind the scenes, which to me is always more fun then just being an attendee. Click here for the 2011 Volunteer Form for WordCamp SF. If you volunteer this year and found out about it from my blog post, please leave me a comment below or stop by and say Hello at the event. I will be working there Saturday and Sunday. Not sure where yet, but I will update when I get my assignment. […]