Most of you who know me, know I have been part of the San Francisco Writers Conference for 10 years. A friend of mine asked me if I would like to volunteer , and I was so excited. The conference was then held at the St Francis Hotel, and I loved every minute of it. Here is a photo of the volunteers for that year! 2005. The only two from this photo who are still volunteering, are Kate Farrell, and myself. I am sure we are missing a few people in this photo. We have 75 volunteers, so it is a big crew. As the Volunteer Director, I must say our volunteers do an amazing job. We could not put on this wonderful event without all of their help. Kate is the current President of the Women’s National Book Association, SF Chapter, and I am the former President. The SFWC is how I discovered the WNBA-SF Chapter, which is an organization I love dearly. You can visit our table at the conference to learn more. I look forward to this event every year. It feel like a class reunion. If you have never been to the conference, you are missing […]
Learn WordPress Live at WP Bootcamp, Nov 10, Mills College, Oakland
Learn WordPress Live. Do you need to learn WordPress or enhance and refresh your current skills? Many people start to use their WordPress website, and then forget some of what they may have already learned or never figured out things like uploading images correctly, how to name your images for search engine optimization, or things like the best plugins and tools to optimize and get the most out of your WordPress website. With our WordPress bootcamps, we offer you live and hands on help with WordPress. During WordPress bootcamp you will be working on live test sites with hands on help in a small classroom environment. Classes are limited to 8. Class sizes range from 4-10. We still have room for Mills College, Nov 10th, 2012 WordPress Bootcamp training class. In our half day bootcamp you will learn the topics below. 1. Logging In Several ways to login, and how to get to the dashboard. 2. The Dashboard Part One Media, Links, Pages, Posts, Comments. 3. Themes and Menus Custom Themes, Upgrade, Use free themes, search themes by color or layout. 4. Custom Menu Section, Parent and Child Pages Explained How to set up a custom menu, and what are parent and […]
WordPress Bootcamp-still have some openings for Oct 13 at Stanford!
If any of you live in the area and want to learn about WordPress or brush up on your current skills. Join me at my WordPress Bootcamp tomorrow at Stanford. I am offering any CWC members a special deal. Just click here: http://wordpressbootcamp.net/welcome-cwc-writers-special-offer/ All others, please click here: Oct 13th, 2012-Stanford University, Ca For all you East Bay people join me Nov 10th at the beautiful Mills College Campus in Oakland. Class is from 9-12 with an Q&A session afterwards. Here is what we cover in our WordPress BootCamp. 1. Logging In Several ways to login, and how to get to the dashboard. 2. The Dashboard Part One Media, Links, Pages, Posts, Comments. 3. Themes and Menus Custom Themes, Upgrade, Use free themes, search themes by color or layout. 4. Custom Menu Section, Parent and Child Pages Explained How to set up a custom menu, and what are parent and child pages? Setting up a custom menu, and what is a parent and child page? 5. General Settings Dashboard | User Section 6. General Settings Dashboard | Writing | Reading | Discussion 7. How to create and publish a Post or a Page 8. Adding tags or keywords and categories|SEO […]
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 […]
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 […]