How Entreprenuers Launch Ideas with WordPress
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HOW ENTREPRENEURSLAUNCH IDEAS WITH WORDPRESS
JOHN HOUSHOLDER@ahsodesigns
#wpnash
WHO AM I . .Owner of Ah So, a Nashville
WordPress shop
Emma emarketing plugin
Meetup organizer with Randy Hicks
Mentor at EC
Art Institute of TN Web and Interactive Instructor
TONIGHT• About WordPress community in
Nashville
• Wordpress.com vs. wordpress.org
• 10 steps to launch your site
• Questions
• networking
WHO IS HERE?
• First time attendees at a WordPress Nashville Event
• Attendee at WordCamp
• Normal WordPress Meetup attendee
• Who has used WordPress the last year?
1216 people in Nashville mention WordPress in their LinkedIn Profile
614 members of MEETUP.com group
248 tickets sold to WordCamp Nashville
OUR COMMUNITY
January : adding Media to WP
February: WP plugin
April: WordCamp (WordPress Conference)
May: WordPress 10th Anniversary Social
June: WP Security
WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO:
August: Help Desk
September: How Entrepreneurs Launch ideas with WordPress
October: WordPress theme customization
November: joint SEO meetup with Belmont
December: User Group Christmas Party
WordCamp
Meetups
Dev meetups
Developer Meetups
wpnashville.com
EDUCATION
LATEST ENTREPRENEUR
SITES DEVELOPED IN WORDPRESS
NASHVILLE, TN
Deanna Atkinson
Mariel Heart
Ross Jones
Judy Wilson
Wordpress.com vs. WordPress.org
Entrepreneur sites built on WordPress
• http://eventualmillionaire.com/• http://blogmaverick.com/• http://www.drjeffcornwall.com/• http://cdixon.org/• http://danariely.com/• http://steveblank.com/
Let’s setup a WordPress.org site
To sell my dog’s alarm clock…….
When we are Dunn ……….
10 STEPS
Setup Hosting through WPEngine
1. Change your header
2. Add color to header
3. Add a header image
4. Menu or Navigation
5. Plugins
6. Permalinks
7 . Modify Jetpack
8 . Setup Sidebar
9 . Color Changes?
10 . Launch your Site!
WE ARE ASKING YOU TO: FOLLOW: @wpnashville
SIGNUP: email list and meetup on wpnashville.com
To view slides, links, and presentation in the morning
Wpnashville.com
Network with WordPressers….
Thanks for coming!
Follow me on Twitter for updates and WordPress goodness
@ahsodesigns