170 Radio Stations: WordPress at Scale with Peter Chester
This is Your Server On Drugs – The goal is to reduce the load on PHP and mysql by delegating wherever possible. Strap on your helmets kids.
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I just met David Henzel from NetDNA. If you don’t want to change your hosting plan, but speed up your site using CDN, this looks like a great solution.http://maxcdn.com/ or http://www.netdna.com/
Use Coupon CODE WHT for 25% off – Thanks David!
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andrewbehla
Design, SEO and Selling WordPress
Create video tutorials using iShowU or SnapzPro X for your customers to have a reference video on how to use their site. Yup, I can attest to this.
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Building a Sustainable Online Presence – Four strategies you can start using today:
Strategy #1 Rock Your Niche
Strategy #2 Decide What you Want Measure – conversion, likes, comments, page views,
Strategy # Expand the Funnel – facebook, twitter, lInkedin, guest post to other blogs
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Creating an Online Presence: Three Timeless Principles for Building a Sustainable Online Presence
Principal #1 Be Consistent
Principal #2 Be Remarkable – Say Something!
Principal #3 Be Open-
toan
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adam mclane
Here is the blogger I referenced, Jeff Goins. http://goinswriter.com/
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andrewbehla
Read Smashing Magazine and be a better designer: http://smashingmagazine.com
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Creating an Online Presence
Adam Maclane
Three Timeless Principles for Creating and Sustaining an Online Presence“Focusing on building a tribe around your content”
“Your blog is a blip on the screen, like flying over an island. How do we engage the audience so that it’s a solid, reputable site or a solid, reputable business? How do I stick out when there is so much content out there?”
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toan
are slides available and or a video for this talk?
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toan
1:5:10 rule
useful to remember. like the 80/20 rule
normal
flaming
worth remarking—pull them in- how can i leave a comment its like on youtube— the top youtube partners ask something or question of the day — guys like ray williams johnson of equals three-
adam mclane
Here you go.
http://www.mclanecreative.com/2011/creating-an-online-presence/
Thanks for your notes. Awesome! If people email me I will send them a PDF. You, engagement.
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andrewbehla
I tweeted @mclanecreative to see if Adam can post the slides.
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Boston University and Penn State using wordpress to run their edu sites.
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Greg Taylor session”You can work with 4 different analytic tools and get 4 different results” (from audience) Greg replied: “Look for trends. Test it, use trial and error, nothing is set in stone, Just go ahead and DO IT.
SEO Smart Links plugin might be too smart and you might get better results by being more hands on. It’s all about the strategy. That’s a preference, it doesn’t work for me.”
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adam mclane
Great stuff Greg. I think you’re so right… trial and error is a great strategy.
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andrewbehla
Winning The Search War With Content with Greg Taylor
How to develop content that works:
Use google analytics
webmaster tools
authority labs
SEO Moz
Google Trends
MKTGPress Content Construction Worksheet-
toan
link does not work
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@grtaylor2 is speaking on SEO. “Strategic Content is King.”
Traffic, conversion, metrics, branding, community all play a part in the overall strategy for SEO. How is your content laid out?
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andrewbehla
WordPress Multi Site
Wes ChyrchelYou can see the slides here from Wes’ excellent presentation.
http://www.slideshare.net/weschyrchel/wordpress-multisite-tips-tricks-hacks
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andrewbehla
Mobile Theme Checklist | Jordon Acosta
http://www.elfornutawe/wordcamp-2011/presentation.htmlCheck out Jordon’s slides on your mobile device.
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Jordon Acosta’s Who/What to Follow for Mobile Aps list:
Quirksmode
Mobileboilerplate
Paul Irish
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Mobile Theme Checklist with Jordan Acosta
“If you are using http://www.fontsquirrel.com/ you are smart. Also checkout http://losttype.com/ pay as you go fonts.”
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andrewbehla
Yup, that party bus might be more fun than the after event…is anyone planning to just ride that the whole night?
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Frosty
Yeah.
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Tools used on a regular basis for speed tests
webpagetest.org – uses it everyday
firebug
catchpoint.com
yslow
google page speed
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Justin Dorfman@jdor fman
WPO web page optimization aka wordpress optimization
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To see Ryan Fugate’s buddypress slides: http://bit.ly/buddypress-wordcampla
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Ryan Fugate is giving a great overview of buddypress.
Some plugin highlights:
welcome pack – can send out emails, etc.
buddypress docs – people can create docs, blog posts, etc.
buddypress-courseware – run a classroom via buddypress
achievements – rewards driven site
bp-album – users can upload images to their profiles
buddypress-mobile – by Ryan, for mobile devices
bp-template-pack – copies files into your active wp folder-
toan
is this site on buddy press?
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toan is discussing. 
building your strategy 3 of em
#1 rock your niche’ – narrow blogs focus to one or two topics
gary v – the wine guy
jeff bounce’s blog from 80 visits to 4000 proof of narrowing your niche strategy works
#2 decide what you want to measure
- have to like it (Facebook)
-1000 uniques
-engagement strategy
#3 expand the funnel
-twitter and Facebook expands it
#4 Pace yourself
- stick to it at least for 30 days to see if it works adjust accordingly to what works
- measure results weekly or monthly not daily (bigger picture)