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Designated Editor Offering Small Group Workshops and Seminars in Newport

New Media Workshops and Seminar Series Offered

The 1,000+ who have turned out for Newport Interactive Marketers event have proven one thing: There’s a great thirst for new media insights. So often the hourlong NIM presentation has merely sparked greater interest, without a means to develop the fundamentals.

Designated Editor has developed 2 distinct learning offerings to place small business owners, entrepreneurs, and others in the new media driver’s seat.

What makes these new media learning opportunities different?

  1. You’ll be doing the work with significant guidance and the opportunity to ask plenty of questions.
  2. Small groups provide an affordable way to learn, and learn by doing.
  3. You’ll be learning from Social & Content Strategist Suzanne McDonald, who teaches university-level courses in Social Media and Event Planning.

Leverage LinkedIn & Twitter: Hands-on Workshop

  • Craft an attractive profile for you and/or for your company
  • Find and connect with key influencers: for employment, sponsorship, or partnerships
  • Utilize LinkedIn’s key features: Groups, Events, Skills, Answers, Recommendations, Reading List, and more
  • We’ll also explore Twitter

Limited opportunity, sign up now & for more info

Facebook for Small Brands: Hands-on Workshop

  • Your Facebook brand page up and running
  • An attractive Facebook Timeline
  • Hands-on experience and Facebook know-how
  • Your questions answered so you’ll know what to do next

Limited opportunity, sign up now & for more info

 

New Media Small Group Seminar Series

This group will meet weekly for approximately 10 hours total. Bring your laptop to become comfortable & successful using new media:

  • How to update a WordPress website & blog
  • Structuring your blog
  • Developing your editorial calendar
  • Relevant social media platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc) and
  • Reaching out to bloggers and media

Limited spots available, for more info. Or email Suzanne for a calendar request: Sue(at)DesignatedEditor.com

WordPress website design: Tips and tools to avoid custom themes

Adapt your website design to WordPress

Looking for flexible themes that can be customized/adapted to create a designed-looking WordPress page/blog?  November 30’s Providence WordPress Meetup was the hot spot for learning WordPress page design.

Case in point:  Designated Editor is transitioning the entire site to WordPress.  How do I retain my unique look without having a custom theme built?

Website design tools and services

  • WordPress theme
  • Elastic (still in development but allows you to drag & drop design elements)
  • PSD2HTML.com paid service will convert designs
  • Artisteer will output a theme file into CSS
  • Also code to hide unwanted theme elements
  • Can also create child themes that protect from parent theme changes.  Google “WP child themes” #1 is good
  • Specify CSS to an individual site without having to create a separate child theme.

Suggested themes by Meetup attendees — a little crowdsourcing

  • Genesis
  • 2010

Plugins recommended by Bill Dennen, Web Technologist and Sysadmin at Wheaton College

Adapting your website to WordPress requires some effort, but resources are readily available to guide you through the process.