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SUMMARY:Learn WordPress and SEO For Business
DESCRIPTION:Many businesses large and small have discovered the simplistic approach and effective power of WordPress. In fact\, the website at the Chamber of Commerce is based and maintained in WordPress. Would you like to know how to either create your own business website or properly edit and maintain the one you have in WordPress? If so\, according to legalmarketingstrategy.com\, this course is perfect for you.With over 25% of websites on the entire internet being powered by WordPress\, it is important to ensure your business has a well-built WordPress website which can then be marketed effectively with Search Engine Optimisation. On this course you’ll learn how to ask the right questions\, set up\, and maintain your WordPress site while avoiding a few common pitfalls.WordPress Fundamentals for Business is a full day course designed for business owners\, directors and marketing managers who need to understand how to add\, edit\, and update WordPress websites for their organisation. Understand how to use WordPress in ways that truly work in 2017.This intensive and valuable session on WordPress will cover; \n\nIntroduction to WordPress\, what it is\, where it came from and where it is going\nOverview of the anatomy of a WordPress website including Themes\, Plugins\, Headers\, Sidebars\, Footers and Widgets\nResponsive Website Design\, designing your website to work seamlessly on mobiles\, tablets\, laptops and computers.\nOverview of the WordPress dashboard\, getting to know your way around\nUnderstanding WordPress terminology including Posts\, Pages\, Permalinks and more\nPublishing your first blog post or page in seconds\nAdding Menus to your WordPress website\nOverview of how to style your website professionally using Themes\nOverview of how to enhance your website with Plugins\nHow the WordPress Core files are structured and what this means for enhancing your WordPress website\nHow WordPress Themes are put together and what this means for customising the look and feel of your WordPress website\nWhat you can do with WordPress Plugins\, where to source quality WordPress Plugins and how to extend Plugins safely\nHow to manage WordPress Core\, Themes and Plugin updates safely without losing any of your customisations\nHow to manage your WordPress backups and the core layers of backups needed to stay safe\nHow to secure your WordPress website to minimise the risk of a cyberattack\n\nThis training will also include some tips\, tricks\, and techniques for positioning your WordPress business website higher in Google searches when your prospective clients are looking for products and services. \nBook here: http://www.lancschamber.co.uk/training/wordpress-fundamentals-for-business-2/
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/learn-wordpress-and-seo-for-business-4/
LOCATION:North & West Lancs Chamber of Commerce\, 1-2 Lockheed Court\, Amy Johnson Way\, Blackpool\, Lancashire\, FY4 2RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SEO Events,WordPress
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SUMMARY:Learn WordPress and SEO For Business
DESCRIPTION:Many businesses large and small have discovered the simplistic approach and effective power of WordPress. In fact\, the website at the Chamber of Commerce is based and maintained in WordPress. Would you like to know how to either create your own business website or properly edit and maintain the one you have in WordPress? If so\, this course is perfect for you.With over 25% of websites on the entire internet being powered by WordPress\, it is important to ensure your business has a well-built WordPress website which can then be marketed effectively with Search Engine Optimisation. On this course you’ll learn how to ask the right questions\, set up\, and maintain your WordPress site while avoiding a few common pitfalls. \nWordPress Fundamentals for Business is a full day course designed for business owners\, directors and marketing managers who need to understand how to add\, edit\, and update WordPress websites for their organisation. Understand how to use WordPress in ways that truly work in 2017. \nThis intensive and valuable session on WordPress will cover; \n\nIntroduction to WordPress\, what it is\, where it came from and where it is going\nOverview of the anatomy of a WordPress website including Themes\, Plugins\, Headers\, Sidebars\, Footers and Widgets\nResponsive Website Design\, designing your website to work seamlessly on mobiles\, tablets\, laptops and computers.\nOverview of the WordPress dashboard\, getting to know your way around\nUnderstanding WordPress terminology including Posts\, Pages\, Permalinks and more\nPublishing your first blog post or page in seconds\nAdding Menus to your WordPress website\nOverview of how to style your website professionally using Themes\nOverview of how to enhance your website with Plugins\nHow the WordPress Core files are structured and what this means for enhancing your WordPress website\nHow WordPress Themes are put together and what this means for customising the look and feel of your WordPress website\nWhat you can do with WordPress Plugins\, where to source quality WordPress Plugins and how to extend Plugins safely\nHow to manage WordPress Core\, Themes and Plugin updates safely without losing any of your customisations\nHow to manage your WordPress backups and the core layers of backups needed to stay safe\nHow to secure your WordPress website to minimise the risk of a cyberattack\n\nThis training will also include some tips\, tricks\, and techniques for positioning your WordPress business website higher in Google searches when your prospective clients are looking for products and services. \nBook here: http://www.lancschamber.co.uk/training/wordpress-fundamentals-for-business/
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/learn-wordpress-and-seo-for-business-3/
LOCATION:North & West Lancs Chamber of Commerce\, 1-2 Lockheed Court\, Amy Johnson Way\, Blackpool\, Lancashire\, FY4 2RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SEO Events,WordPress
ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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SUMMARY:BeeWUG Blackburn WordPress User Group 5th July 2017
DESCRIPTION:Get involved and book here\, https://www.meetup.com/Blackburn-WordPress-Meetup/ \nBe sure to subscribe to the mailing list to keep up to date with all future events and BeeWUG news. You can do this here\, https://beewug.uk \nBeeWUG is a community driven event\, meaning that it is what people make of it. If you are interested in WordPress\, use WordPress professionally or just want to know what WordPress is about\, come along and find out more. \nWordPress is awesome\, get involved! \nEvent Format\n\n18:30 — Prompt start –  Talk – WordPress news: Find out what’s been happening in the WordPress world and how this impacts your WordPress website.\n18:45 — Q&A – Discuss the challenges you are facing with your WordPress website so we can discuss the best options for finding solutions\n19:00 — WordPress Clinic – Bring your laptop and get the hands on help you need from the WordPress community in the room\n20:00 —Break & Networking\n20:15 — In Depth Talk – Overview of Linux and How WordPress Interacts with Linux\n21:00 — End
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/beewug-blackburn-wordpress-user-group-5th-july-2017/
LOCATION:University Centre\, Blackburn College\, University Close\, Blackburn\, Lancashire\, BB2 1LH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:WordPress
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20170503T180000
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SUMMARY:BeeWUG Blackburn WordPress User Group 3rd May 2017
DESCRIPTION:Get involved and book here\, https://www.meetup.com/Blackburn-WordPress-Meetup/ \nBe sure to subscribe to the mailing list to keep up to date with all future events and BeeWUG news. You can do this here\, https://beewug.uk \nBeeWUG is a community driven event\, meaning that it is what people make of it. If you are interested in WordPress\, use WordPress professionally or just want to know what WordPress is about\, come along and find out more. \nWordPress is awesome\, get involved! \nEvent Format\n\n18:30 — Prompt start –  Talk – WordPress news\n18:45 — Q&A – For topics covered and Michael’s WP update\n19:00 — WP Clinic – Bring your laptop and get the hands on help you need from the WordPress community in the room\n20:00 —Break & Networking\n20:15 — In Depth Talk – TBC\n21:00 — End
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/beewug-blackburn-wordpress-user-group-3rd-may-2017/
LOCATION:University Centre\, Blackburn College\, University Close\, Blackburn\, Lancashire\, BB2 1LH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:WordPress
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170502
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170503
DTSTAMP:20260429T081833
CREATED:20170213T102857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210817T080410Z
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SUMMARY:Learn WordPress and SEO For Business
DESCRIPTION:Learning WordPress and SEO is a full day “two-in-one” course that is designed for business owners\, directors and marketing managers who need to understand how to use WordPress for their business and drive traffic from Google using powerful Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) strategies. Understand how to use WordPress and SEO strategies in ways that truly work in 2016.\nMany businesses large and small have discovered the simplistic approach and effective power of WordPress. In fact\, our own website here at the Chamber is based and maintained in WordPress. Would you like to know how to either create your own business website or properly maintain the one you have in WordPress? If so\, this course is perfect for you. \nWith over 25% of websites on the entire internet being powered by WordPress\, it is important to ensure your business has a well-built WordPress website which can then be marketed effectively with Search Engine Optimisation. On this course you’ll learn how to ask the right questions and how to do things correctly when working with WordPress to ensure you don’t fall foul of the common pitfalls. \nLearning WordPress and SEO is a full day “two-in-one” course that is designed for business owners\, directors and marketing managers who need to understand how to use WordPress for their business and drive traffic from Google using powerful Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) strategies. Understand how to use WordPress and about seo strategies in ways that truly work in 2016. \nThis intensive and valuable session on WordPress will cover; \n\nIntroduction to WordPress\, what it is\, where it came from and where it is going\nOverview of the anatomy of a WordPress website including Themes\, Plugins\, Headers\, Sidebars\, Footers and Widgets\nResponsive Website Design\, designing your website to work seamlessly on mobiles\, tablets\, laptops and computers.\nOverview of the WordPress dashboard\, getting to know your way around\nUnderstanding WordPress terminology including Posts\, Pages\, Permalinks and more\nFor better link building learn more about Freshlinks\nPublishing your first blog post or page in seconds\nAdding Menus to your WordPress website\nOverview of how to style your website professionally using Themes\nOverview of how to enhance your website with Plugins\nHow the WordPress Core files are structured and what this means for enhancing your WordPress website\nHow WordPress Themes are put together and what this means for customising the look and feel of your WordPress website\nWhat you can do with WordPress Plugins\, where to source quality WordPress Plugins and how to extend Plugins safely\nHow to manage WordPress Core\, Themes and Plugin updates safely without losing any of your customisations\nHow to manage your WordPress backups and the core layers of backups needed to stay safe\nHow to secure your WordPress website to minimise the risk of a cyberattack\n\nThe second half of this information-packed day of training involves positioning your business website to come up in Google searches when your prospective clients are looking for products and services. The information in part two is valuable not only to those with WordPress websites but for anyone tasked with maintaining a company website to draw in more business. \nWhether the term SEO is foreign to you or if you know a bit about SEO but would like to update your strategies – this second session is exactly what you are looking for! \nThis intensive second session on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) will cover; \n\nOverview of successful SEO strategies from 5 years ago and successful SEO strategies of today\nHow Google works with product searches and why SEO is essential for any successful website\nHow to optimise your website to increase the chances of being found by your audience and customers\nHow your social media  influences where your business appears in Google searches.\nHow to research your audience online through Google’s free market research tools\nNew essential technologies for SEO campaigns including SSL certificates and Accelerated Mobile Pages\nHow to create a successful SEO strategy\nHow to track the performance of your SEO campaigns with free tools including Google Analytics\n\nWith this course you will be fully equipped to start\, maintain\, and optimise your company website to take full advantage of the exponentially-growing number of product and service searches via Google\, Bing\, and Yahoo. Our Chamber-qualified trainer for this course is Michael Cropper\, Managing Director at Contrado Digital. Michael has worked with many well-known multi-national brands creating and implementing successful digital strategies. \nThis course begins at 9:30am and runs until appx 4:30pm. The price of this course includes lunch and refreshments.
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/learn-wordpress-and-seo-for-business-2/
LOCATION:North & West Lancs Chamber of Commerce\, 1-2 Lockheed Court\, Amy Johnson Way\, Blackpool\, Lancashire\, FY4 2RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SEO Events,WordPress
ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20170301T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T081833
CREATED:20170202T153826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170202T153826Z
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SUMMARY:BeeWUG Blackburn WordPress User Group 1st March 2017
DESCRIPTION:Get involved and book here\, https://www.meetup.com/Blackburn-WordPress-Meetup/ \nBe sure to subscribe to the mailing list to keep up to date with all future events and BeeWUG news. You can do this here\, https://beewug.uk \nBeeWUG is a community driven event\, meaning that it is what people make of it. If you are interested in WordPress\, use WordPress professionally or just want to know what WordPress is about\, come along and find out more. \nWordPress is awesome\, get involved! \nEvent Format\n\n18:30 — Prompt start –  Talk – WordPress news\n18:45 — Q&A – For topics covered and Michael’s WP update\n19:00 — WP Clinic – Bring your laptop and get the hands on help you need from the WordPress community in the room\n20:00 —Break & Networking\n20:15 — In Depth Talk – TBC\n21:00 — End
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/beewug-blackburn-wordpress-user-group-1st-march-2017/
LOCATION:University Centre\, Blackburn College\, University Close\, Blackburn\, Lancashire\, BB2 1LH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:WordPress
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161214
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SUMMARY:Learn WordPress and SEO For Business
DESCRIPTION:Learning WordPress and SEO is a full day “two-in-one” course that is designed for business owners\, directors and marketing managers who need to understand how to use WordPress for their business and drive traffic from Google using powerful Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) strategies. Understand how to use WordPress and SEO strategies in ways that truly work in 2016.\nMany businesses large and small have discovered the simplistic approach and effective power of WordPress. In fact\, our own website here at the Chamber is based and maintained in WordPress. Would you like to know how to either create your own business website or properly maintain the one you have in WordPress? If so\, this course is perfect for you. \nWith over 25% of websites on the entire internet being powered by WordPress\, it is important to ensure your business has a well-built WordPress website which can then be marketed effectively with Search Engine Optimisation. On this course you’ll learn how to ask the right questions and how to do things correctly when working with WordPress to ensure you don’t fall foul of the common pitfalls. \nLearning WordPress and SEO is a full day “two-in-one” course that is designed for business owners\, directors and marketing managers who need to understand how to use WordPress for their business and drive traffic from Google using powerful Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) strategies. Understand how to use WordPress and SEO strategies in ways that truly work in 2016. \nThis intensive and valuable session on WordPress will cover; \n\nIntroduction to WordPress\, what it is\, where it came from and where it is going\nOverview of the anatomy of a WordPress website including Themes\, Plugins\, Headers\, Sidebars\, Footers and Widgets\nResponsive Website Design\, designing your website to work seamlessly on mobiles\, tablets\, laptops and computers.\nOverview of the WordPress dashboard\, getting to know your way around\nUnderstanding WordPress terminology including Posts\, Pages\, Permalinks and more\nPublishing your first blog post or page in seconds\nAdding Menus to your WordPress website\nOverview of how to style your website professionally using Themes\nOverview of how to enhance your website with Plugins\nHow the WordPress Core files are structured and what this means for enhancing your WordPress website\nHow WordPress Themes are put together and what this means for customising the look and feel of your WordPress website\nWhat you can do with WordPress Plugins\, where to source quality WordPress Plugins and how to extend Plugins safely\nHow to manage WordPress Core\, Themes and Plugin updates safely without losing any of your customisations\nHow to manage your WordPress backups and the core layers of backups needed to stay safe\nHow to secure your WordPress website to minimise the risk of a cyberattack\n\nThe second half of this information-packed day of training involves positioning your business website to come up in Google searches when your prospective clients are looking for products and services. The information in part two is valuable not only to those with WordPress websites but for anyone tasked with maintaining a company website to draw in more business. \nWhether the term SEO is foreign to you or if you know a bit about SEO but would like to update your strategies – this second session is exactly what you are looking for! \nThis intensive second session on Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) will cover; \n\nOverview of successful SEO strategies from 5 years ago and successful SEO strategies of today\nHow Google works with product searches and why SEO is essential for any successful website\nHow to optimise your website to increase the chances of being found by your audience and customers\nHow your social media  influences where your business appears in Google searches.\nHow to research your audience online through Google’s free market research tools\nNew essential technologies for SEO campaigns including SSL certificates and Accelerated Mobile Pages\nHow to create a successful SEO strategy\nHow to track the performance of your SEO campaigns with free tools including Google Analytics\n\nWith this course you will be fully equipped to start\, maintain\, and optimise your company website to take full advantage of the exponentially-growing number of product and service searches via Google\, Bing\, and Yahoo. Our Chamber-qualified trainer for this course is Michael Cropper\, Managing Director at Contrado Digital. Michael has worked with many well-known multi-national brands creating and implementing successful digital strategies. \nThis course begins at 9:30am and runs until appx 4:30pm. The price of this course includes lunch and refreshments. \nBook here: http://www.lancschamber.co.uk/training/learning-wordpress-search-engine-optimisation-seo-business/
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/learn-wordpress-and-seo-for-business/
LOCATION:North & West Lancs Chamber of Commerce\, 1-2 Lockheed Court\, Amy Johnson Way\, Blackpool\, Lancashire\, FY4 2RN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Digital,SEO Events,WordPress
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161207T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161207T204500
DTSTAMP:20260429T081833
CREATED:20161204T183910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161204T183910Z
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SUMMARY:BeeWUG Blackburn WordPress User Group 7th December 2016
DESCRIPTION:Get involved and book here\, https://www.meetup.com/Blackburn-WordPress-Meetup/events/235964272/ \nBe sure to subscribe to the mailing list on the right hand side to keep up to date with all future events and BeeWUG news. \nBeeWUG is a community driven event\, meaning that it is what people make of it. If you are interested in WordPress\, use WordPress professionally or just want to know what WordPress is about\, come along and find out more. \nWordPress is awesome\, get involved! \nEvent Format\n\n18:30 — Prompt start –  Talk – WordPress news\n18:45 — Q&A – For topics covered and Michael’s WP update\n19:00 — WP Clinic – Bring your laptop and get the hands on help you need from the WordPress community in the room\n20:00 —Break & Networking\n20:15 — In Depth Talk – TBC\n21:00 — End
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/beewug-blackburn-wordpress-user-group-7th-december-2016/
LOCATION:University Centre\, Blackburn College\, University Close\, Blackburn\, Lancashire\, BB2 1LH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:WordPress
ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20161102T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20161102T204500
DTSTAMP:20260429T081833
CREATED:20161019T100950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T100950Z
UID:2681823-1478109600-1478119500@www.contradodigital.com
SUMMARY:BeeWUG 2nd November 2016
DESCRIPTION:BeeWUG 2nd November 2016 \n \nBook here: https://beewug.uk/2016/10/17/beewug-2nd-november-2016/
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/beewug-2nd-november-2016/
LOCATION:University Centre\, Blackburn College\, University Close\, Blackburn\, Lancashire\, BB2 1LH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:WordPress
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161022
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161023
DTSTAMP:20260429T081833
CREATED:20160828T122504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160828T122504Z
UID:2288579-1477094400-1477180799@www.contradodigital.com
SUMMARY:WordCamp Manchester 2016
DESCRIPTION:Get involved with WordCamp Manchester 2016! The best WordPress conference in the North West. \nBook online: https://2016.manchester.wordcamp.org/
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/wordcamp-manchester-2016/
LOCATION:Manchester Metropolitan University Business School\, All Saints Campus\, Oxford Rd\, Manchester\, Greater Manchester\, M15 6BH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:WordPress
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20161004
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20161005
DTSTAMP:20260429T081833
CREATED:20160913T181501Z
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SUMMARY:Build Your First Website with WordPress
DESCRIPTION:If you have never built your own website before\, or have used other website tools and found them not very useful\, this course is for you. You’ll look at how awesome WordPress is and how to set up your own website that is being powered WordPress in the background. \nThis course is open to anyone wanting to learn about WordPress. Whether you are an individual looking to use WordPress as a blogging tool\, or you are a business looking to use WordPress for your business website\, or you are an aspiring entrepreneur looking to use WordPress to start your online business or whether you would like to boost your skills and become more employable by being able to use WordPress. The beginner’s course is designed to give you a solid foundation for how to use WordPress as a user without needing to get into the technical aspects of how everything works. \n  \nThroughout the day you’ll learn; \n\nIntroduction to WordPress\, what it is\, where it came from and where it is going\nHow to set up a WordPress website\, the key components you need including a demonstration\nOverview of the anatomy of a WordPress website including Themes\, Plugins\, Headers\, Sidebars\, Footers and Widgets\nResponsive Website Design\, designing your website to work seamlessly on mobiles\, tablets\, laptops and computers. The way websites work has changed forever.\nOverview of the WordPress dashboard\, getting to know your way around\nUnderstanding WordPress terminology including Posts\, Pages\, Permalinks and more\nPublishing your first blog post or page in seconds\nAdding Menus to your WordPress website\nOverview of how to style your website professionally using Themes\nOverview of how to enhance your website with Plugins\n\nEach attendee will have a demo WordPress website configured on the web server for you to experiment with throughout the duration of the course to practice the various aspects of what is being taught. \n  \nWhat to Bring \nThroughout the course you’ll need a laptop for some of the interactive parts. If you do not have one\, a tablet will suffice or simply work with another attendee to shadow them. The beginner’s course is approximately 75% theory and background understanding and 25% hands on. For the more hands on courses\, the Intermediate and Advanced courses get your hands really dirty once you understand the basics of how WordPress works. \n  \nWhat’s Included \nThe full day course includes; \n\nTuition taught by Michael Cropper a WordPress expert who works with WordPress on a daily basis professionally\nRoom hire\nLunch and refreshments throughout the day\nA copy of the teaching materials\nOne week’s free web hosting to continue to test and improve your website\n\n  \nNote \nPlease note that you will not be learning any PHP\, HTML or CSS code on this course. To learn more about the more advanced aspects of WordPress\, please enquire about when our next Intermediate and Advanced WordPress courses are running.
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/build-your-first-website-with-wordpress/
LOCATION:The Globe Centre\, St James Square\, Accrington\, Lancashire\, BB5 0RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:WordPress
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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SUMMARY:WordPress for Beginners Training Workshop - 23rd March 2016
DESCRIPTION:The half day workshop will give you an overview of WordPress and the awesome power that it is capable of. For 99% of business websites\, WordPress is the only logical choice. The open source platform powers over 22% of websites on the entire internet\, globally. There are over 30\,000 plugins available\, mostly for free\, that allow you to extend the functionality of your website with a few clicks. \nWordPress gives you as a user or business to power to control your destiny. Easily update your own website without having to continually pay website developers for basic changes like adding images\, changing text or tweaking a page. Learn how to navigate your way around WordPress and understand about the key things you need to know. \nThis session is designed for people who want to learn how to use WordPress effectively within their own business. We won’t be going into the finer technical details or coding\, we’ll leave that for a more advanced session if you would like to learn more about that. \n  \nWhat You’ll Learn\nAfter attending the introduction to WordPress workshop you will go away with a good understanding of how to use WordPress effectively for managing your business online. The topics that we will cover during the training session includes; \n\nWhat is WordPress\, why is it free and where did it come from\ncom and WordPress.org key differences\nTheory of how WordPress is pieced together and why this is important to understand. Headers\, footers\, sidebars\, plugins\, themes and content.\nNavigating your way around the WordPress dashboard\nUnderstanding content types including Posts and Pages\nHow to publish content to your website including images\, videos and text\nHow to make your website look nice with Themes\nBasic configuration settings to get the most from your WordPress website\nUnderstanding comments\, moderation and spam\nOverview of plugins\, we can’t quite cover all 30\,000 of them in a day!\nMultiple users and roles\n\nThe majority of the session will be a live demo within the WordPress interface. Delivered by a WordPress expert who uses WordPress on a daily basis both as a user and advanced development work to build really cool things. Anything you want to know about WordPress\, this introductory session gives you the opportunity to learn from a WordPress expert.
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/wordpress-beginners-training-workshop-23rd-march-2016/
LOCATION:Contrado Digital\, Contrado Digital\, The Innovation Centre\, 1 Evolution Park\, Haslingden Road\, Blackburn\, Lancashire\, BB1 2FD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Startups,WordPress
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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SUMMARY:WordCamp Manchester 2015
DESCRIPTION:We’ve been involved with organising this year’s WordCamp Manchester 2015 event along with a team of volunteers from various organisations which is hosted at Manchester Metropolitan University’s new Business School on the 10th October. The event has been designed to be accessible to businesses\, WordPress users and digital marketers with two tracks running throughout the day. \n  \nContent Track\nThe content track has been designed for speakers to share their knowledge\, experience and expertise about how you can use WordPress effectively for content marketing activities. WordPress is designed for users to easily add\, edit and upload new content to your website with ease which is why there is a speaker track designed to look at key topics for this. \n  \nTechnical Track\nThe technical track has been designed for speakers to share their knowledge\, experience and expertise about how you can implement some really cool technical configurations on WordPress. Learn about the right way you should be developing your WordPress website and how to avoid some of the common mistakes people make. \n  \nConfirmed Speakers\nConfirmed speakers to date include; \n\nElliot Taylor – Building our Product – from a client agency to a product agency\nDavid Murphy – Managing WordPress with Ansible\nMichael Cropper – Tracking Your Content Marketing Results Accurately\nEdmund Turbin – Working in Harmony – Optimize Your WordPress Development Workflow\nKonstantinos Kouratoras\nDave Green\nMike Little – VPS hosting for speed and security\nJason King – 20 ways to improve the experience of content editing in WordPress\nChelsea Louise Haden – Top tips for web agencies to collaborate with freelance content writers more efficiently\nTim Nash – A Very Modern WordPress Stack\nMark Wilkinson – A Year in Freelancing – Lessons Learned\, Tips and Tricks\nLiz Hannaford – Developing your Content Strategy\n\nBook your tickets while they last over at https://manchester.wordcamp.org/2015/
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/wordcamp-manchester-2015/
LOCATION:Manchester Metropolitan University Business School\, All Saints Campus\, Oxford Rd\, Manchester\, Greater Manchester\, M15 6BH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:WordPress
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20150306T163000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to WordPress - 6th March 2015
DESCRIPTION:The half day workshop will give you an overview of WordPress and the awesome power that it is capable of. For 99% of business websites\, WordPress is the only logical choice. The open source platform powers over 22% of websites on the entire internet\, globally. There are over 30\,000 plugins available\, mostly for free\, that allow you to extend the functionality of your website with a few clicks. \nWordPress gives you as a user or business to power to control your destiny. Easily update your own website without having to continually pay website developers for basic changes like adding images\, changing text or tweaking a page. Learn how to navigate your way around WordPress and understand about the key things you need to know. \nThis session is designed for people who want to learn how to use WordPress effectively within their own business. We won’t be going into the finer technical details or coding\, we’ll leave that for a more advanced session if you would like to learn more about that. \n  \nWhat You’ll Learn\nAfter attending the introduction to WordPress workshop you will go away with a good understanding of how to use WordPress effectively for managing your business online. The topics that we will cover during the training session includes; \n\nWhat is WordPress\, why is it free and where did it come from\ncom and WordPress.org key differences\nTheory of how WordPress is pieced together and why this is important to understand. Headers\, footers\, sidebars\, plugins\, themes and content.\nNavigating your way around the WordPress dashboard\nUnderstanding content types including Posts and Pages\nHow to publish content to your website including images\, videos and text\nHow to make your website look nice with Themes\nBasic configuration settings to get the most from your WordPress website\nUnderstanding comments\, moderation and spam\nOverview of plugins\, we can’t quite cover all 30\,000 of them in a day!\nMultiple users and roles\n\nThe majority of the session will be a live demo within the WordPress interface. Delivered by a WordPress expert who uses WordPress on a daily basis both as a user and advanced development work to build really cool things. Anything you want to know about WordPress\, this introductory session gives you the opportunity to learn from a WordPress expert.
URL:https://www.contradodigital.com/event/introduction-wordpress-6th-march-2015/
LOCATION:Contrado Digital\, Contrado Digital\, The Innovation Centre\, 1 Evolution Park\, Haslingden Road\, Blackburn\, Lancashire\, BB1 2FD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Startups,WordPress
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ORGANIZER;CN="Contrado Digital":MAILTO:contact@contradodigital.com
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