Get connected with the tools and resources you need at Explode the WordPress Learning Curve: An Evening with the Experts. Your moderator, Miles Austin, leads presentations and discussions that will show you how a WordPress website, combined with savvy social media strategies and solid search engine optimization techniques, can make your marketing and sales so much more successful.

After An Evening with WordPress Experts, you'll understand:

•  why so may businesses are choosing WordPress for their websites and blogs
•  how to leverage the power and flexibility of a WordPress website to increase sales
•  how easy it is to make the move to WordPress
•  5 techniques for optimizing your WordPress pages for better search engine rankings
•  the key features of 3.0, the newest version of WordPress

What's Included in this Event:

•  3 "mini-seminars" from WordPress experts
•  15-minute break with time for networking as well as time before and after the event
•  Extended Q & A panel discussion with the experts-get your questions answered
•  Opportunity to meet the experts at the conclusion of the event
•  Time to visit the presenters' tables and exchange information
•  Copies of all presentations
•  Additional information on useful tips, plug-in's, themes and resources for WordPress users

Speakers at this event: 

Moderator Miles Austin, founder and owner of Fill the Funnel, Inc.

Moderator Miles Austin, will serve as your guide for the evening. Miles will set the stage for the presenters, providing an overview of the content, introducing the speakers and facilitating the panel discussion/Q&A session.

Miles Austin is recognized as one of the leading authorities on Web Tools for sales with deep experience in the selection, strategy and tactics necessary to maximize sales productivity.  By packaging both hands-on "how-to" training for sales Web Tools and the leading social media platforms, he delivers real world results to any business organization.  

Miles is a highly-sought out speaker and author of the popular Fill the Funnel blog. You can follow Miles on Twitter (@milesaustin) and read his blog and connect with him at www.fillthefunnel.com.

Tom Todd, founder and owner of T2

The WordPress Advantage: Why Smart Businesses are Making the Switch 

Businesses of all types and sizes are choosing to replace their static, inflexible websites for dynamic, WordPress-powered ones. You've heard the buzz about WordPress. Now find our exactly why so many businesses are jumping onboard. In this session, Tom will show you how easy it is to switch to a client-attracting WordPress blog or website.

Tom Todd is a lifelong marketer, designer and tech-geek. Founder of T2, he creates customized WordPress websites and provides WP training and consulting services for a range of Seattle area clients, from solo-preneurs to mid-sized companies. You can learn more about Tom at www.t2websites.com.

Mark McLaren, founder and owner of McBuzz Communications

Get Found Easier: 5 Tips for Better Search Engine Optimization with WordPress

WordPress is your out-of-the-box solution for creating a website or blog that is highly optimized for search engines. Learn how, with just a little extra time and effort, you can take your site to the next level of search engine optimization. Mark will show you five key techniques for optimizing your WP pages and posts for better search engine rankings.

Mark McLaren is passionate about WordPress. He was a speaker at WordCamp Seattle 2009 and presents regularly to Seattle business groups on search engine optimization, blogging, social media marketing and WordPress websites. Business Blogging 101 is his site for free WordPress tutorials and support. Mark is the owner of the online marketing firm McBuzz Communications. Find him on Twitter (@mcbuzz) and at http://www.mcbuzz.com.

Bob Dunn, founder and owner of Savvy WordPress and Cat's Eye Marketing

WordPress 3.0: Better, Faster, Easier

With the anticipated release of the newest version, WordPress 3.0, life just got easier. Your presenter, Bob Dunn, will have just returned from WordCamp San Francisco, where Matt Mullenweg, the founding developer of WordPress was a key speaker. Bob isn't holding back. He'll share all the cool new WordPress features and even a couple of hidden gems.

Bob Dunn is the founder of SavvyWordPress.com, the premier membership site for entrepreneurs looking for all the latest WordPress resources and tools to make their websites and blogs unique, memorable customer magnets. Bob is a Mac evangelist and twitter addict who learned life lessons from Curly of the Three Stooges. You can follow him on Twitter (he's @savvywordpress) or connect at www.savvywordpress.com.

About the Facility:

You will enjoy the benefits of a state-of-the-art lecture facility with sloped floor stadium seating, workspace for your notepad and/or laptop, comfortable chairs and two extra large projection screens and sound system to follow along with the presenters.  

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