{"id":552,"date":"2011-07-20T20:57:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-20T20:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=552"},"modified":"2012-11-08T05:22:20","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T12:22:20","slug":"sessions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Sessions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"cpt-loop sessions\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid_6 alpha\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-1168\" class=\"session odd post-1168 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-sunday-sessions\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/wordpress-for-non-profits\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress for Non-Profits and Small Business\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Julia Mandeville <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/sunday-sessions\/\">Sunday Sessions Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Sunday, September 18th at 9:00am<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While it is essential that your nonprofit have a web presence, you do not need to exhaust &#8212; or even really dent &#8212; your operating resources to create one. WordPress offers unparalleled support, functionality, customization and control. We&#8217;ll explore the many benefits of embracing WordPress, the coolest features and customization options available, and how straightforward it can be to craft and maintain a low cost, high impact site.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-944\" class=\"session even post-944 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-sunday-sessions\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/wordpress-for-real-estate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress for Real Estate\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Jay Thompson <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/sunday-sessions\/\">Sunday Sessions Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The power, flexibility and ease of use makes WordPress the ideal platform for a real estate agent, or any<br \/>\nsmall business person, to build a web presence.<\/p>\n<p>We will explore various ways to set up, tweak and optimize a WordPress site to achieve maximum<br \/>\nexposure for your business. From hosting to themes to plugins to content \u2013 and more \u2013 those attending<br \/>\nthis session will walk away with actionable items they can take back and apply to existing or future<br \/>\nWordpress sites.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-929\" class=\"session odd post-929 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-business\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/membership-sites-your-link-to-ongoing-monthly-profits\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMembership Sites: Your Link to Ongoing Monthly Profits\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Cynthia Lay <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/business\/\">Business Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 11:30am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>People all around the world are willing to pay for YOUR knowledge and experience. Don&#8217;t waste time writing a book &#8212; instead, build a membership site that will lead to recurring monthly income! In this session, you&#8217;ll learn some very powerful strategies &amp; tactics for creating courses &amp; content, and selling your ideas online. And even better, you&#8217;ll walk away with a solid plan for putting your own membership site into play within the next two months!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-910\" class=\"session even post-910 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-diy\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/wordpress-fundamentals\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress Fundamentals\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Sean Wells <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/diy\/\">DIY Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 10:30am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>In this easy to understand beginner session, Designer Sean Wells takes you through the basics of setting up a WordPress Blog. \u00a0She will introduce the concept of blogging and discuss the unique features of WordPress as a blogging and promotional tool. \u00a0During the session, she will walk you through step-by-step setting up a blog using\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress.com<\/a>and introduce you to the vocabulary. \u00a0She will discuss the differences between\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress.org<\/a>\u00a0to help you determine which platform is best for you. \u00a0She will give you guidance on setting up your advanced blog on<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress.org<\/a>. \u00a0By the end of the session, you will have the conceptual and practical knowledge you need to develop your very first blog!<\/p>\n<p>And, even if you&#8217;ve already established your blog, the session will be a good opportunity to grasp the basics and give you a foothold to develop further.<\/p>\n<p>Although not required, during the session you will have the opportunity to establish your own blog on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress.com<\/a>. \u00a0If you&#8217;d like to follow along with Sean, we recommend you bring your own laptop (with wireless internet capabilities) and that you set up an account on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.Wordpress.com<\/a>\u00a0in advance.<\/p>\n<p>This session is designed for people interested in learning how\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">WordPress.com<\/a>\u00a0can be used to create a simple or complex online presence easily and affordably whether you are looking to share personal experiences or whether you are interested in promoting your services and products.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-878\" class=\"session odd post-878 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-sunday-sessions\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/wordpress-for-developers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress Panel for Developers and Designers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/sunday-sessions\/\">Sunday Sessions Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Sunday, September 18th at 9:00am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>A dedicated session open to all WordPress Developers and Designers interested in learning about practical, applied WordPress development by WordPress representatives and local WordPress practitioners.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-876\" class=\"session even post-876 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-sunday-sessions\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/wordcamp-for-kids\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress for Kids\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Karen Arnold <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/sunday-sessions\/\">Sunday Sessions Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Sunday, September 18th at 9:00am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>WordCamp Albuquerque presents a session just for kids ages 6-17.<\/p>\n<p>Kids are hungry to participate online and not just sit back, observe and wait their turn to be a blog-writing, site-building, individual with an online space to call their own. They\u2019re aching to get their hands dirty and have their voices heard. With WordPress, the sky is the limit! Its streamlined and simplified user interface is so easy to learn, your child can set up a site and be blogging in no time.<\/p>\n<p>Having this knowledge not only opens up an instant online home for them to enjoy right away, it sets them up for a lifetime of being ahead of the curve and could even result in a career in web design.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll start the session by walking through setting up a basic WordPress.com site and then break into smaller groups. Have your child come in with a basic game plan in mind. If your child wants to blog but aren\u2019t sure what they want to blog about, here are some ideas to get them started!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>School projects<\/li>\n<li>Photos of LEGO creations<\/li>\n<li>Short stories or poems<\/li>\n<li>Book reviews or a book club<\/li>\n<li>Host a fundraiser or support a charity<\/li>\n<li>Recipes<\/li>\n<li>Photography<\/li>\n<li>Pets<\/li>\n<li>Career ideas<\/li>\n<li>Homework help<\/li>\n<li>Babysitting tips<\/li>\n<li>Music<\/li>\n<li>And much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-848\" class=\"session odd post-848 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-business\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/seo-panel-discussion\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSEO Panel Discussion\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Bill Zientek, Sam Hotchkiss, Anne Rich, and Brian Tercero <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/business\/\">Business Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 2:00pm<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Everyone is talking about SEO, but what works? What doesn&#8217;t? Come listen to three SEO experts talk about their experiences with SEO, find out their tried and true tricks, learn what to do on your site, and learn what will get your site penalized. You will learn what you need to know to make sure your site adheres to current SEO best practices.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-846\" class=\"session even post-846 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-diy\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/the-electronic-canvas-a-palette-of-plug-ins-for-artists-of-all-types\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Electronic Canvas:  A Palette of Plug-Ins for Artists of All Types\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Karin Pitman, Michael Browning, Aryon Hoselton <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/diy\/\">DIY Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 3:30pm<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Are you an artist looking for tools to use for a creative website or have you ever tried to adapt WordPress for a creative client? This moderated panel discussion from the point of view of artists, musicians, writers, and filmmakers will highlight the use of specific plug-ins that are particularly helpful for artists of different genres. Come and learn how you can create an electronic masterpiece for yourself or your next creative client!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-746\" class=\"session odd post-746 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-diy\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/the-wordpress-wardrobe-dressing-up-your-website-with-the-best-functioning-theme\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWordPress Wardrobe: Dressing Up Your Website With the Best Functioning Theme\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Aryon Hoselton <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/diy\/\">DIY Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 11:30am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Similar to the daily challenge of your clothing choices, deciding upon a theme for your website can be a daunting task. To mitigate the overwhelming options offered online we will discuss the best practices when searching for the most appropriate theme for your content. Pulling back the curtain, we will examine the admin sections of popular WordPress themes to illustrate the differences in their functionality and support. By the end you&#8217;ll understand the difference between free and premium themes and be able to choose the smartest look for your website with confidence.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"grid_6 omega\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-695\" class=\"session even post-695 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-business\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/strategies-to-get-the-word-ou\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStrategies to Get the Word Out: PR, Marketing, etc.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Kelly Koepke <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/business\/\">Business Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 1:00pm<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Your site&#8217;s up and filled with great content and intriguing offers. Now what? Where are the readers\/buyers\/followers? Learn 10 ways to market your Word Press site, plus 2 bonus strategies you may not have thought about before.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-688\" class=\"session odd post-688 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/site-performance-from-pinto-to-ferrari\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSite Performance, From Pinto to Ferrari\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Joseph Scott <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/advanced\/\">Advanced Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 9:30am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Few things are more annoying than having to wait a long time for a\u00a0page to finish loading. \u00a0When it comes to browsing the web, faster is\u00a0better. \u00a0But how do you tell what the performance looks like for your\u00a0site? \u00a0In this session I&#8217;ll go over different techniques for measuring\u00a0the performance of your site, along with how to spot slowdowns. \u00a0From\u00a0there we&#8217;ll look at specific things that you can do for both PHP and\u00a0WordPress that will reduce the time it takes for your site to load.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-673\" class=\"session even post-673 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-business\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/is-your-wordpress-website-mobile-friendly\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMobile Marketing: Is Your WordPress Website Mobile Friendly?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Sheriece Strickland <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/business\/\">Business Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 9:30am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Learn what&#8217;s new with Mobile and what you can do to insure anyone visiting your site from a mobile device can find exactly what they came for.<\/p>\n<p>By 2014, it is estimated that half of Americans\u2019 web browsing will be done on their mobile devices. It is critical for you to make sure you have a mobile web presence and that your WordPress websites are working properly. As a savvy business owner, you want to get the jump on your competitors and not wait till everyone is using mobile marketing.<\/p>\n<p>Your potential customers expect you to have a mobile friendly website:<br \/>\n\u201cWhen asked whether they expect sites they visit frequently to provide a dedicated mobile version, a resounding 84 percent responded in the affirmative.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-646\" class=\"session odd post-646 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-diy\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/10-cool-things-you-can-do-with-widgets\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 Cool Things You Can do With Widgets\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Ben Byrne <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/diy\/\">DIY Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 1:00pm<\/a><\/div>\n<p>According to WordPress, a \u201cWidget\u201d is just a silly buzzword has been chosen for this sidebar-chopping plug-in that they developed. They could have been called Gadgets or Gizmos or Wizbangs or Whatevers. On the surface, they\u2019re just things you can use to personalize your WordPress site without knowing HTML. Way down deep, they may be something entirely more significant. 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Learn the signs &amp; symptoms of a hacked website, the vectors of intrusion, how to stop security breaches before they occur with preventative maintenance, and disaster recovery steps for dealing with a hacked or compromised website. Malicious hackers target websites that are running older versions of WordPress (or plugins). In most cases these attacks are not specifically targeted at individual companies or website owners, rather the attacker will simply select a target based solely on the fact the website uses software is not updated with the latest patches. Attacks of this nature a very commonplace on the internet today. Because these issues can affect large or small organizations, anyone running WordPress needs to be aware of the potential dangers related to running unpatched or out-of-date software.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-576\" class=\"session odd post-576 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-business\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/gaining-more-clients-and-customers-through-writing-effective-blog-posts\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGaining More Clients and Customers Through Writing Effective Blog Posts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Mariana Wagner <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/business\/\">Business Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 9:30am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>Learn the simple, step-by-step process of writing effective blog posts\u00a0with great content that will help you be found in the search engines and\u00a0loved by your future clients and customers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-573\" class=\"session even post-573 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-diy\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/writing-for-your-blog-or-website-getting-started\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWriting for your Blog (or website): Getting Started\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Jay Thompson <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/diy\/\">DIY Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 9:30am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>In this session we will explore strategies and tips for successful blogging. Headline writing, attracting readers (both human and search engines), comment management, optimal posting frequency, article length and more will be discussed.<\/p>\n<p>The attendee will be exposed to various strategies and tactics that will help them better understand what can be achieved though blogging and how to make their blogging efforts more productive.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-564\" class=\"session odd post-564 wcb_session type-wcb_session status-publish hentry wcb_track-advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"entry-title session-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/session\/wordpress-multisite-and-you\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCreating a WordPress Multisite\/Network\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-meta session-speakers session-meta\">Presented by Karen Arnold <span class=\"meta-sep meta-sep-bull\">&bull;<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/2011\/track\/advanced\/\">Advanced Track<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-content session-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"session-time\"><a title=\"Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/2011.albuquerque.wordcamp.org\/schedule\/\">Saturday, September 17th at 11:30am<\/a><\/div>\n<p>What is WordPress multisite? 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