SCORE Chicago Suburban Seminar

- No Fee -

"Self-Administered Small Business Wordpress Websites/Blogs"

Date:

Wednesday November 5, 2014

Time:

Check-in: 6:45 PM - 7:00 PM

Workshop: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Location:

Warren-Newport Public Library
224 N. O'Plaine Road
Gurnee, IL 60031

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A no-fee event

Sponsored by:

Mentoring at the Warren-Newport Public Library is first and third Tuesday evening from 5-8PM by appointment.

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Self-Administered Small Business Wordpress Websites/Blogs

Understand the benefits and basics of using WordPress, a free content management publishing program for Web sites and blogs. Class will be taught from an administrative viewpoint; coding will not be covered.

Will discuss:

- Why You Should Use Wordpress for Your Small Business Web

Site and/or Blog.

+ Content Management System (CMS)

+ Search Engine Optimization

+ Compare Vs. Other CMS and Publishing Options

+ Flexibility and Expandability

+ Portability

+ Support

+ Control Factors

- The Difference Between Wordpress.Com and Wordpress.Org

for Small Business.

+ Support

+ Themes (Templates, Wire Frames) and Variations

+ Plugins

+ Maintenance (Updates, Security, etc.)

+ Expense

+ Monetization (for business purposes)

+ (other) Control Factors

- Demo... if available (as time allows)

+ Dashboard

+ Navigation

+ Pages

+ Posts

Michael Yublosky specializes in developing marketing strategies for new and existing small business Web sites, analyzing existing Web sites using search engine optimization, as well as free social media networking and marketing platforms such as WordPress blogging, LinkedIn, YouTube and others. Previously Yublosky spent 28 years in sales, sales management and training before retiring in 2010. Michael has used Internet free resources exclusively since 2007. Mr. Yublosky also volunteers teaching libraries and not-for-profit agencies how to use social media, as well as the unemployed how to use social media to help find work.

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500 W. Madison Street

Suite 1150

Chicago, IL 60661

312-353-7724

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