As the project champion for my community college’s Open Learning Lab, I help literally hundreds of students, faculty, and other academics get started with their own WordPress sites.
I often encounter people who prefer to write in Microsoft Word rather than the default WordPress post editor.
They’re comfortable with Word. They know Word. Continue reading Using Microsoft Word to Post to WordPress
In his presentation at WordCamp Detroit 2011, Wally Metts spoke about the importance of clear, concise writing and the need to have a strong idea for your blog. He shared advice for creating conversations that matter about things you care about. Here are my notes: People don’t come to our sites for the plugins, they… Continue reading WordCamp Detroit 2011: In The Beginning Was The Word
In her Content Development presentation at WordCamp Orange County 2011, Kirsten Wright of Wright Creativity shared her strategies and insights for planning a WordPress blog as well as drafting and scheduling blog posts. Kirsten also provided recommendations for tools and plugins for sharing content and managing your blog. Here are my notes from her talk:… Continue reading Content Development: WordCamp Orange County 2011