Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Sept 15 2008 - Blog Design Bootcamp

Erin Blaskie will be hosting an intensive 5-day Blog Design Bootcamp designed to teach virtual assistants, web professionals, and entrepreneurs how to install, customize and manage blogs to get more clients and make more money.


Blog Design Bootcamp is designed to teach virtual assistants, web professionals, and entrepreneurs how to install, customize, and manage blogs so they can charge more for their services, get more clients, and create blogs faster, easier and with less effort. The course is scheduled to begin Monday, September 15, 2008.

"Virtual assistants are looking for ways to add value to their clients. Blog sites, and especially Wordpress blogs are becoming more and more popular. It's what our clients are clamoring for. The bootcamp provides the background for virtual assistants or anyone with an interest in blog design to get started with blogs," says Blaskie. "It's a great value-added service to offer."

Taught by Erin Blaskie, this 5-day intensive webinar bootcamp is a blueprint for understanding the latest Wordpress interface, how to customize themes, and how to market and manage blog design services.

Blog Design Bootcamp will be taught live in a webinar format making it accessible to everyone (everything will be recorded). Materials include study/action guides for each class, a blog design checklist, a copy of the ebook Blog Traffic Explosion, and more.

Blog Design Bootcamp begins September 15, 2008 with early bird discounted registration for those who sign up by Friday, September 5, 2008.

The 5-day Blog Design Bootcamp includes 5 classes:

Class #1 – Understanding the Basics (2 hours) - What is a blog; installing WordPress; choosing a theme; overview of the dashboard; basic plugins and more.

Class #2 – Customizing a Theme -- Part I (2 Hours) - Understanding design files; theme editor; CSS; setting up Google Analytics; understanding settings and user menus.

Class #3 – Customizing a Theme -- Part II (2 Hours) - Creating customer headers; changing out base graphics; side bar widgets; advanced plug-ins; working with external services like Feedburner.

Class #4 – Other House-Keeping Functions (2 Hours) – creating and managing categories, pages posts; setting permissions and privacy; using email ; backing up the blog.

Class #5 – How to Deliver Blog Design to Your Clients (2 Hours) – understanding the client's needs and vision; working with a design brief; what to charge for blog design; setting boundaries with clients.

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