Author Archives: Jeffrey Zinn

Sponsor Spotlight: Watch.tv

We’re really excited to be a Stoked sponsor for WordCamp OC. The WordPress community is so vibrant and active  – and at VeriSign, and especially the .tv domain name, we want to build awareness about creating really great video experiences … Continue reading

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“Small Business Marketing” Book Discount for Attendees

Our sponsor, Atkins Marketing Solutions, is offering a 15% discount on their book Small Business Marketing to WCOC attendees.  Go to https://www.createspace.com/1000252302 and use Promotion Code SJ7VX7TV to receive the discount.  Offer ends at midnight after WordCamp. About the book: … Continue reading

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Raffle: Books from Que

The kind folks from Que Publishing/InformIT contacted us and asked if we would like to give away a few books at our end-of-day raffle.  Of course we would!  But wait, there’s more.  They also gave us a coupon code for … Continue reading

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Sponsor Spotlight: VaultPress

Most of us have been in the horrible situation of having a complete website meltdown (either caused by machine fail or human fail).  It’s an absolutely awful feeling, which is why backing up websites is so important.  But how to … Continue reading

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Sponsor Spotlight: Spoken City

I’m a big fan of supporting local business. That’s how I get the best coffee and the best burritos.  But it’s also how my town stays my town and doesn’t become another strip mall city with all the same chain … Continue reading

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Marcy Massura: Visually Speaking

Topic: Visually Speaking: conveying your brand message with design, layout and visuals. Clever url, great content but something just doesn’t feel right. We will take a look at maximizing your website real estate, and discuss the power of photos, logos … Continue reading

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Kohl Crecelius: Social media for social change

Topic: Social Media for Social Change Taking authenticity online to create a committed following for your cause.  Learn how Krochet Kids intl. has leveraged the free tools of social media to drive awareness and new followers in support of their … Continue reading

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Kirsten Wright: Content Development for your Blog

Topic: Content Development for your Blog Blogging is a topic that can scare away even the most outgoing person or brand – the idea of writing on a regular schedule is not only intimidating but can be very frustrating to … Continue reading

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Raffle: Two 1-year Sucuri Business Accounts

The great folks at Sucuri.net are throwing in big for this year’s raffle. They are giving away TWO 1-year Sucuri Business Accounts. Each account has a $289.99 value! Each account protects up to 10 websites, scans each site every 3 … Continue reading

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Josh Highland: Optimizing WordPress – Speed Matters

Topic: Optimizing WordPress – Speed Matters By itself, WordPress is fast and snappy application but over time your site may become slugish and laggy. A slow site is not good for your readers, or your search engine rankings. In a … Continue reading

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