WordPress: Blogs, Websites and So Much More!

WordPress is a fantastic tool for publishing Web content. And it can offer so much more! At this Meetup you will meet two local veterans of WordPress development, Scott Marlow and Mark Root-Wiley, who will provide a 1-hour talk about WordPress then we will follow-up with an open panel discussion.

Starting at 6:30 Mark and Scott will talk about:

• An overview of what WP is, and what WP is not

• WP vs Drupal and Joomla

• Hosting on a budget

• How to set up your own WP site

• What you need to know about pre-built themes

• What you need to know about plugins

• Systems integration - what works, what doesn't

Mark Root-Wiley has been making websites for over a decade and has specifically made WordPress websites for nonprofits and other mission-driven organizations in Seattle for the past four years. Working as MRW Web Design (MRWweb.com (http://mrwweb.com/)), Mark focuses on developing relationships with his clients so he can translate their needs into awesome websites. Mark regularly does WordPress trainings with clients and has presented at the Seattle WordPress Meetup, Seattle WordCamp conference, and Seattle InfoCamp unconference.

Scott Marlow is a front end WordPress web developer. Since 2009, he has launched 74 WordPress sites. Scott has a pragmatic development approach - focusing on accessibility, performance, search engine optimization and usability. He follows industry leaders, such as Dan Rubin, Eric Meyer, Jakob Nielsen, and Steve Krug.

Scott consults exclusively with small businesses and nonprofits – including:

· Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County

· Childhaven

· Imagine Housing

· Legal Foundation of Washington

· SightConnection

· University of Washington

· Washington Dental Service Foundation

Scott received his Bachelor of Science in business from Indiana University. He has operated his own marketing consulting firm since 2005. Learn more at http://marketingbymarlow.com

MC: Joel Meyers, Owner and Partner at Fuse IQ (http://www.fuseiq.com). Joel has been working with Nonprofits for the past 14 years, helping organization realize their vision on the Web. Joel is co-founder of Basa Village Foundation, a nonprofit formed to help fund and coordinate projects for rural villages in Nepal, and is the Web Director for the AIGA Seattle chapter.