Getting Started: Your First WP Site

Thinking about using WordPress? Wondering how the heck you even get started? Our June 4th meet-up is a great place to begin. We'll walk you through the essentials - from installing WP, to picking themes, organizing content and publishing your new site.

Directed towards the new user this content-rich 60 minute group presentation from three Vancouver professionals will be followed by a question/answer section.

About Our Presenters:

Andrina Fawcett - Andrina melds a background in Professional Writing and Web Development in her work as a Content Strategist. Avid caffeine consumer, cardigan wearer, and French bulldog enthusiast, you can catch her tweeting over at @thecardigangirl (http://twitter.com/thecardigangirl).

Luiza Libardi - Luiza is a Brazilian born, multilingual journalist passionate about web design. She lives in Vancouver and you can learn more about her work and WordPress expertise at luizalibardi.com (http://luizalibardi.com/), or follow her on Twitter at @luizalibardi (http://twitter.com/luizalibardi).

Sarah McLennan owns McLennan Design (http://mclennandesign.com), a company helping businesses and non-profits in California and Vancouver with their branding and online presence.

Upcoming User's Group Meet-ups:

Using WordPress Part I: Writing Good Content

Using WordPress Part II: Optimizing Your Graphics

Marketing Your WordPress Site

Would you be interested in speaking? We are looking for people like you. Get in touch with any of the organizers (http://wpyvr.org/wpyvr-meta-meetup/) and let us know what you’re interested in.