What exactly is all this talk about? WordPress is web software you can use to
create a beautiful website or blog. WordPress is both free and priceless at
the same time. The core software is built by hundreds of community
volunteers, and when you’re ready for more there are thousands of plug-ins
and themes available to transform your site into almost anything you can
imagine. Over 25 million people have chosen WordPress as the way to create
their presence on the web. To build a professional looking website using
WordPress you don’t need to know the behind the scenes codes like CSS,
HTML, or even PHP.

Please join Nicole Ouellette for a series of 3 WordPress classes called ”Learn
How to Blog and Create Web Sites with WORDPRESS” beginning Thursday,
Nov. 17 and then again on Dec. 1st and 8th.

These classes will be held at Something’s Cookin’ at 19 Clark Point Rd. in Southwest Harbor, 
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. These are active, working sessions. Please bring a laptop. Class size is
limited so call in advance to make a reservation and to collect the class to-do list
as there are some things you need to bring to the first class. You do not need to
attend all three.

Class One: Intro To WordPress The main goal of this workshop is to help
participants create a website or blog using the free & open source website
management software WordPress. (www.wordpress.org) WordPress has a lot of
functionality built in, is customizable, and can grow as your website grows. We
will discuss how to create pages, add media (like photos) to those pages, create
a menu, and add basic functionality (like a contact form) to your site.

Class Two: WordPress 201 This class will concentrate on improving the
Wordpress website from class 1 with additional functionality and design options.
Widgets, plugins, and themes will be explored as well as how to do basic tweaks
to customize your site's look and feel. Note: E-commerce resources will be
discussed but not used during this workshop.

Class Three: Promoting Your Website Now that your website is built, it's time
to promote it. We'll discuss basic best practices related to search engine
optimization (making your site great for search engines like Google) as well as
promoting your website with email marketing, social media, and online directory
listings like Google Places.

Now you don’t get to sit back and relax. These classes are work sessions (but,
you know, fun). It is recommended that participants come to the workshop with:

1) Content for their website (text, photos, video, etc.). Trust me, you’ll be taking
in so much technology information at the workshop that the last thing you’ll feel
like doing is generating an FAQ or writing employee bios on the spot.
2) Registered domain name and website hosting for their website. Cost for the
workshops does not including the purchase of your domain name and web
hosting. A package through Svaha LLC will be available for $72
which includes domain name registration and web hosting for one year.

NOTE: If you have a domain name and/or another web host, WordPress will
need to be installed on your domain before the first class. Contact Nicole
Ouellette for help with this by November 10. nicole@breakingeveninc.com
Demo accounts will be created for people who do not have a domain but would
like to attend the class and experiment. These files can be moved to a domain
once a domain and web hosting are purchased. The demo files will be available
until December 31, 2011.
3) A laptop/computer (Please let us know if you don’t have one and we’ll try to
provide one.)

Each workshop will be 2 hours long beginning on Thursday, Nov. 17th, Dec. 1, and Dec. 8 2011
from 6:30-8:30 pm. at Something’s Cookin’ 19 Clark Point Rd.,
Southwest Harbor, next to the US Post Office. Cost is $30 per class. Space is
limited. Please call 207-669-2978 to make a reservation or email: info@somethingscookin-on-mdi.com.

Attendees can receive an ice cream dessert if they dine at JayDub’s, next door
prior to the class.