Posts Tagged ‘Seattle’

I am pleased to announce WordPress Seattle has finally organized a meetup! (original posting here) Organized by WordCamp organizer Josh Harrison, the goal was simple…WordPress users coming together to collaborate and network.

Meetup Agenda

I’m not going to lie…it felt a little like a first date, but once we started the introductions, the room started to relax and open up. Josh started off by doing a review of his love for WordPress 3.0 and it was immediately apparent that everyone had something good to say about it. We all agree, “WordPress 3.0 Rocks!”.

WordCamp Seattle followers, good news is on the way. Josh announced that WordCamp Seattle looks like it will be between January and March in 2011. The venue is looking like UW. They definitely need help with setting up and executing the event. If you are interested, they could definitely use the help. (Other help includes, Food, Shirts, Sponsors, Speakers, Website Help, etc.). Contact Josh via his website or WordCamp for more information.

Following that announcement, Mark McLaren of McBuzz Communications went on to give us an introduction to WordPress and SEO. His company McBuzz makes does just that, so if you’re on WordPress and SEO help…contact Mark.

Plugins to use:

• All-In-One-SEO
• Google XML Sitemaps
• Google Analyticator
• WordPress.com Stats
• Scribe SEO (premium)

Conclusion

It’s 100% obvious that Seattle’s WordPress community is hungry for something like this. This is a great start for WordPress Seattle and I’m excited to see what we come up with. The next event is in the works and they’re already looking for sponsored location. In terms of food, I’m proud to announce (pending their acceptance) that First Time Online will be sponsoring Pizza the next time around.

Future date to-be-announced!

Do You Remember Your First Time Online? from Joshua Red Russak on Vimeo.

Taken at Online Marketing Summit (OMS) Seattle, we at First Time Online proposed a very simple question: Do you remember your first time online?

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I’m excited to say…”Hey, I’m at Online Marketing Summit Seattle“, and so far it is amazing. Aaron Kahlow, (CEO, Online Marketing Connect) has just completed his Keynote speech and I’m feeling inspired. I’ve decided to note down some of the key quotes, tips and tricks and share it with the world.

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LIVE! as of June 8th, 2010: Affordable Kosher - Delivery Savings, Quality & Convenience

One of my recent launches, and most unique project to date! AffordableKosher.com served as a formidable challenge and First Time Online delivered!

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First Time Online is all about building scalable in expensive and effective websites. WordPress is the platform that helps us do what we do. In attempts to expand First Time Online’s knowledge of WordPress and meet local experts, I decided it was time to branch out. Last night I attended my first WordPress based event in Seattle. Coming from NYC, I was used to meeting the likes of Matt Mullenweg and his committed followers. I was a bit curious to explore the WordPress community here and to be honest, I was very happy with what I found…

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