Free Friday Workshops for Tomorrow, March 12th

Here is the workshop schedule for Friday, March 12th:

Introduction to WordPress at Alpine (10am to 11) - We'll be covering the basics of small site building and blogging using the world famous WordPress. What, Why, and How is a blog made? Learn about the difference between a post and a page, upload images, and especially, how to write for the web.

E-Commerce Basics with Magento (11am to noon) - Dustin will be leading a discussion on basic features included in the Alpine supported, open source shopping cart system, Magento. This class will include a review of product capabilities, features, themes and widgets, use cases, and example sites.

Writing with Keywords (noon to 1:00) - It's not just what you say, it's how you say it.  Put your targeted keywords to use on your site, your blog, and your store.  This class will illustrate basic techniques used to "enrich" standard copy with targeted keywords while maximizing readability for your visitors. 

The Fresh Web (1pm to 1:15) - This week on the web. The web is an ever-changing, even accelerating, environment. Many of these changes affect you as a web author or manager. Morgan will help put these into perspective by presenting a short review of web news for the week ending March 12th.

Center Stage Review (1:15pm to 2:00) - Drop in and learn (or re-learn) how to manage your site using Alpine's Content Management System, Center Stage. See the built-in keyword analysis, suggestion, and redirect tools in action and learn how Center Stage makes search engine optimization a breeze. If you haven't been in for a while or have new job responsibilities that include Center Stage, please feel free to stop by.

Remember, we have a new location at 790 SW Industrial directions >

Next week: Intro to Wordpress, The New Google Apps Marketplace, Using Google Sites for your Intranet, Fresh Web, and Center Stage Review. We'll also be streaming live for our out-of-town guests.

About Alpine

Alpine Internet is a web designer and developer based in Bend Oregon. Alpine is best known for their Center Stage content management system and their contributions to open source web applications. Alpine workshops present best practices for beginning and intermediate webmasters and website owners. Basic concepts are explained and technology application discussions are led by Alpine's experienced staff.

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