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Learn how to build your own Online Shop with WordPress
We have just released our latest course on the Pootlepress Academy. This course teaches you step by step how to build your very own online shop with WordPress. To see a live example of what you can build with just a couple of hours training take a look at www.pootlepress-store.co.uk. This tutorial uses WooCommerce, the…
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Websites our customers have built
It’s great to see the results of our WordPress training courses, and we have just set up a Customer Showcase section on Pootlepress to feature websites built by our customers. If you would like to be included in this list, please email 50 words and the url of your website to me at jamiemarsland@pootlepress.co.uk.
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bbPress forum tutorial now available on the Pootlepress Academy
We have just added a new WordPress tutorial to the Pootlepress Academy. This tutorial shows you how to add a Forum to your WordPress website in a few easy steps. bbPress is our favourite forum software for WordPress. It’s very simple to set up and has very rich functionality.
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Learn WordPress online with the Pootlepress Academy
I’m thrilled to announce my first e-learning course ‘WordPress Essentials’ is now available via our shiny new Pootlepress Academy. The ‘WordPress Essentials‘ course includes a walk-through of common tasks in WordPress, from installing WordPress onto a self-hosted site, to tutorials on creating content (pages, posts, and widgets), inserting pictures and videos, installing and using plugins,…
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Manchester ‘Learn WordPress in 1 day’ training course: Some pictures of the day
Here are a couple of pictures from yesterday’s WordPress group training day in Manchester. This is our last course in 2011, but new courses for Manchester, London, Edinburgh and Cheltenham are now available. (read more)
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Some statistics that show how WordPress worldwide usage continues to grow..and grow..and grow!
A quick list of some of the brands Pootlepress has trained in 2011 include Yell, The Police Federation, Best Western Hotels, Age Concern, Directgov, Devon County Council, Hackney Council, Wandsworth Council, The Bath Film Festival, and Uniliver. (read more)
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Some lovely PR for Pootlepress from Woothemes
A couple of months ago I wrote a guest post over at Woothemes about our experience with their theme framework Canvas. The article generated us some great traffic (and business).
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If you are in a ‘low, dark and damp place’ with your website, then Pootlepress can help!
It’s always great to get positive feedback from attendees of our ‘Learn WordPress in 1 day‘ training course and I just love the email I received last week from DR. Ramesh Mehay after attending our Manchester training course. It is a common sentiment from many of our attendees that WordPress is super easy to build…
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Learn WordPress online with the Pootlepress Academy
I am busy putting the final touches to our first WordPress e-learning video. This will be available pre-Christmas and is based on my ‘learn WordPress in 1 day‘ training course. I have trained over 300 people on WordPress in 2011 and have designed this course so that you don’t need any technical knowledge to be…
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WordPress training tip: How to open WordPress menu items in a new window or tab
Here’s a short video that shows you how to control the behaviour of your WordPress menu items. (tip: when viewing the Video below in full screen, make sure that HD is turned on)
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A couple of pics from our latest WordPress training day in Edinburgh
Today I had a great day when I ran a ‘Learn WordPress in 1 day’ training course in Edinburgh and here are a couple of pictures from the day.
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Some pics from our latest WordPress training course in London
Here are some pictures from the WordPress training course we held in Farringdon, London yesterday. It was a great day with a very bright group! Our ‘learn WordPress in 1 day’ courses are now all sold out this year, but we running courses in London, Manchester, Cheltenham and Edinburgh in January. Details are here ‘Learn…
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A little bit of shameless marketing
Politicians always get into trouble when they use their families to make them look more human. But what the heck, here goes. Say hello to the mini Marsland’s modelling our super new PootlePress t-shirts! (read more)
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Meet Jo Bostock our latest WordPress Xpress customer
I spent a great day yesterday with Jo Bostock of Pause Consulting. Pause is a coaching & consultancy practice which specialises in individual, team and organisational development. For more information on WordPress Xpress visit our WordPress Xpress page. Here are some screen shots of the soon to be live new Pause website. Front page Clents…
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Cheltenham WordPress training survey results
Here are the latest attendee survey results from our WordPress group training course held on the 12th September in Cheltenham. I’m very pleased with the feedback. For more information, and booking details visit our WordPress training page. Highlights 100% rated the course ‘content’ good or very good 100% rated the course ‘presentation slides’ good or…
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Manchester WordPress training course announced!
I’ve just confirmed a date for our first WordPress training course in Manchester. The course will run on the 14th October and will be held at the Rain Bar in central Manchester. It’s a great location and details and booking information can be found on our WordPress training page. A few pictures of our new…
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Meet Amanda Stearn, our latest WordPress Xpress customer
I’ve just finished a great WordPress Xpress day with Amanda Stearn – and here she is talking about what we did. And here is a snapshot of what Amanda’s new website (soon to launch) will look like. If you would like more details take a look at our WordPress Xpress page. [hr]
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Pootlepress ‘Learn WordPress in a day’ survey results
Here are our latest customer survey results from our ‘learn WordPress in a day’ training course run on the 15th August in Cheltenham. Highlights 100% rated the content of the WordPress training Good or Very Good 100% rated the presentation slides of the WordPress training Good or Very Good 100% rated the demo examples of…
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A new community Buddypress project goes live!
We have just gone live with this WordPress and Buddypress website. BigSmallWorld.co.uk BigSmallWorld is local community website for residents of Wandsworth. Features: WordPress and Buddypress, Groups, Activity streams, Member profiles, Forums, Google analytics.
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New WordPress training dates for London, Edinburgh and Cheltenham
I have just confirmed new August and September dates for our next WordPress training courses. Dates are listed below. If you would like to book a place please visit our Learn WordPress in a day training page.