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  • All My Web Needs in Nashville, TN

    All My Web Needs in Nashville, TN

    There are those that like to dabble in building websites and tinker with SEO strategies. They get their toes wet when it comes to web design and social media campaigns. And then there are those (call us nerds if you like) who unconditionally LOVE it and have passionately obsessed with the smallest details to perfect our craft.

    Basically, we’re the ones who do a cannonball in the pool of internet marketing. All My Web Needs is a group of like-minded people who want nothing more than to see a small business succeed online. It’s a fire we just can’t put out – and that’s a good thing for our clients.

    Community and services

    Nashville is our home, and we enjoy being part of a community that is thriving with start-ups, small business, and creative talents, and we want to throw our services into that mix. We stick with a system that allows the business to choose what they want, rather than to offer a one-size-fits-all box package. This keeps pricing fair and allows the business to start their online presence as small, or as large, as they want.

    Here’s a list of what we offer our clients:

    • SEO
    • Web Design
    • Social Networking
    • Pay-Per-Click Advertising
    • Display Advertising
    • Logo Design
    • Graphic Design
    • Custom Videos
    • Hosting
    • Domains
    • Content Writing
    Trends and ethics

    Keeping up with the trends and changes in the industry is a huge part of staying one step ahead of the competition. We like our clients to have the edge in their market, but we also want to ensure they reach their online business goals using the most ethical and honest methods. After all, word of mouth is still the number one way the growth of a business is influenced.

    We think that reputation is sacred and do everything to protect it. We follow the golden rule, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” If we don’t think an SEO tactic is appropriate for our own business, we won’t apply it to our client’s business. We continually expand our education to find the most opportune and effective methods for building exceptional websites. And we do this in a way that won’t compromise their integrity.

    Solutions and connections

    Let’s face it – when it comes to building an online presence, people tend to forget that it’s more than computers, search engines, designs, and the many technical elements that really make a difference at the end of the day. It’s the real connections we make with customers, the community, and those who work closely with us that’s going to make the difference.

    All My Web Needs offers real solutions for real people. A business website is an extension of the true values and nature of the people who go to work there every day. It’s our mission to capture that in all the services we offer, so our clients don’t come across as generic or something they aren’t. When it comes to building a positive online presence, true personalities are what really shine through, and we embrace that in every detail.

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  • NSCC: Fall 2015 Beginning WordPress Class

    NSCC: Fall 2015 Beginning WordPress Class

    Nashville State Community College has a a 13 week course on basic WordPress this semester (Fall 2015). It is being offered through the Visual Communications department. No coding experience is required. Classes begin on August 24 so if you’re not a current student of NSCC you need to apply to the school and be admitted before you can enroll in the class.

    • Professor: Dale Rogers, M.Ed.
    • Course Name: COM1500 WordPress
    • Day/time: Wednesday 6-9 PM
    • Location: Nashville State Community College, Main Campus (White Bridge Rd), Clement Building (C-108)

    For more information contact:

    • Dale Rogers, M.Ed.
    • Assistant Professor, Web & Multimedia Design
    • Nashville State Community College
    • [email protected]
    • ofc: 615-353-3504
    • http://dalerogers.me/fall-2016-beginning-wordpress-class/
  • Prime the WordCamp pump with Meetup Help Desk

    Prime the WordCamp pump with Meetup Help Desk

    WordCamp is around the corner and to help spread the word and prime the pump we are holding a help desk meetup April 20th. We are looking for anyone who has WP skills to come out and share your knowledge.

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    The goal of help desk is to spend 5-10 min per attendee to give them hands on help with their question. We do ask that there are no code edits during the meetup so as to avoid issues.

    Are you willing to help?

    If you are willing and able please email [email protected] so we can add you to the list for that evening.

    Others from the community that are on the WordCamp help desk list will be there as well to share the influx of attendees.

  • February Developers Social: Code & Breakfast Re-cap­

    February Developers Social: Code & Breakfast Re-cap­

    February was a good turnout for the group, breakfast was a success! If you were not able to make the meetup check out the link notes below. If you are looking for a way to get connected with the community and are having a hard time making it out to the meetups you can join us on slack.

    General

    • http://member.wishlistproducts.com/
    • http://wpmegamenu.com/

    Git

    • http://buildamodule.com/video/change-management-and-version-control-deploying-releases-features-and-fixes-with-git-how-to-use-a-scalable-git-branching-model-called-gitflow#viewing
    • http://scottchacon.com/2011/08/31/github-flow.html

    Vagrant

    • https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/VVV
    • http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/creating-a-professional-wordpress-development-workflow-with-vagrant–cms-21121

    SCSS

    • https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-scss/
    • http://sass-lang.com/guide

    responsive

    • https://github.com/benschwarz/metaquery
    • http://glenmaddern.com/articles/metaquery-and-the-end-of-media-queries

    text editors

    • https://panic.com/coda/
    • http://www.sublimetext.com/3
    • https://atom.io/
    • http://macromates.com/

    General dev products

    • https://incident57.com/codekit/
    • https://panic.com/
    • http://www.mamp.info/en/
    • http://www.pixelmator.com/
    • http://bohemiancoding.com/sketch/
    • http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements.html
  • WordCamp Volunteer Signup

    WordCamp Volunteer Signup

    It is that time of year again! WordCamp Nashville planning has begun, and we are looking for a solid group of organizers to make it happen! This is the perfect time get involved with the Nashville WordPress community. This is also the easiest way to involved and meet new peers.

    Volunteer Sign Up

    Looking for 5-6 leads + helpers

    We need enough people on the organizing team for everyone to take charge of 1-2 areas of responsibility. Each lead should have 1 primary helper (buddy system) and more if necessary.

    • Venue logistics (including insurance)
    • Fundraising
    • Budget/money handling
    • Speaker recruitment, selection
    • Food/beverage
    • Swag
    • Volunteer wrangling
    • Printing
    • Design (web, programs, shirts, signs, screensaver)
    • Website maintenance
    • Publicity
    • A/V
    • Afterparty
    • Speakers’ dinner/reception
    • Beginner courses
    • Transportation and travel details

    Prerequisites

    To busy but want to follow along?

  • 2014 Was a great year for Nashville WordPress!

    2014 Was a great year for Nashville WordPress!

    As Nashville continues to grow at a steady pace our group continues to with it! Our meetup is a diverse array of WordPressers who expanded last year by 277. We had 23 meetup spanning topics of Themes, Plugins, Security and How-To’s as well as having Q&A, Developer breakfasts and HelpDesks.

    We had another successful WordCamp in May with a turnout of 220 people. There were 23 speakers and a HelpDesk staff full of top notch WordPress experience! It was by far the most WordPress focused day of the Nashville year.

    Help cultivate your meetup experience

    As we grow it’s important for everyone one to voice their ideas! Please take this opportunity to voice your ideas and help grow the community.

    Take a quick survey to help make our/your WordPress Meetup better! »

    Did you know there are Podcast of WordCamp 2014

    Thanks to Clark Buckner & TechnologyAdvice we have a hand full of podcasts from WordCamp 2014. Listen to them all »

    Some of our top pics of the year.

    See more on the flickr account ».

    WordCamp Nashville 2014
    WordCamp Nashville 2014

    WordCamp Nashville 2014
    WordCamp Nashville 2014

    WordCamp Nashville 2014
    WordCamp Nashville 2014

    Developer Breakfast
    Developer Breakfast

    Developer Breakfast
    Developer Breakfast

    AthleticsNYC at Deavor
    AthleticsNYC at Deavor

  • 2015 WordCamp kickoff meeting Monday Jan 12th 2015

    2015 WordCamp kickoff meeting Monday Jan 12th 2015

    We are excited to announce that we are having our 2015 WordCamp kickoff meeting Monday Jan 12th 2015 from 7pm 8pm. We encourage everyone to come out and be a part of the team. There will be around 16 items to cover and about 5 or 6 available team lead spaces to handle these items. We will be using a buddy system so that no one person is handling their items alone.

    Please RSVP through the meetup event – http://www.meetup.com/NashvilleWordpress/events/219293315/

    Volunteer Signup

    Here are the following areas that will be handled by team leads. If you are interested in volunteering for any of these items please use the form on the “Volunteer Signup” page of WPNashville.

    http://wpnashville.com/community/wordcamp/form-volunteer-signup/

    Nashville community interaction

    The Nashville community is what makes WordCamp possible and with out everyones input our camps would become stagnant. We want input at every turn, and to help facilitate this we have a community portion of WPNashville. The “Community” portion of the site is dedicated to communicating publicly all things “WordCamp planning” (and meetup) so you and everyone may voice their opinions and be involved.

    WordCamp Resources

    For those of you who are interested in learning more about the details that go into planning a WordCamp please check out the following resources.

    • http://plan.wordcamp.org/first-steps/
    • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQnu9XpK3ze10STZv9ORLg/videos
    • https://make.wordpress.org/community/category/wordcamps/
    • https://make.wordpress.org/community/2014/11/19/fixed-terms-for-wordcamp-lead-organizers/
  • September Meeting Recap & a shout out to Athletics and NSS

    September Meeting Recap & a shout out to Athletics and NSS

    The September meetup was a great event, hosted at Deavor, curated by Athletics and co-sponsored by Athletics and WPEngine. With three great speakers, it was no wonder we had an attendance of around 60 or 70 Pressers!

    Blogging, Content Management and Beyond: Redefining the Limits of WordPress

    If you missed out, we are happy to say that the team at Deavor were able to record the speakers and are currently editing the video for the web. We will do a followup post when the videos are ready.

    Taking a minute to say Thanks!

    We want to take a minute and say thank you to the team at Athletics for putting on such a great night of speaking. They put a lot of effort into the meetup in a very short amount of time. In addition to curating the venue, the speakers and a sponsor, they also took the extra funding, matched it and gave it as a donation to the Nashville Software School (NSS). If you have not heard of the NSS, please check it out. They are a non-profit software school with great professors, focused classes and high success rate! The final total donated was $600, and we want to give a huge thanks to Athletics and WPEngine for that. Education is a key component to a healthy community!

    The future of the Nashville meetup group

    We have high hopes that other businesses or individuals would be interested in curating WordPress meetups of their own. Whether large or small, community interaction is the primary reason we like to come together as a group! If you would like to know more please read up on how to schedule an event with the Nashville WordPress meetup on our how to page.

    From the crowd

    “I found the format of multiple speakers for different topics to be really great – I hope there are more of these in the future.” – Beth Downey

  • BarCamp Nashville Saturday, October 18th

    BarCamp Nashville Saturday, October 18th

    BarCamp Nashville on Saturday, October 18th. BarCamp is an annual tech conference that covers hardware, software, marketing, content and social media.

    BarCamp is looking for speakers from all technologies, and we encourage you to submit a session proposal! BarCamp is also looking for sponsors, if you have any interest in sponsoring there is information below.

    Register by October 13 at http://barcampnashville.org to be eligible for a t-shirt and FREE lunch. Be sure to complete your profile, select your t-shirt size, mark your preference for lunch, and “favorite” the sessions you want to see.

    As an unconference, everyone is encouraged to fully participate by speaking, asking questions, networking or volunteering. It takes a lot of people to make a great BarCamp, so if you’d like to help make it happen, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Deanna Vickers, at volunteer@barcampnashvil­le.org about volunteering on the day of the event. It’s a great way to meet people and get connected!

    If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

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