I don’t know about you, but I’m always excited by the world of possibilities a new year offers. So, let me wish you the best for 2010. I gotta feeling it’s gonna be a good, good year (can’t you see me singing to the famous tune of the Black Eyed Peas?)
I’ve got a few resolutions (although I prefer to call them goals) put on paper.
What about you?
If you plan to add an online presence to your print magazine or newsletter (or even go totally digital), I’m sure you have already heard about the WordPress platform that powers some of the best digital magazines out there.
Well, if you want to find out how to create the online version of your print magazine or newsletter using WordPress, I have exactly what you and your team needs:
Start the WordPresses, a 2-webinar series including a live presentation on January 21, 2010 as well as a pre-recorded demo walking you through all the steps to set up your WordPress magazine. Here’s the description of this upcoming webinar series hosted by Higher Ed Experts.
Start The (Word)Presses:
How to create the online version of your print magazine or newsletter with WordPress
January 21st, 2010 – 1PM-2PM ET as well as an on-demand pre-recorded demo.
With tighter budgets and deadlines, more and more institutions recognize the need to improve the online versions of their magazines and newsletters.Many have chosen WordPress to get the job done. It is a very popular online publishing platform, because it is powerful, flexible and open-source.
Directed primarily to non-technical users, this 2-webinar series offers a step-by-step walkthrough of how to create the online version of your publication using WordPress. Find out best practices and useful tips to simplify the process. Tracy Mueller and Jason Molin from the University of Texas McCombs School of Business will also share with you a selection of WordPress themes and plugins to get you started.
What you will learn:
- How to install and setup WordPress
- What are the best practices to publish with WordPress
- How to select and use themes and plugins to simplify and speed up the process
If you register at www.higheredexperts.com/startwordpresses by January 11, 2010, you’ll get free access to the following on-demand 3-webinar series (a $350 value) until March 31st, 2010:
“Why and how to go digital with your magazine or newsletter” recorded on July 7, 8 & 9, 2009
This is a 3-webinar series that will show you why more and more higher ed institutions have gone digital with their news-oriented publications. It will also help you get ready for an eventual switch from print to electronic or to better integrate both media at your institution by sharing winning strategies, lessons learned and practical advice from editors of higher ed digital magazines.
- Going Paperless: How to prepare and survive the transition from print to digital
John Lofy, Editor of Michigan Today, will explain why and how his 40-year old alum magazine took the paperless route by switching to a web magazine combined with an email newsletter. He will share lessons learned, practical tips and advice to prepare and survive this major change. - Paper and Pixels 101
Bonny Griffith, Editor of Fuse at Ithaca College, will tell you why and how her 2-year old hybrid print and digital magazine helped her institution reach prospective students. She will also share some winning strategies to integrate and optimize efforts using both media. -
The Editor’s Guide to the Digital Galaxy: How to edit a paperless and multimedia magazine
Karl L. Bates, Manager of Research Communications and Editor of Duke Research will explain what it means to go from print to digital for writers and editors. He will share practical tips, winning strategies and useful pointers to write and edit a multimedia, digital and paperless magazine.
