Starting November 1st you’ll be able to attend any of the regular WebDesign.com training webinars with your LIVE Webinar Pass.

This is a great option if you:

• learn well the first time through;
• like the idea of “sampling” webinars while you make a decision about Premium Annual Membership;
• are budget conscious and want an affordable alternative to full membership.

Your LIVE Webinar Pass will give you access to attend the courses “live”, download any course materials during the webinar, and participate in the very active member chat that accompanies the webinars. (Access to recordings, Members’ Only Chats and Premium Level Courses is not included in the LIVE Webinar Pass.)

The Passes officially go on sale October 31st, but if you’d like to get in early so you can start registering for the November webinars, you can sign up now.
(We’ll manually extend your pass as if it had started November 1st.)

One Month LIVE Webinar Pass ($47) – Perfect if you just want to try it out.

One Year LIVE Webinar Pass ($97) – Perfect if you already know how valuable the trainings are and want to take advantage of the savings by purchasing the full year pass.

Of course, the Premium Annual Membership is still available – which gives you access to the massive training library (260+ hours of on-demand videos), access to Premium Level Courses for free, discounts to Live (in-person) Training Events, and the great WebDesign.com community, among other things.

JUST ANNOUNCED: WebDesign.com November LIVE Training Event – November 11, 12 & 13

WebDesign.com Premium Annual Members receive 25% off registration.
Log in to view your hidden members’ only discount code.

This power-packed, in-person workshop will cover hot topics in web design and development, as well as critical things you need to know and do when running a freelance web design business.

Space is Limited. Register Now.

You can check out all the details, including what topics will be covered, the optional add-on SEO Training Day, and the VIP Reception!

This is the first-ever Designer-Focused LIVE Training Event from WebDesign.com, and it’s sure to be a winner.

From the last LIVE Event…

By 11 o’clock  I had already earned my money’s worth back. I learned enough in 15 minutes to make up for my airfare, my hotel – everything was paid for. I came half way across the country for this knowing I’d get my money’s worth from WebDesign.com! –Valerie Cudnik

What will be covered at the LIVE Event Nov. 11 -13?

Day 1:  Business Development
The key ingredients you need to know to have a profitable full-time freelance web design business:

• business development skills (and filling the gaps)
• building – and filling – your marketing pipeline
• leveraging other people’s skills (outsourcing) to grow your business easily and quickly
• how to implement different profit streams to recession-proof your business
• designing your workflow for maximum efficiency
• the nuts and bolts of running your business day-to-day – what to automate, what systems to use, and how to manage it all

Day 2: Building the Bridge Between Design & Development

• how to use CSS as a designer – to create stunning effects and amp up the value of what you deliver
• the best plugins for designers – which ones and how to use them
• using iThemes Builder to grow your business – harnessing the power for even better websites
• developing child themes as an additional revenue stream and creativity outlet

Day 3: Search Engine Optimization

• how to write content the right way for maximum SEO
• how to track SEO metrics – plus what they mean and how to use the information
• cool SEO tricks with iThemes Builder
• how to talk to clients about search engine optimization – and turn it into another revenue stream
• understanding the differences between the search engines – what you need to know when it comes to SEO

Plus tons more – including the optional VIP Reception.

View all the details and register here.

p.s. Premium Annual Members of WebDesign.com receive a 25% discount on registration to the event, the SEO Training Day, and the VIP Reception.

Early Bird Pricing ends Saturday, October 15th – and space is limited, so don’t delay!

Check it out now.

The WebDesign.com LIVE Event is just a month away – September 23 & 24 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

(The Early Bird Registration Deadline is THIS FRIDAY, August 26th. Register now to get the best rate.)

Curious about what you’ll learn? Check out the recording below in which Benjamin Bradley, known as the Professor at WebDesign.com, walks you through some of the key learning points you’ll cover at the LIVE Event.

Remember, at this LIVE Event, you’ll get the focused attention of our industry’s leading instructors and developers. You will get to ask questions, hang out and socialize with other like-minded developers and experts, plus learn development tricks that will save you hours of development time and increase your ability to bring in solid, predictable income.

At the end of the 2-day training, you will:

• walk away with a firm grasp on CSS – which will put you head and shoulders above the average WordPress web designer.
• understand how WordPress is a true building platform by digging into the underlying relationship between PHP and MySQL so you can use WordPress to do your heavy lifting – and you spend your time building the functionality you – and your clients – desire.
• be able to take the iThemes Builder theme to the next level by learning how to build your own extensions, how to utilize hooks to harness even more control over your site, and break Builder out of its box.
• understand the conditional logic inherently built into WordPress – which means you’ll be able to build truly unique and dynamic sites…again, putting you head and shoulders above the rest.

This training is really designed for the web developer who is ready to play a bigger game and step into some exciting WordPress greatness.

Listen as Benjamin shares his insights into the LIVE Event…

Register for the September LIVE Event. (Early Bird Registration Deadline is this Friday, August 26th.)

Save The Dates!

September 23-24 and November 12-12 will mark the first WebDesign.com live trainings being held at The Div in Oklahoma City.

More details will follow soon, but for now, make sure you have these dates saved on your calendar to join us in Oklahoma City for these live trainings with Benjamin Bradley and Justin Seeley of WebDesign.com. These will be full days of training, so you’ll want to arrive the day before and plan to stay through the end of the second day.

The trainings will be held at The Div, the new nonprofit founded by iThemes Media LLC and Digimedia.com L.P., located just around the corner from the iThemes offices in Oklahoma City.

These live events are not part of the annual WebDesign.com membership, but members will receive a significantly discounted registration. Plus there will be the option for an add-on “VIP” small group session with Benjamin and Justin, so you may want to plan to arrive the afternoon of the day before.

Save the dates!
Details and agenda to come…

Like most weeks at WebDesign.com, this week is packed with extremely useful FREE WordPress and Web Design webinars.

From training on using Related Post Plugins (and other plugins) to ramp up your SEO stats, to Advanced Techniques for Working with Photoshop to dramatically enhance the visual (and sticky!) appeal of your site, to WordPress Calendars and Events Options, and the twice monthly Members-ONLY Chat…there’s something for everyone this week!

All times listed are Central US Time Zone. You can also see the local time for Central Standard Time and Oklahoma City, where we are based by clicking here.

Monday – April 18th – 10am – PluginFocus: Related Posts (and other plugins)

How to use related post plugins to improve your SEO via internal linking. Learn how to utilize related post plugins (and others) in your own site to get the results you want.
Reserve your seat today: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/630712434

Tuesday – April 19th – 7pm – BluePrint Advanced – Working with Photoshop.

This webinar is part of the Advanced BluePrint series showing you techniques to use with Photoshop. It is helpful to have attended previous Photoshop BluePrint webinars, but not required.
Reserve your seat today: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/739184530

Wednesday – April 20th – 2pm – WordPress Calendars and Events

One of the most frequent questions we get from frustrated WordPress users is how to find a calendar option that meets their needs. There are not great WP options built in, so in this webinar we will look at a number of plugins and options for calendars and event management. Reserve your seat today: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/796858922

Friday – April 22nd – 10am – Members ONLY Chat

This twice monthly event is an exclusive event for members of WebDesign.com. Members control the content and the direction of the discussions. Members of WebDesign.com can register here: http://university.webdesign.com/member-chat

REMEMBER, the WordPress Web Developer Course – the premier course taught by WebDesign.com – is coming in May.

Day #1 – Wednesday – May 11th – 6-9pm
Day #2 – Thursday – May 12th – 6-9pm
Day #3 – Friday – May 13th – 6-9pm
Day #4 – Saturday – May 14th – 8am-Noon

Attend one of the preview webinars to learn more.

WP Developer Course Preview Webinars (select one):

Monday, April 25th, 1pm central (6pm GMT)
Reserve your seat today: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/694492987

Friday, May 6th, 7pm central (midnight GMT)
Reserve your seat today: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/520095547

Monday, May 9th, 10am central (3pm GMT)
Reserve your seat today: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/995128786