Great second day at WordCamp NOLA. Presentation on using Wordpress as a CMS and wonderful tips on SEO.
Day 2 Notes
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Time and time again I run into people who have lost vital information or never got vital information they needed. In this case minding your P’s and Q’s stands for Passwords and Questions. Always make sure you have your passwords memorized or stored in a secure location where they can be accessed in your absence. Also ask questions of your vendors and make sure if they are setting up passwords for you that they give you those passwords.
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Having built a few sites using Wordpress for a variety of different customers there are a few plugins that I keep using.

• Akismet- Does not stop all spam comments, but certainly cuts down on them.
• CForms – This is an amazing form builder and processor. The bloggers from delcious:days cook good code and good food. Download this from them directly rather than trying to install from within Wordpress.
• Events Manager – Both a calendar and an event registration system. For simple community and organizational events this is all you need. Even integrates with Google maps.
• ShareThis – A bit bulking on the amount of javascript code it produces, but a great way to encourage people to spread the word organically.

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I was reminded of the saying today, “Does the right hand know what the left is doing?” I got a marketing call from a client asking if I was interested in their service. It was a great confirmation that updates I made to their form software worked. It was also a confirmation that we as web developers need to make sure that the recipient knows that testing is happening.
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My company’s mission includes giving back to community organizations.  This year we helped publish a children’s book Ichabod & Lilly for a senior citizen in Las Vegas. Last year we began giving to Kiva an international micro-loan organization helping individuals launch and sustain small businesses around the world. We are currently sponsoring a Peruvian internet cafe, which provides access to the Internet for the community. As a strong proponents of open source software, we have provided funding for some of the projects that we use on a regular basis, knowing our success is built on their efforts. We are looking forward to a strong 2009, where we will have the ability to give back even more both financially and in pro-bono services.

Yesterday I went to a Philadelphia entrepreneurs event where I met some people who have developed online web applications. Here are a few interesting ones.


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