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Jarrod Skeggs

29 September 2009 ~ 10 Comments

WordCamp Birmingham 2009 – was…

WordCamp Birmingham 2009 – was…

in one word, AWESOME! This was my first WordCamp. I had some very high expectations but I had no idea just how great it would be. Read on to learn about my three biggest takeaways.

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26 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

WordCamp 2009 is here

WordCamp 2009 is here

WordCamp Birmingham 2009, here I come! I’m ready to dive in head first, learn a lot, and meet a bunch of awesome folks from WordPress community. Make sure you follow the #wcbhm09 tag on Twitter.

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25 September 2009 ~ 0 Comments

JarrodSkeggs.com is featured at Apture

JarrodSkeggs.com is featured at Apture

The folks at Apture have decided to feature my site as their site of the week. Apture is so great for adding media to your content quickly and easily.

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25 September 2009 ~ 2 Comments

The Unsubscribe nightmare

The Unsubscribe nightmare

Email marketing is only valuable to the subscriber if the entire experience is a positive one. The entire experience, inclusive of and up to the point where a subscriber has decided to opt-out and no longer receive an email marketer’s content. Too often, the process of opting out, or unsubscribing, is a painful one. This post offers a great example of such pain.

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18 August 2009 ~ 6 Comments

Apture – #WordPress plugin

Apture – #WordPress plugin

Ever wondered how to link out to other websites without having to have your readers leave yours? Apture, an awesome new WordPress plugin, solves this problem.

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17 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

I’m going to WordCamp #wcbhm09

I’m going to WordCamp #wcbhm09

Ok, yes, I’m a WordPress Geek and I’m proud of it. By far, WordPress is the BEST platform for Web Presence Development available today. I can’t wait to head to Birmingham and meet some other cool WordPress peeps.

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12 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

The “Tip Jar” awaits your click

The “Tip Jar” awaits your click

So, my website is slowly but surely evolving. My primary aim is to make sure that I keep the site stocked with fresh content cause I know this will bring you back time and again. In this post, I talk about the purpose behind the advertising that appears here on my website.

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03 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

What is Blogging all about?

What is Blogging all about?

Blogging in my opinion could be one of the most important advances in the World Wide Web since Al Gore invented it. (Guess you are learning about my political stances now huh?) There are two things that I really like about Blogging and reading blogs. The first one is the immediacy with which news and [...]

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02 August 2009 ~ 0 Comments

What is Twitter all about?

What is Twitter all about?

If the question, “What is Twitter all about?”, is still plaguing you, don’t worry, you are not alone. Everyone who “gets” it, had to have a “lightbulb” moment at some point. For me, there have been several “lightbulb” moments that have helped me get it. One of my favorites is this video called “Twitter in [...]

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