I’m here in New York City for this weekend’s Wordcamp NYC and will be speaking on two sessions (hashtag on Twitter #wcnyc).

Here are the summaries:

Borrow Buy or Build: Get Your Dream Theme or Bust

Saturday 10:30am EST

Well, you may be finding out it’s not so easy is a great looking site. Beautiful designs leave an impression with your visitors and keep them coming back to your website (assuming you have awesome content, of course *smile*).

Where do you find your themes? Most people start with Google; looking through hundreds of themes and trying to find just one that hasn’t been played out. Some buy commercial themes from WordPress designers and struggle to customize. Many select a free theme from the WordPress themes directory (1,042 themes as of this post) and get their first site up. To see customized WordPress sites, check out WeLoveWP for a lovely selection

The great thing about WordPress is that it’s easy to change the look with a few clicks!

The best way to start is to plan a layout and then start looking for designs that match your needs.

Small Business Blueprint for a WordPress Website

1:30pm EST

Every day, there are thousands of people who need a websites built. They have no idea what it will take, how to do it or where to start. WordPress is great but how to tell that to a business owner?

Saturday afternoon at 1:30pm, join me to learn what it takes to prepare for a successful project including:

• So You Need a Website?
• Why WordPress is a great website platform
• Website design and functionality
• How to research what you need for your website
• Why Content Management Systems (CMS) are better than flat HTML websites
• Why Blogs are a necessary function your websites
• Who you need on your website team
• The difference between a website designer and developer
• Your WordPress Website Checklist

What Do You Want To See?

Feel free to post your questions here and I’ll answer them during the QnA in the sessions