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01225 436109Tuesday, September 6th, 2011
After a few experiments* with things like Joomla, Drupal and a couple of other Content Management systems, we have pretty much standardised all our managed content websites on the WordPress platform.
* we call this the Dark Ages, about 5 years ago!
The question is why? Why is WordPress so good?Well there are a number of great reasons to use WordPress.
Firstly it’s FREE and Open Source and in constant development. This is really important. The World Wide Web is still a bit like the Wild Wild West out there and you need to make sure whatever software you are using is being properly maintained and protected.
Secondly it is immensely powerful. You can do pretty much anything with it from a simple blog site to a classified advert site with all points in-between. We’ve built shops, directories, and all sorts using WordPress plug-ins. WordPress scales up really well too, sites like Mashable are built on WordPress and we’ve used Amazon Cloudfront to speed sites up by delivering static content from the cloud.
WordPress lends itself to modern designs really well too, some of the premium themes are actually really good indeed too. If you take a look at some of the best design sites out there then about 40% of them are actually being built on WordPress. We can design sites for WordPress and be completely relaxed about being able to do the technical build of the website. (It helps that we are really good at it too).
WordPress can be a cost effective way of getting your own site built. Our £50 blog hosting package gives you a choice of the hundreds of standard themes that come with WordPress. For a few dollars more, you can choose a premium theme and get lots more functionality built in to your site. In fact if you pay us for a few hours of your time, we can help you set it all up and you can have a WordPress site with a premium theme that will look great, you can edit yourself and add unlimited pages, images and news/blog articles. We can also build you a custom design or fit your existing site design if you don’t want a change, but want the extra power.
One of the greatest things about WordPress is that Google loves it and WordPress loves Google back. WordPress is built from the ground up to work really well with Google; plus you can add Search Engine Optimisation plug-ins and things like the Google +1 plug-in to make sure your site plays the game in exactly the way that Google wants it played. Simply, WordPress sites perform well in Google and by adding regular news or blog articles you are doing exactly what Google wants you to do to keep your site fresh and important.
So we love WordPress. We are WordPress experts; we could write you a plug-in, build you a site and scale your site from an iddy biddy one to a great big one running on it’s own server with cloud delivered content. We can even teach you how to use WordPress yourself in our scheduled classroom training.
To find out more about our scheduled classroom training, our £50 blog hosting offer or to get us to help you build a WordPress site……drop us a line
Monday, January 31st, 2011
John Dickens from Godjira will be addressing Melksham Chamber of Commerce on the subject of Social Media on Tuesday February 8th.
The seminar will range from Twitter, to LinkedIn to Facebook and others and how you can use these media to promote your business and make more contact with your customers and colleagues.
If you would like to know more or to enquire about attending the seminar, please go to the Wessex Chamber of Commerce website here.
Thursday, January 27th, 2011
Godjira are very pleased to announce their new WordPress training course. “Build a WordPress site in a day”
WordPress began life a blogging system, but has developed into a full content management system with almost every widget plugin and theme you can imagine.
WordPress is used by over 13% of the 1,000,000 biggest websites.
As they say on their site “WordPress is limited only by your imagination”.
This course will enable you to build a basic WordPress site in a day. From adding pages and images to customizing widgets.
The course lasts from 9:30 to 4:30 on the 25th February 2011 at The Old Coach House in Bristol and costs £180.
This course is for anyone who wants to be able to build their own website or blog using WordPress. Or for those who have already built as website using WordPress and want a structured classroom training course to help them achieve more.
You can download a full course schedule in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format here
To book now go to our partner website at findmeatrainer.co.uk or buy now using the PayPal button.
This course has been jointly organised by Viva Business Networking.
Once you have built your WordPress site and have a wonderful blog, now is the perfect opportunity to get networking! We have several groups running in Bristol on a monthly basis. Our format is relaxed and productive. Why not join us?
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Godjira are very pleased announce another open schedule training course for our popular Twitter For Business Classroom Training session to be held in Chippenham on 28th July 2010.
The training will be in the computer learning suite and will take you through practical examples and hands-on Twittering and using Twitter desktop and web based applications.
We will help you learn about Twitter and how you can use it to make money for your business in a controlled classroom environment with the view to get you up and running with Twitter as part of your marketing strategy.
The session runs from 9AM to 12:30 PM and will cover everything from setting up your account to what and how you should use Twitter for your business.
If you want to find out more or to book your place direct, please contact our preferred training partner Find Me a Trainer.
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
John Dickens from Godjira websites was the expert being interviewed by Mark O’Donnell on BBC Radio Wiltshire on Friday 2nd July about Twitter.
You can listen to the interview using the media player here:
John Dickens on Radio Wiltshire
If you want to find out more about how you can use Twitter for your business contact Godjira or book on one of our Twitter for Business Classroom Training Sessions.
Monday, March 15th, 2010
John Dickens from Godjira websites is going to be the expert in the Wiltshire Business Club chat room “Ask The Expert” webinar this Wednesday.
Log in to http://devizesbusinessnetwork.ning.com/chat on Wednesday 17th March at 3PM to ask all your questions about web design, development and build.
