Lisa Sabin-Wilson. Designer. Author. Espresso and WordPress addict
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June
10
WordPress 2.8 GoodnessI've been using 2.8 beta since it's release and upgraded this evening to 2.8 (Baker) this evening and nothing broke - that is always a bonus! Loving the upgrades to the ...more »
October
20
I love Wells FargoIt's Monday - start of a new business week. I started out getting myself organized for the week, and was doing pretty good. That is, until I visited the website ...more »
August
20
Do what you love . . love what you doWhen I submitted the final, final edits for the second edition of WordPress For Dummies today - I breathed a tremendously huge sigh of relief. There is nothing like that feeling ...more »
August
2
Designers, do you pursue local business?It's no big surprise that the majority of my design business thrives on national and international clients. Having a presence on the web will do that for you - your business ...more »
July
11
FreshBooks and Other Tools I UseIt was about a year ago that I started hearing about colleagues of mine using FreshBooks for their invoicing and time tracking needs. At the time, I wasn't ready to move ...more »
April
3
Tighten Up Those Terms and keep copies of EVERYTHING.. foreverMany times in dealing with my clients, I fear I repeat myself too often. When a client submits their order to us, they get treated to our terms of service statement ...more »
February
8
I <3 the people I work with AND How I hired some great talent in 48 hours through social networkingHow many people truly mean it when they say they love their job? As a former employee, I can say I certainly know the feeling of waking up every morning and ...more »
January
19
2-Year RenewalMarch is a month away and I got a notice in the mail that it's time to renew my nursing license. Here, in Wisconsin, we have to renew them every 2 ...more »
December
27
Random Post Holiday-nessHectic! That's the word for the week, to be sure! Hectic, but productive - - and productive is always a good thing. I had gotten myself a little bit ...more »
December
14
Providing Referrals – Are You Taking a Risk?The scenario is simple: You have either approached me or have read something that I've written where I have provided a referral to someone, who I have worked with in the past ...more »
August
22
Myrtle Beach or BustLeaving on a jet plane..... at exactly 7:05 AM tomorrow morning, Chris and I are hopping a plane and scooting our collective asses outta Wisconsin for 5 days. To be very ...more »
August
9
Designer Job PostingWork, work, work...it's my reason for the lack of updates here. It's looking up, though - I actually got a final print date on the book, which is very exciting. ...more »
June
26
Delayed in ClevelandWe finally got home around 2 AM last night! Oy - I hate, hate, hate airport delays - and it seems to happen more and more these days! We left ...more »
May
23
Essentially MeChar at Essential Keystrokes does a really nice and helpful feature every week called "Essential Tools" which highlights tools people use for success in their day to day lives that help them ...more »
May
2
Productivity Secrets Project Stephen Benjamin @ The Instigator Blog has started a group writing project called The Ultimate Guide to Productivity. Char @ Essential Keystrokes has tagged me with this. Never having ...more »
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  • Li-sa Sa-bin Wil-son: [lee-suh sey-bin will-sun] - pronoun; 1. A wife, mother & friend; 2. Blog Designer & WebHost; 3. Author of WordPress For Dummies; 4. Scuba diver; 5. Downhill Skier; 6. Am. Photographer; 7. Espresso sipper;
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    WordPress For Dummies, author Lisa Sabin-Wilson, Amazon.ComWordPress For Dummies, 2nd Ed. was released February 17, 2009. It covers WordPress.com and WordPress.Org through version 2.7 and includes comprehensive information about tweaking your own WordPress theme, creating your own theme and the basics of what you need to know about basic HTML and CSS...read more »

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