I’m excited to be able to forward the announcement of WordCamp Chicago - 2009 coming to the Chicagoland area soon! I am co-organizing the event with my friends, Brian Gardner (of Revolution Theme), Cory Miller (of iThemes) and Wendy Piersall of Sparkplugging.com… Keep reading

The folks over at WordPress have been crazy busy, haven’t they? In the very short time since I published my first book, WordPress For Dummies, in November 2007, we have seen some fantastic changes in the WordPress platform. With the release of WordPress 2.5 in March and most recently the release of WordPress 2.6 just a few short days ago - things have changed a LOT…and for the better. . . Keep reading

WPAssist.Com is a comprehensive WordPress resource site and companion site to the newly released book: WordPress For Dummies by Lisa Sabin-Wilson. Yes, I designed this site myself and wanted to include it here on my Design Blog to bring attention to this new WordPress resource, news and information site. . . Keep reading

Wishing everyone a happy summer - are you able to get out and enjoy the great weather? Here in Wisconsin, I welcome the 80 degree weather after a long winter! Lots has been going on around here that I wanted to give you a few updates about - it’s been a pretty exciting year, so far! Let’s see…. Keep reading

As I promised previously on this blog, I finally have pre-sale information for the WordPress for Dummies book that I am currently writing for Wiley Publishing! Publishing day is still a few months off - however, the project is nearing completion and I am now beginning to actually see light at the end of the tunnel!… Keep reading

I don’t know about where you live . . but here in Wisconsin, it is getting warmer and warmer by the day! I’m loving it. After a long, cold winter - it’s really nice to be able to open up all the windows and let the fresh air come rushing in! There have been some exciting new developments here at E.Webscapes I want to tell you about. I realize I haven’t updated in quite some time, and that is due, mostly, to the WordPress for Dummies book I am currently writing for Wiley Publishing.. Keep reading

One of the more exciting aspects of this past week was the much anticipated release of the newest version of WordPress - version 2.1 - Ella, named after jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Before being quick to hop on the upgrade bandwagon, take a moment to arm yourself with the latest information on what’s new, what’s changed and the ultimate question from my clients . . Keep reading

A while ago, I posted about some exciting things brewing around here. I’ve slowly crossed things off my to do list as we head into the holidays. My new year is about to become very exciting and very busy! I’ve been sitting on this little bit of news for the last month, until I was positive that it was offical… Keep reading