Lately I’ve noticed a very stupid trend in the social media landscape. People, more so than ever, seem to be obsessed with the number of fans or followers that they have on their various social networks. In my opinion this is a huge mistake. Today’s internet is not about how big your following is, but how well you cultivate your community and what kind of relationship you have with the fans/followers who choose to be a part of it with you. I realize this is a hard pill for many people to swallow, because for so long we’ve been taught the more followers the better. Hopefully after reading this you’ll understand the importance of one meaningful relationship vs one million hollow ones.
My First Series for Lynda.com
Well, the day has finally come when I can announce my first series with Lynda.com! Yep, that’s right as of this morning my first series entitled “Creating and Managing a Blog Network with WordPress” is now LIVE in the Lynda.com Online Training Library. Whew, does it feel good to finally say that out loud!
This course is 3+ hours of instruction on how to create, install, and manage a WordPress Multisite installation, so if you’ve ever been curious about Multisite or if you’re just looking to brush up on your skills, feel free to check it out! I’m very proud of this class and hope that you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed developing and recording it. As I said, this is my first course with Lynda.com, but hopefully not my last.
The Best of the Best: Adobe Instructors
Recently I posted my “Best of the Best” in WordPress which discussed my favorite WordPress themes and plugin developers. In this “Best of the Best” post we’ll be focusing on Adobe. Not necessarily plugins or filters, but people who teach Adobe products and teach them really well. I won’t bore you with the usual list of folks though. These are the ones that don’t necessarily get the props they deserve (in my opinion), but are still some of the most kick-ass Adobe instructors in the world.
New Photography Site Launched
As I continue to fall deeper down the rabbit hole that is digital photography, I thought it best to separate out my photos into their own site. Having already purchased the domain shutterclik.com a few years back and never doing anything with it, I figured that’d be the best place to do it! The site isn’t fancy or anything, but it serves the purpose of giving me a nice place to showcase my work as I continue to learn and grow as a photographer. If you have a chance, I’d love for you to check it out. Let me know in the comments what you think… or not, that’s cool too!
