4/23/2011

WordPress All-in-One For Dummies - Free DownLoad

Book Description
A convenient how-to guide for maximizing your WordPress experience

WordPress is a state-of-the-art blog publishing platform with nearly ten million active installations. Eight minibooks provide you with expanded coverage of the most important topics to the WordPress community, such as WordPress basics, theme designs, plug-in development, social media integration, SEO, customization, and running multiple sites. Veteran author Lisa Sabin-Wilson leads an authoritative team of authors who offer their unique knowledge and skillset while sharing invaluable advice for maximizing your site's potential and visitor experience.

  • Presents straightforward and easy-to-understand coverage of the basics of WordPress, the most popular blog software in use today
  • Delves into the topics that matter most to the WordPress community, such as theme design, plug-in development, and social media integration
  • Addresses ways to handle a variety of WordPress security issues
  • Examines the WordPress network

The word on the street is that WordPress All-in-One For Dummies presents everything you need to know about WordPress in one convenient book!

From the Back Cover
Express yourself with WordPress, the world's most popular blogging software (and it's free!)

Tens of millions of bloggers rely on WordPress — no wonder you want to join them! But WordPress can be a teensy bit intimidating. That's why this friendly all-in-one guide covers everything from installing the software to developing plugins. Fret not, fearless blogger! Everything you need to know is in one of these handy, easy-to-use minibooks.

  • WordPress 101 — learn about open source and get a look at WordPress development and release cycles
  • Nuts and bolts — explore PHP and MySQL®, obtain a Web server, install WordPress, and secure it
  • Discover the Dashboard — configure its settings for a great user experience and manage comments, including spam
  • Publishing details — discover options for posting content,schedule future posts, insert media files, and explore Custom Post Types
  • Get social — fine-tune social media contacts for your blog and use WordPress's SEO features
  • Find your theme — customize your blog site with your choice of thousands of WordPress themes
  • Create your own plugins — learn what they do, where to get them, and how to build your own
  • Run multiple sites — manage a multisite operation as a Super Admin

Open the book and find:

  • How to get a domain name and hosting account
  • Advice on backing up andrestoring WordPress
  • Help managing multiple authors
  • Blog-writing tips
  • How to use the Dashboard as a hub for analytics
  • All the options for customizing your site
  • What to do with template tags and theme frameworks
  • Directions for developing plugins

8 books in 1

  • WordPress Basics
  • Setting Up the WordPress Software
  • Exploring the WordPress Dashboard
  • Publishing Your Site with WordPress
  • Examining SEO and Social Media
  • Customizing the Look of Your Site
  • Using and Developing Plugins
  • Running Multiple Sites with WordPress

Book Details

  • Paperback: 912 pages
  • Publisher: For Dummies (April 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0470877014
  • ISBN-13: 978-0470877012
  • File Size: 49.6 MiB
  • Hits: 632 times
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4/21/2011

Freelance Confidential - Free DownLoad

Book Description
Where do you find clients? How much do you charge? Get the answers to the top questions on freelancing from the people who know. Advice for freelancers, by freelancers. Amanda Hackwith's book draws on survey statistics from over 3,200 freelancers and insightful interviews from 10 notable success stories, including Envato's Collis Ta'eed, Linda Formichelli of Renegade Writer, and more. Freelance Confidential asks frank questions and gets the answers that will help your freelance business grow. Whether you're a successful freelancer who's reached a plateau or one who's just starting out, learn the truths to success in Freelance Confidential.

What's Inside
You're talented, you're reliable, you're professional. What's holding your business back from where you want to be? In Freelance Confidential, FreelanceSwitch editor Amanda Hackwith uncovers the facts and myths about freelancing and reveals what freelancers at any stage of business need to know:

  • How much do others charge?
  • Where do you find new clients?
  • How do you promote your work?

Drawing on survey statistics from over 3,200 participants and insights from 10 notable experts, including Envato's Collis Ta'eed and Freelancers Academy's Ed Gandia, Amanda Hackwith asks frank questions and gets the answers that will help your freelance business grow. Whether you're a successful freelancer who's reached a plateau or one who's just starting out, learn the truths to success in Freelance Confidential.

Book Details

  • Paperback: 140 pages
  • Publisher: Rockable Press (March 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0987102605
  • ISBN-13: 978-0987102607
  • File Size: 19.0 MiB
  • Hits: 717 times
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Building Integrated Business Intelligence Solutions with SQL Server 2008 R2 & Office 2010 - Free DownLoad

Book Description
Master Microsoft's Business Intelligence Tools

Building Integrated Business Intelligence Solutions with SQL Server 2008 R2 & Office 2010 explains how to take full advantage of Microsoft's collaborative business intelligence (BI) tools. A variety of powerful, flexible technologies are covered, including SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS), Excel, Excel Services, PowerPivot, SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SharePoint Server 2010, PerformancePoint Services, and Master Data Services. This practical guide focuses on deveoloping end-to-end BI solutions that foster informed decision making.

  • Create a multidimensional store for aggregating business data with SSAS
  • Maximize the analysis capabilities of Excel and Excel Services
  • Combine data from different sources and connect data for analysis with PowerPivot
  • Move data into the system using SSIS, InfoPath, Streamsight, and SharePoint 2010 External Lists
  • Build and publish reports with SSRS
  • Integrate data from disparate applications, using SharePoint 2010 BI features
  • Create scorecards and dashboards with PerformancePoint Services
  • Summarize large volumes of data in charts and graphs
  • Use the SSRS map feature for complex visualizations of spatial data
  • Uncover patterns and relationships in data using the SSAS data mining engine
  • Handle master data management with Master Data Services
  • Publish the components of your BI solution and perform administrative tasks

Book Details

  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill (February 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 9780071716734
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071716734
  • File Size: 19.9 MiB
  • Hits: 630 times
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