Thank you for your generous invitation to speak about "Creating Effective Calls to Action!" at Brainstorming and Bubbly; I had a wonderful time and met a lot of great people last night.
As promised, I have follow-up materials from my talk for everyone who attended (as well as those who could not make it) including a copy of my presentation slide deck, and links to some of the resources I discussed during my talk.
The Presentation: Creating Effective Calls to Action!
WordPress Call to Action Plugins Discussed
- OptinSkin - Great Plugin that is not free, but worth every penny, and help you create designer quality CTAs, but without the designer.
- Call-to-Action - Free plugin that lets you create a call to action widget in your sidebar, and set it to display only on relavent pages.
- Call-to-Action Plugin - Free plugin that helps you add inline calls to action in the text of you pages and posts.
- MaxButtons - Free plugin that helps you build great looking call to action buttons, including custom colors and button text.
How to Videos - Calls to Action
- How to Add a Call-to-Action Button to Your Website
- Put Your Call-to-Action Inline With Your Text to Grab Their Attention
- Use This Free and Easy Online Tool to Create a Custom Call-to-Action Button for Your Site
YouTube Videos
These are not from my talk, but in a lot of the conversations I had, there were several questions asked about WordPress in particular, as well as the web in general. In some cases I already have how-to videos about these very topics, so I wanted to share them here as well.
- Anatomy of a Search Result - Great basic primer on SEO optimization of your blog posts and site pages.
- How to add an image gallery in WordPress
- How to create a Google Analytics account
Future Events
See our upcoming event called "Get More Exposure for Your Business! - 10 great FREE & low cost public relations resources that get results!" which is lead by your very own Erika Taylor Montgomery. I will be the opening speaker, talking on the subject of "7 Essential WordPress Plugins for Your Business" It will be October 17th from 10-12 at the Sonya Paz Gallery in downtown Campbell. You can find out more about it and register to attend here. Space is limited, so I hope to see you there.
Also, I plan on giving this talk on calls to action again at a future Web Strategy Camp, so if you enjoyed my presentation and would like to recommend it to a friend, I would be forever in your debt. I haven't announced a date yet, but we are working on a full calendar of events, and you can stay tuned to our upcoming events page for more information the talk I gave last night, as well as other talks on websites, social media, and how to market yourself online.
Thanks again!
Jerry Bates | Creative Director | FittingSites.com
21 Harrison Ave. Suite 200-C
Campbell CA 95008
PH: 408.657.3507
WEB: http://FittingSites.com
As promised, I have follow-up materials from my talk for everyone who attended (as well as those who could not make it) including a copy of my presentation slide deck, and links to some of the resources I discussed during my talk.
The Presentation: Creating Effective Calls to Action!
WordPress Call to Action Plugins Discussed
- OptinSkin - Great Plugin that is not free, but worth every penny, and help you create designer quality CTAs, but without the designer.
- Call-to-Action - Free plugin that lets you create a call to action widget in your sidebar, and set it to display only on relavent pages.
- Call-to-Action Plugin - Free plugin that helps you add inline calls to action in the text of you pages and posts.
- MaxButtons - Free plugin that helps you build great looking call to action buttons, including custom colors and button text.
How to Videos - Calls to Action
- How to Add a Call-to-Action Button to Your Website
- Put Your Call-to-Action Inline With Your Text to Grab Their Attention
- Use This Free and Easy Online Tool to Create a Custom Call-to-Action Button for Your Site
YouTube Videos
These are not from my talk, but in a lot of the conversations I had, there were several questions asked about WordPress in particular, as well as the web in general. In some cases I already have how-to videos about these very topics, so I wanted to share them here as well.
- Anatomy of a Search Result - Great basic primer on SEO optimization of your blog posts and site pages.
- How to add an image gallery in WordPress
- How to create a Google Analytics account
Future Events
See our upcoming event called "Get More Exposure for Your Business! - 10 great FREE & low cost public relations resources that get results!" which is lead by your very own Erika Taylor Montgomery. I will be the opening speaker, talking on the subject of "7 Essential WordPress Plugins for Your Business" It will be October 17th from 10-12 at the Sonya Paz Gallery in downtown Campbell. You can find out more about it and register to attend here. Space is limited, so I hope to see you there.
Also, I plan on giving this talk on calls to action again at a future Web Strategy Camp, so if you enjoyed my presentation and would like to recommend it to a friend, I would be forever in your debt. I haven't announced a date yet, but we are working on a full calendar of events, and you can stay tuned to our upcoming events page for more information the talk I gave last night, as well as other talks on websites, social media, and how to market yourself online.
Thanks again!
Jerry Bates | Creative Director | FittingSites.com
21 Harrison Ave. Suite 200-C
Campbell CA 95008
PH: 408.657.3507
WEB: http://FittingSites.com
