{"id":770,"date":"2015-06-16T12:17:14","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T17:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.asheville.wordcamp.org\/?page_id=770"},"modified":"2015-07-26T15:40:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-26T19:40:36","slug":"about-precamp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/asheville.wordcamp.org\/2015\/about-precamp\/","title":{"rendered":"About PreCamp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PreCamp: Beginner&#8217;s Day<\/strong><strong> \u2014 Friday, July 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PreCamp is a hands-on session for those new to WordPress. Unlike WordCamp (Sat &amp; Sun), which focuses on presentations by various speakers, PreCamp (Fri) is a do-it-yourself day.<br \/>\nAre you new to WordPress (or know someone who is) and want some hands-on support in setting up your website? PreCamp is designed to take you from a blank slate to a fully functioning website before you walk out the door. We provide <em>almost everything*<\/em> you need to get started \u2013 including three months of hosting for your site thanks to the generous sponsorship of SiteGround.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a beginner who is wondering if this is the right place for you \u2013 the answer is YES! We have an amazing team of experienced WordPress users, designers and developers that have donated their time to make this an incredible learning experience for you that will definitely bring results. You\u2019ll be guided through the steps needed to get your first website up and running. And we have enough facilitators to step in and provide some individual support if you get confused along the way.<\/p>\n<p>Want to be one of the lucky 50 attendees? Make sure you\u2019ve signed up for Email updates (subscribe on right-hand sidebar) and we\u2019ll notify you when tickets go on sale.<br \/>\nWe look forward to meeting you at PreCamp!<\/p>\n<p><em>*you will need to bring a laptop with wireless internet and administrative access\/password, any images and content you will want on your website, and a willingness to learn through hands-on experience (a great sense of humor and willingness to laugh while you learn is appreciated \u2013 but not required.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>When, Where and How Much<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday July 24th  8:30am-3pm<br \/>\n<\/strong>Registration, Internet Connections and Access to Webhosting is from <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">8:30am-9am<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>Website Creation is from <span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">9:00am-3pm<\/span><\/span> (lunch provided)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tickets are an amazingly low price of $60 and includes access to all WordCamp sessions on Saturday and Sunday <\/strong><br \/>\n(your facilitators charge way more than that per hour for their advice and you get it for free!; you get three months of hosting so you\u2019ll have plenty of time to continue to enhance your website; you have support in implementing what you learn as you learn; and you\u2019ll leave with not only a website but a growing list of resources to continue on your way.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Day of PreCamp:<\/strong><br \/>\nWe\u2019ll take you through:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Initial settings and basic security measures (what you need to do first thing to ensure a clean site)<\/li>\n<li>Getting content on your website \u2013 basic pages used on most websites (Home, About, Contact, etc.); your first Post, how to use Categories (vs Tags) to group similar content<\/li>\n<li>Theme Selection for the \u201clook\u201d you want, Sidebars and Widgets, and Social Media connections with your website<\/li>\n<li>Plugins to enhance your websites functionality and appearance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>After PreCamp:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Attend WordCamp Sat-Sun July 25-26. At WordCamp you\u2019ll be able to take your newly found expertise from PreCamp to new heights through engaging with fellow participants, listening to the speakers in four different <a href=\"https:\/\/2015.asheville.wordcamp.org\/tracks\/\">Tracks<\/a> and even get some of your personal questions answered at the <a href=\"https:\/\/2015.asheville.wordcamp.org\/happiness-bar\/\">Happiness Bar<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Continue your learning with the resources you\u2019ve been provided, join your local WordPress Meetup group, and most importantly \u2013 keep practicing and playing with your own website (experience is the best teacher)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If anyone has specific questions about PreCamp, you can reach Boomer Sassmann (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigboomdesign.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Big Boom Design Inc<\/a>) via email at <a href=\"mailto:boomer@bigboomdesign.com\">boomer@bigboomdesign.com<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>************Notes From PreCamp************  <\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the amazing group of attendees that came to the 2015 Asheville PreCamp Event. Below is a link to the PowerPoint presentation that goes through all the steps that we walked through during the day. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigboomdesign.com\/blog\/video-help\/wordpress-tutorials\/asheville-precamp-2015-presentation-notes.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.bigboomdesign.com\/blog\/video-help\/wordpress-tutorials\/asheville-precamp-2015-presentation-notes.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PreCamp: Beginner&#8217;s Day \u2014 Friday, July 24 PreCamp is a hands-on session for those new to WordPress. Unlike WordCamp (Sat &amp; Sun), which focuses on presentations by various speakers, PreCamp (Fri) is a do-it-yourself day. 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