Why is SIAB cool?

 -show cool, unique features

Intro video

• shoot fun interviewish clips for the About Show in a Box / What is it Intro Video
• make intro video where we each give a little reason why SIAB is cool

Getting Ready

 -Updates, Browser Pref, Server Pref, etc

Install

 -make database on your server

 -edit wordpress/wp-config-sample.php (add your database info and blog URL info) and save as "wp-config.php"

 -upload TheBox files

 -go to yoursite.com/wordpress/ and click "install"

 -Special Note: if they get an error on that page, the "install" link would take them to yoursite.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php so they'll need to try that

Configure

 - use our theme (new Box makes our theme the default)

 - choose a style

 - turn on our plug-ins + configure them (each)

 - other things you can do... other people's plug-ins

Make a Post and a Page

 -post video, use vPIP, related videos etc (should these be their own tutorials?) (probably-Cheryl)

Feeds

- do we want to include vPIP feed widget? / or tell people to use feedburner + build a template for a feedburner sidebar? / or bothish (show both I think, the widget is faster but feedburner may be better - Cheryl)

Customize Design

 -Basic CSS changes: bg color/image, link colors, header etc.

 -Note: links for color pickers etc http://del.icio.us/hummingcrow/color%2Bweb%2Bdesign

SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

 -how to get your site higher up in ranks

how to get rid of the text headline

don't use display: none;

use text-align:-9999px;

That way the title still shows up in Google + such, but not on the

page when you look at it under normal curcumstances.

Not Starting from Scratch:

converting a WP blog to SIAB

you don't have to use our theme (right?) (Right! - Cheryl)

how to import blogger and typepad blogs to showinabox (later)

Pledge Drive

 -how and why to use

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