So you want to get into blogging and you are going to try your hand at this Wordpress that everybody is talking about. Where do you go? How do you begin? Is the installation process difficult?

These are just a few of the questions that you may be asking as you begin to go down the rabbit hole into the wonderful world of Wordpress. Fear not though, in continuing with our series of screencast tutorials, the above video will walk you through the installation and configuration of your Wordpress site, including how to set-up your database, the difference between Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org, and more.

Still have some questions? You can check out this handy guide or you can leave a comment below and we’ll be glad to help you out as well!

Happy Wordpressing!

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25 excellent website designs

We’ve all seen those websites when trolling the internet. The ones that are so awesome that they practically force us to explore them. They draw us in with well-written copy, clean or dynamic design, and easy navigation.

It’s the ones you bookmarked under the folder “inspiration” or “awesome design”. Some of these sites are fun, some clean, some energetic, and some just plain unique, but no matter what, they provide the type of inspiration that pushes us to create bigger and better designs.

Well we’ve gone ahead and collected 25 of our favorites that we found and have listed them after the jump for your inspirational browsing pleasures.

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Connect OC setting the bar high!

The Hilton Costa Mesa was a buzz with the energy of over 400 Orange County business people and social media fans mingling, connecting, sharing, and more for the first Connect OC event held this past Thursday.
Organized by some of OC’s busiest Twitterers and savviest business owners such as @Paulttran, @nealschaffer, @smallwerks, @tanyasalcido, @travelcostamesa, [...]

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LA Street Food Fest 2010

Downtown Los Angeles was alive and PACKED with close to 30 street food vendors and (my best guess) over 5000 people from all over SoCal in attendance at the LA Center Studios for the first annual LA Street Food Fest.
This event was the first of it’s kind, showcasing some of the most popular street [...]

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Connect OC is coming to town!

Attention all So Cal business owners and tweeps. Clear your schedules on February 18th for the first ConnectOC event being held at the Costa Mesa Hilton. This event is bringing together all of he Orange County professionals to meet, mix, mingle, and more.
Founded by a few Orange County Professionals, ConnectOC was devised as a [...]

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So you’ve decided to make the jump to Wordpress and considering you’re here reading this, you’re probably looking for some help in navigating your way around the Wordpress Dashboard. Below you’ll find the first in our series of Wordpress tutorials that will help better orientate you with the dashboard. This video gives you [...]

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